On the 15^th of June 2022, one substance has been added to the Candidate List for authorisation which now contains 224 substances.

As a reminder, the use of these SVHC is not forbidden. They may continue to be placed on the market but are subject to communication duties by suppliers in accordance with Articles 31, 32 and 33 REACH.

Manufacturers and importers of articles that contain one of the substances must notify ECHA pursuant to Article 7(2) REACH. The deadline for notifying the newly added substance is the 15^th of December 2022.

You can find more information in ECHA’s news release.