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: Substance Name EC Number CAS Number SVHC Property 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C6-10-alkyl esters; 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, mixed decyl and hexyl and octyl diesters with ≥ 0.3% of dihexyl phthalate (EC No. 201-559-5) 271-094-0 272-013-1 68515-51-5 68648-93-1 Toxic for reproduction karanal 5-sec-butyl-2-(2,4-dimethylcyclohex-3-en-1-yl)-5-methyl-1,3-dioxane [1], 5-sec-butyl-2-(4,6-dimethylcyclohex-3-en-1-yl)-5-methyl-1,3-dioxane [2] [covering any of the individual stereoisomers of [1] and [2] or any combination thereof] / / vPvB 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…