Five new SVHCs added to the Candidate List

11 January 2016

ECHA has added five new SVHCs to the Candidate List due to the carcinogenic, toxic to reproduction, persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT), and very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) properties of the substances. The decision to include perfluorononan-1-oic acid and its sodium and ammonium salts was taken with the involvement of the Member State Committee.
Among the substances included in the Candidate List for authorisation on 17 December 2015 are two UV-protection agents in coatings, plastics, rubber and cosmetics. The Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHCs) for authorisation now contains 168 substances (ECHA Press Release, 17 December 2015).
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