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.
The substance names are in English to avoid inconsistencies in the translation with the original ECHA documents.
Restriction intentions - upstream Annex XVII
List of substances proposed by member states or ECHA for restriction under REACH (Annex XVII).
- No changes
Annex XVII Restricted substances - to be observed directly
List of substances that may only be used under certain conditions or are subject to other restrictions.
- No changes
Classification as Substances of Very High Concern - Preliminary 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
- N-hexane (EC: 203-777-6; CAS: 110-54-3)
- Withdrawn:
- Formaldehydes (EC: 200-001-8; 50-00-0)
- Barium chromate (EC: 233-660-5; 10294-40-3)
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)
- Addendum: Tris(4-nonylphenyl, branched and linear) phosphite has already been on the candidate list since 16.07.2019, here only the entry was updated with the official new hazard class of endocrine disruptors.
Recommendation rounds for Annex XIV - precursor 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
- Sunset dates expiring soon: 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 -)
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Author's note
This article has been machine translated into English.
TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
REACH means Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals
ECHA: European Chemicals Agency
