REACH Candidate List Updated with Four New SVHCs

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has added four new substances to the Candidate List. The Candidate List contains now 155 substances. Among the new substances of very high concern (SVHC) are:        

Substance name	EC number	CAS number	Comment/Use
1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dihexyl ester, branched and linear	271-093-5	68515-50-4	Use as substitute for softener
Sodium perborate; perboric acid, sodium salt	239-172-9; 234-390-0	–	Use as bleaching agent in detergent industry
Sodium peroxometaborate	231-556-4	7632-04-4	Use in detergents
Cadmium chloride	233-296-7	10108-64-2	Use in electroplating

As these four substances are now Candidate Substances under REACH, information requirements for Candidate Substances in articles according to Article 33 apply immediately. If applicable, manufacturers and importers have to follow the requirements for notification according to article 7.2 within 6 months, which means until December 16, 2014.