SG 095/25
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has added three substances to the Candidate List, placing legal obligations on industry.
On June 25, 2025, the ECHA announced the addition of three substances to the Candidate list of substances of very high concern (SVHC) for authorization. This inclusion expands the number of entries on the Candidate List from 247 to 250.
Highlights of the revision are summarized in Table 1.
| European Chemicals Agency, ECHA/NR/25/20, June 25, 2025 ECHA adds three hazardous chemicals to the Candidate List | ||
| Substance (EC/CAS) | Examples of application | |
| 1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyl-3-[(trimethylsilyl)oxy]trisiloxane¹ (241-867-7/17928-28-8) |
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| Decamethyltetrasiloxane¹ (205-491-7/141-62-8) |
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| Reactive Brown 51², ³ (466-490-7/-) |
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| ¹Very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) ²Toxic for reproduction ³Tetra(sodium/potassium) 7-[(E)-{2-acetamido-4-[(E)-(4-{[4-chloro-6-({2-[(4-fluoro-6-{[4-(vinylsulfonyl)pTenyl]amino}-1,3,5-triazine-2-yl)amino]propyl}amino)-1,3,5-triazine-2-yl]amino}-5-sulfonato-1-naphthyl)diazenyl]-5-methoxyphenyl}diazenyl]-1,3,6-naphthalenetrisulfonate | ||
Table 1
What are the consequences of a substance being added to the Candidate List?
Once a substance is placed on the Candidate List, companies have legal obligations when this substance is included on its own, in mixtures or in articles.
Duty to communicate on substances in articles
EU or EEA suppliers of an article containing a Candidate List SVHC in a concentration of more than 0.1% must provide information to the recipient to allow the safe use of the article. Equivalent information must also be supplied to consumers within 45 days upon request.
Duty to notify ECHA under REACH
EU and EEA producers and importers of articles must notify the ECHA if their article contains a substance on the Candidate List. This applies if the substance meets both of the following conditions:
- The substance is present in a concentration of more than 0.1% in the article
- The substance is present in quantities totaling more than one tonne per producer or importer per year
The notification must be submitted within six months of the substance’s inclusion on the list.
Safety data sheets (SDS) for substances on their own and in mixtures
Suppliers of substances on the Candidate List, either on their own or in mixtures, are required to provide their customers with an up-to-date safety data sheet (SDS).
Duty to notify ECHA under the Waste Framework Directive
Since January 2021, EU suppliers of articles containing more than 0.1% of an SVHC on the Candidate List are obliged to notify the ECHA (Waste Framework Directive, WFD). This notification is published on the ECHA’s substances of concern in products (SCIP) database.
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