On 15 June 2015, ECHA added two new substances of very high concern (SVHCs) to the Candidate List. The Candidate List now contains 163 substances, and 31 of them have subsequently been included in the Authorisation List.

The detailed information of these two substances are as follow:

What is Candidate List?

“The Candidate List is a list of substances that may have serious effects on human health or the environment. Substances on the Candidate List are also known as “substances of very high concern”. The aim of publishing such a list is to inform the industry and general public that Annankatu 18, P.O. Box 400, FI-00121 Helsinki, Finland | Tel. +358 9 686180 | Fax +358 9 68618210 | echa.europa.eu these substances are candidates for inclusion in the Authorisation List. The inclusion in the candidate list also triggers further information obligations for industry and gives consumers the possibility to request information on these substances in articles. ECHA regularly prioritises the substances included in the Candidate List and recommends to the Commission their inclusion to the Authorisation List. Once they are on the Authorisation List, industry will need permission to continue using the substance after the sunset date”-ECHA Official Website

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Source: Two new substances of very high concern (SVHCs) added to the Candidate List