update of the Candidate list for authorization of REACH

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On June 27, 2018, ECHA has added eight new SVHCs to the Candidate List following the SVHC identification process with the involvement of the Member State Committee (MSC). And two further substances, TMA and DCHP, have also been added to the list, having been identified as SVHCs by the European Commission. And so far, there are total 191 SVHC in the Candidate list for authorization of REACH.
Substances included in the Candidate List for authorisation and their SVHC properties:

No. Substance name EC# CAS# Reason for inclusion Examples of use(s)
1 Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) 209-136-7 556-67-2 PBT, vPvB Used in washing and cleaning products, polishes and waxes and cosmetics and personal care products.
2 Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) 208-764-9 541-02-6 PBT, vPvB Used in washing and cleaning products, polishes and waxes, cosmetics and personal care products, textile treatment products and dyes.
3 Dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane (D6) 208-762-8 540-97-6 PBT, vPvB Used in washing and cleaning products, polishes and waxes, cosmetics and personal care products.
4 Lead 231-100-4 7439-92-1 Toxic for reproduction Used in metals, welding and soldering products, metal surface treatment products, and polymers.
5 Disodium octaborate 234-541-0 12008-41-2 Toxic for reproduction Used in anti-freeze products, heat transfer fluids, lubricants and greases, and washing and cleaning products.
6 Benzo[ghi]perylene 205-883-8 191-24-2 PBT, vPvB Not registered under REACH. Normally not produced intentionally but rather occurs as a constituent or impurity in other substances.
7 Terphenyl hydrogenated 262-967-7 61788-32-7 vPvB Used as a plastic additive, solvent, in coatings/inks, in adhesives and sealants, and heat transfer fluids.
8 Ethylenediamine (EDA) 203-468-6 107-15-3 Respiratory sensitising properties Used in adhesives and sealants, coating products, fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay, pH regulators and water treatment products.
9 Benzene-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid 1,2 anhydride (trimellitic anhydride) (TMA) 209-008-0 552-30-7 Respiratory sensitising properties Used in the manufacture of esters and polymers.
10 Dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP) 201-545-9 84-61-7 Toxic for reproduction Endocrine disrupting properties Used in plastisol, PVC, rubber and plastic articles. A further use is also as a phlegmatiser and dispersing agent for formulations of organic peroxides.

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