In March 2010, the Commission announced that 136 SVHCs should be included in the Candidate List by 2012. As of March 2011, this list includes 46 substances and the latest batch of Annex XV dossiers indicates that it will be challenging for ECHA and the Competent Authorities to stick to Commission’s targets.

If classification alone used to justify the nomination of substances as SVHC, the ongoing consultations 8 more “candidates” indicates that the expectations from ECHA are now even higher. The Agency requires that additional data relating to manufacture, use(s) and alternative(s) of the substances should also be included in the Annex XV proposals.

Among these 8 Annex XV dossiers, 5 have been prepared by ECHA, one by France, Belgium and Denmark each.

As SVHC dossiers become increasingly technical, more and more substances vital to your products are liable for a ban in the EU. You may therefore need to monitor substances which are crucial to your products and identify now the steps that are needed to obtain authorisation for your specific use. Click here for more information on this.