SCIP database will improve transparency on hazardous substances in articles

The information requirements for the upcoming database on articles containing Candidate List substances (SVHCs) are now published. Companies will need to submit information to the database from January 2021 onwards.

Context: Under the Waste Framework Directive, suppliers of articles containing a substance of very high concern (SVHC) on the Candidate List need to provide information on their safe use to ECHA. The new SCIP database will contain information on substances of concern in articles, as such or in complex objects (products), with the aim to promote the substitution of hazardous chemicals and a circular economy.

Consequently, companies placing articles on the EU market will need to submit notifications from 5 January 2021.

More information can be found in ECHA’s news release.