Objective

Under the REACH regulation, chemical substances identified as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) may be included in Annex XIV of the Regulation and become subject to authorisation. Such substances cannot be placed on the market or used after a given date, unless authorisation is granted for the specific use, or the use is exempted from authorisation. The European Commission takes the decision on inclusion of substances into Annex XIV (authorisation list) on the basis of recommendation from the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).

For the purpose of this decision making, this call for information was carried out by ECHA, on behalf of the Commission, with the objective of gaining stakeholder and public input on the possible economic, social, health and environmental impacts (costs and benefits) with regards to 6th recommendations of the European Chemicals Agency for inclusion SVHCs into the authorisation list.

Period of the call

The call for information was open from 1 September to 1 December 2014.

Results

The Commission thanks all the participants. A brief summary of comments was presented to the meeting of EU Competent Authorities (CARACAL) on 24 June 2015 as a document for discussion. The document is not an exhaustive summary of the information received during the call for information but it provides an overview of most frequently raised issues. The document is available here.

View the contributions received

The Commission received 378 submissions in total from industry associations, individual companies and other stakeholders. The contributions that were submitted on a non-confidential basis are uploaded according to the relevant category.

- Borates (Diboron trioxide, Boric acid and Disodium tetraborate)

- Coal stream group of substances (Anthracene oil and Coal, tar and pitch-high temperature)

- Lead-based group of substances (Lead monoxide, Lead tetroxide, Silicic acid-lead salt and Pentalead tetraoxide sulphate)

- 4-Nonylphenol, branched and linear, ethoxylated

- 1-bromopropane (n-propyl bromide)

More information

Recommendations for inclusion in the Authorisation List and public consultations of ECHA