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SCIP update
H2 Compliance attended ECHA’s dedicated SCIP workshop on 12th November, discussing the practical implementation of the upcoming SCIP database on hazardous substances in articles. The purpose of the SCIP database is to reduce content of hazardous substances in materials and products (including recycled materials), and to contribute to the circular economy on the use of...
SCIP – Substances of Concern in articles (Products)
ECHA have announced the launch of a new “SCIP” database under the revised Waste Framework Directive (WFD). Article 9(1)(i) of the WFD sets out that any supplier of an article must provide certain information on substances of concern in that article to ECHA. Article 9(2) of the WFD sets out that ECHA shall establish and...
Articles in Articles
In my previous blog, “When is an article not an article?” we were awaiting the ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on whether components within articles should also be considered as articles. The ECJ ruling on the subject has been published and it has major implications for manufactures, importers and suppliers of articles...
When is an article not an article?
When is an article not an article? When it’s a component. Sometimes. Perhaps. Maybe. We’ll see. Beware of SVHC’s. Firstly, the (slightly) technical bit. Article 33(1) of REACH obliges suppliers to provide certain information to downstream users if Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) are present in an article that they supply at a concentration of...
Authorisation: ECHA proposes to extend the List, while EU Commission seeks new information from Industry.
On the 1st September 2014, ECHA published a proposal to include a considerable number of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) for the Authorisation List (Annex XIV). Should these proposals be adopted future uses of these substance would not be permitted unless each user applies for and is granted an Authorisation before the relevant...
Authorisation: Industry boosted by first successful application but 9 more substances become subject Authorisation.
An update to the Official Journal was published on August 19th to include nine additional substances to Annex XIV of REACH. The Authorisation process is applied to the highest risk Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) to ensure proper control of use, and to encourage replacement with suitable alternatives. Substances on the Authorisation list cannot...
“Four New SVHCs added to the Candidate List”
The Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern for Authorisation has been updated today, 16th June, to include four new substances. The total number of substances on the Candidate List now stands at 155. The substances added in this revision include Cadmium Chloride, two boron substances and a phthalate. Cadmium chloride (CdCl2) is a...
Five new substances for Authorisation – ECHA tests SVHC selection criteria
A new list of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) has passed through the public consultation and ECHA committee stages and is now recommended to the EU Commission for inclusion onto the Authorisation List. All 5 substances were put forward for consideration owing to their intrinsic properties (listed on the Candidate List), high volumes...
SVHC Roadmap to 2020- Why? What? and How?
Why a Roadmap? The European Commission has set a political target of including all relevant known SVHC on the Candidate List by 2020; consequently they developed a ‘Roadmap for SVHC identification and implementation of REACH Risk Management measures from now to 2020’. This has received widespread support from Member States. An implementation plan has now...
Seven New Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC’s) added to Candidate list
The European Chemical Agency announced today that seven new SVHC’s were added to the candidate list, which now brings the list to 151 substances. What is the Candidate list? The first step in the authorisation process is to identify those substances that may have serious effects on human health or the environment and, therefore,...
ECHA Candidate list has been updated
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Member State Committee has unanimously agreed to identify six new substances as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC’s). These six substances are added to the Candidate List for authorisation. The Candidate List now contains 144 substances. The legal obligations that companies may have resulting from the inclusion...