In May 2010, ECHA agreed with the European Commission and the Member States that an additional 106 substances should be included in the Candidate List by 2012 so as to make all of them subject to authorisation by 2020.

The 2012 target has turned out to be slower than expected. ECHA strongly encouraged the Member States to nominate substances to the Candidate List and a large number of proposals should eventually be submitted in the months to come.

46 substances are already identified as SVHC. What if one of the substances vital to your products ends up being banned in the EU? Click here for further information on the SVHC monitoring procedure.