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update:2013-03-08 NO.: DOC130302-01

ECHA Launches a Public Consultation on 10 Potential SVHC

04 March 2013, ECHA has published new proposals to identify a further 10 chemicals as substances of very high concern (SVHCs). The public consultation will be open for 45 days and will end on 18 April 2013. Interested parties can post their comments on the ECHA website.

.List of 10 New SVHC for Consultation:

No.	Substance name	EC No.	CAS No.	Proposed SVHC property
1	Cadmium	231-152-8	7440-43-9	Carcinogenic (Article 57a); Equivalent level of concern having probable serious effects to human health (Article 57 f)
2	Cadmium oxide	215-146-2	1306-19-0	Carcinogenic (Article 57a); Equivalent level of concern having probable serious effects to human health (Article 57 f)
3	Dipentyl phthalate (DPP)	205-017-9	131-18-0	Toxic for reproduction (Article 57 c)
4	4-Nonylphenol, branched and linear, ethoxylated [substances with a linear and/or branched alkyl chain with a carbon number of 9 covalently bound in position 4 to phenol, ethoxylated covering UVCB- and well-defined substances, polymers and homologues, which include any of the individual isomers and/or combinations thereof]	--	--	Equivalent level of concern having probable serious effects to the environment (Article 57 f)
5	2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(tert-butyl)-6-(sec-butyl)phenol (UV-350)	253-037-1	36437-37-3	vPvB (Article 57 e)
6	2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4,6-ditertpentylphenol (UV-328)	247-384-8	25973-55-1	PBT (Article 57 d); vPvB (Article 57 e)
7	2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-(5-chlorobenzotriazol-2-yl)phenol (UV-327)	223-383-8	3864-99-1	vPvB (Article 57 e)
8	2-benzotriazol-2-yl-4,6-di-tert-butylphenol (UV-320)	223-346-6	3846-71-7	PBT (Article 57 d); vPvB (Article 57 e)
9	Ammonium pentadecafluorooctanoate (APFO)	223-320-4	3825-26-1	Toxic for reproduction (Article 57 c); PBT (Article 57 d)
10	Pentadecafluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)	206-397-9	335-67-1	Toxic for reproduction (Article 57 c); PBT (Article 57 d)

For more information:
http://echa.europa.eu/view-article/-/journal_content/title/new-public-consultation-launched-on-10-potential-svhcs

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