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 stage Annex XVII
List of substances proposed by Member States or ECHA for restriction under REACH (Annex XVII).
Opinion development:
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) General
- Octocrilene (EC: 228-250-8; CAS: 6197-30-4) in cosmetic products: 0.001% (w/w)
- Certain chromium(VI) oxides, oxyacids and salts [possibly update of the existing Annex XVII entry 47 on chromium VI; reason: authorization requirement according to Annex XIV generated unplanned many applications for authorization]
- Cr VI: Sodium chromate (EC: 231-889-5; CAS: 7775-11-3)
- Cr VI: Pentazinc chromate octahydroxide (EC: 256-418-0; CAS: 49663-84-5)
- Cr VI: Potassium chromate (EC: 232-140-5; CAS: 7789-00-6)
- Cr VI: Strontium chromate (EC: 232-142-6; CAS: 7789-06-2)
- Cr VI: Ammonium dichromate (EC: 232-143-1; CAS: 7789-09-5)
- Cr VI: Chromium trioxide (EC: 215-607-8; CAS: 1333-82-0)
- Cr VI: Chromic acid (EC: 231-801-5; CAS: 7738-94-5)
- Cr VI: Barium chromate (EC: 233-660-5; CAS: 10294-40-3)
- Cr VI: Sodium dichromate (EC: 234-190-3; CAS: 10588-01-9)
- Cr VI: Potassium hydroxyoctaoxodizincatedichromate(1-) (EC: 234-329-8; CAS: 11103-86-9)
- Cr VI: Dichromic acid (EC: 236-881-5; CAS: 13530-68-2)
- Cr VI: Dichromium tris(chromate) (EC: 246-356-2; CAS: 24613-89-6)
- Cr VI: Potassium dichromate (EC: 231-906-6; CAS: 7778-50-9)
Commission Decision:
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) [See entry 82]
Annex XVII Restricted substances - for immediate attention
List of substances that may only be used under certain conditions or are subject to other restrictions
Entry 82: From October 23, 2030 in fire-fighting foams > 1 mg/L
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
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.
Withdrawn classification intentions
- Dodecamethylpentasiloxane (EC: 205-492-2 ; CAS: 141-63-9)
Ongoing evaluation:
- n-hexanes (EC: 203-777-6; CAS: 110-54-3)
- 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)
Identified as SVHC:
- See 3 entries Candidate List of June 25, 2025 (see EU: Update REACH 2025.04)
- Last update: 3 new entries June 25, 2025 (see EU: Update REACH 2025.04)
Candidate list - preliminary stage Annex XIV; information obligation
List of substances of very high concern that are candidates for authorization. These substances trigger the information obligation according to REACH Article 33 and the entry in the SCIP database.
- 1,1'-(ethane-1,2-diyl)bis[pentabromobenzene] (DBDPE) (EC: 284-366-9; CAS: 84852-53-9); Date of inclusion: November 5, 2025
Recommendation rounds for Annex XIV - Preliminary stage Annex XIV
List of substances on the Candidate List being 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 considered 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
- The last remaining "sunset dates" expired on May 01, 2025.
- This means that all substances listed in Annex XIV are banned without authorization.
Would you like to read more REACH updates from 2025? Then you can find the articles here:
→ Update REACH 2025.04 from September 08, 2025
→ Update REACH 2025.03 from June 10, 2025
→ Update REACH 2025.02 from March 10, 2025
→ Update REACH 2025.01 from Januarry 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.
SVHC stands for "Substance of Very High Concern", i.e. a substance of very high concern that is included on the candidate list of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).
