Targeted audience | EU/EEA manufacturers, EU/EEA importers and their upstream providers, EU/EEA distributors |
Products concerned | Consumer products |
Key industries concerned with this insight | Packaging, EEE (Electrical and Electronic Equipment) |
Application date | 27 June 2024 (for SCIP notification and SVHC communication obligations) |
Main content or requirements | On 27 June 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) added the substance Bis(α,α-dimethylbenzyl) peroxide to the SVHC list. If SVHC substances are present in an article component placed on the EU/EEA market in a concentration above 0.1%, the supplier needs to submit a SCIP notification to ECHA. |
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On 27 June 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced the SVHC Candidate List for authorisation as of June 2024, adding 1 new substance to the list. The SVHC list now contains 241 entries of substances.
The newly added substance is Bis(α,α-dimethylbenzyl) peroxide (CAS No. 80-43-3), which is identified to be toxic for reproduction and is found to have been used as a processing aid.
Details of the addition to the list are as follows:
# | Substance Name | EC Number | CAS Number | Reason for inclusion | Examples of uses |
1 | Bis(α,α-dimethylbenzyl) peroxide | 201-279-3 | 80-43-3 | Toxic for reproduction (Article 57(c)) | Processing aid |
If SVHC substances are present in an article component placed on the EU/EEA market in a concentration above 0.1% w/w, the EU/EEA supplier of that article needs to submit a SCIP notification to ECHA under the EU Waste Framework Directive (WFD, Directive 2008/98/EC).
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