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update:2013-12-18 NO.: DOC131203-01

ECHA Confirmed to update the Candidate List with seven new substances of very high concern (SVHCs)

On 16 December 2013, ECHA has confirmed to add 7 new SVHCs to the SVHC Candidate List. The updated Candidate List has been published on ECHA's website and it now contains a total of 151 substances.

List of 7 New SVHCs

No.	Substance name	EC No.	CAS No.	SVHC property
1	Cadmium sulphide	215-147-8	1306-23-6	Carcinogenic (Article 57a); Equivalent level of concern having probable serious effects to human health (Article 57 f)
2	Disodium 4-amino-3-[[4'-[(2,4-diaminophenyl)azo][1,1'-biphenyl]-4-yl]azo] -5-hydroxy-6-(phenylazo)naphthalene-2,7-disulphonate (C.I. Direct Black 38)	217-710-3	1937-37-7	Carcinogenic (Article 57a);
3	Dihexyl phthalate	201-559-5	84-75-3	Toxic for reproduction (Article 57 c)
4	Imidazolidine-2-thione; (2-imidazoline-2-thiol)	202-506-9	96-45-7	Toxic for reproduction (Article 57 c)
5	Trixylyl phosphate	246-677-8	25155-23-1	Toxic for reproduction (Article 57 c)
6	Disodium 3,3'-[[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diylbis(azo)]bis(4-aminonaphthalene-1-sulphonate) (C.I. Direct Red 28)	209-358-4	573-58-0	Carcinogenic (Article 57a);
7	Lead di(acetate)	206-104-4	301-04-2	Toxic for reproduction (Article 57 c)

151 substances on the Candidate List, please refer:
http://echa.europa.eu/web/guest/candidate-list-table

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