Detail

From the perspective of companies manufacturing articles, REACH Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 consists primarily of the three core elements of the candidate list (information obligation) and Annexes XIV (authorization obligation) and XVII (restrictions). Below you will find the latest developments on these three substance lists, which directly trigger obligations, as well as on the upstream lists, which evaluate the substances for inclusion in REACH.

Restriction Intentions - Preliminary Annex XVII
List of substances proposed by Member States or ECHA for restriction under REACH (Annex XVII).

• Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in clay dust targets
   

Annex XVII Restricted substances - to be observed immediately
List of substances that may only be used under certain conditions or are subject to other restrictions.

• From June 23, 2025
  • Entry 80:
    • N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAC)
    • EC: 204-826-4; CAS: 127-19-5
    • Limit value 0.3 % from December 23, 2026 or from June 23, 2029 (see entry 80)
  • Entry 81:
    • 1-ethylpyrrolidin-2-one (NEP)
    • EC: 220-250-6; CAS: 2687-91-4
    • Limit value 0.3 % from December 23, 2026 (see entry 81)

Classification as Substances of Very High Concern - Preliminary stage Candidate List
List of substances proposed by Member States or ECHA for classification as "Substances of Very High Concern" and subsequently for inclusion in the Candidate List.

• New classification intention:
  • 4,4'-methylenediphenol (EC: 210-658-2; CAS: 620-92-8)
  • 4,4'-[2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethylidene]diphenol and its salts
  • 1,1'-(ethane-1,2-diyl)bis[pentabromobenzene] (EC: 284-366-9; CAS: 84852-53-9)
• Ongoing assessment:
  • Reactive Brown 51 (EC: 466-490-7; CAS: -)
  • Decamethyltetrasiloxane (EC: 205-491-7; CAS: 141-62-8)
  • 1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyl-3-[(trimethylsilyl)oxy]trisiloxanes (EC: 241-867-7; CAS: 17928-28-8)
• Withdrawn:
  • Hexamethyldisiloxanes (EC: 203-492-7; CAS: 107-46-0)

Candidate list - preliminary stage Annex XIV; information obligation
List of substances of very high concern for authorization. These substances trigger the information obligation according to REACH Article 33 and the entry in the SCIP database.

• Last update January 21, 2025 (see EU: Update REACH 2025.01)
• Extension expected in June/July

Recommendation rounds for Annex XIV - preliminary stage Annex XIV
List of substances on the candidate list that are evaluated by ECHA for inclusion in Annex XIV.

• The 12th recommendation round was published on February 08, 2024. The final recommendations have not yet been published.

Annex XIV Substances subject to authorization - to be observed immediately
List of substances that are banned after the so-called "sunset date" without authorization. Authorization can be applied for until the "latest application date".

• Last change: May 01, 2022, entries 55 to 59
• Expired "sunset dates": May 01, 2025
  • Tetraethyllead (EC 201-075-4, CAS 78-00-2)
  • 4,4'-bis(dimethylamino)-4''-(methylamino)trityl alcohol (EC 209-218-2, CAS 561-41-1)
  • Reaction products of 1,3,4-thiadiazolidine-2,5-dithione, formaldehyde and 4-heptylphenol, branched and linear (RP-HP) (EC -, CAS -)
  • Reaction product of 1,3,4-thiadiazolidine-2,5-dithione, formaldehyde and phenol, heptyl derivs. (EC 939-460-0, CAS 1471311-26-8)
  • Formaldehyde, reaction products with branched and linear heptylphenol, carbon disulfide and hydrazine (EC 300-298-5, CAS 93925-00-9)
  • 2-ethylhexyl 10-ethyl-4,4-dioctyl-7-oxo-8-oxa-3,5-dithia-4-stannatetradecanoate (EC 239-622-4, CAS 15571-58-1)
  • Reaction mass of 2-ethylhexyl 10-ethyl-4,4-dioctyl-7-oxo-8-oxa-3,5-dithia-4-stannatetradecanoate and 2-ethylhexyl 10-ethyl-4-[[2-[(2-ethylhexyl)oxy]-2-oxoethyl]thio]-4-octyl-7-oxo-8-oxa-3,5-dithia-4-stannatetradecanoate (reaction mass of DOTE and MOTE) (EC 915-270-3, CAS -)

Would you like to read more REACH updates from 2025? Then you can find the articles here:

→ Update REACH 2025.02 from March 10, 2025
→ Update REACH 2025.01 from January 13, 2025

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Author's note

This article has been machine translated into English.

TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

The REACH Regulation (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals) is a Europe-wide chemicals regulation. It regulates the registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemical substances. Its main objective is to protect human health and the environment from potential risks posed by chemicals and at the same time to promote the competitiveness of the chemical industry in the EU.

The European Chemicals Agency(ECHA) is an EU body responsible for implementing the REACH Regulation. Its mission is to promote the safe use of chemicals in Europe and thus ensure the protection of humans and the environment.

The SCIP database contains information on substances of very high concern that are present in products or their components in a concentration of more than 0.1% by weight. SCIP stands for "Substances of Concern In articles as such or in complex objects (Products)".