What is SVHC?
SVHC ,“Substance of Very High Concern”, refers to any substance that has adverse effects on human health and the environment. The following substances may be included in Annex XIV according to Article 57 under REACH:
How can I achieve SVHC compliance in accordance with REACH regulation?
Firstly, you need to identify all possible hazardous substances in your products and find out which list they belong to (SVHC candidate list or restriction list or authorisation list). You may do so by carrying out SVHC testing by yourself or asking your suppliers to carry out testing.
Then you could adopt the following measures to achieve REACH compliance if a SVHC is present in your products:
Comparison between list of SVHCs and Annex XIV
The list of SVHCs updates twice every year (in June and December). Actually, it serves as a candidate list for Annex XIV (also known as "List of Substances Subject to Authorisation").
Here is a brief comparison between th two lists.
Yes.
Annex XIV
Notification and communication
(See more deails as above)
These substances cannot be placed on the market or used after a given date, unless an authorisation is granted for their specific use, or the use is exempted from Authorisation.
The authorised subtanced may be included in the Annex XVII (List of Restricted Substances) after sunset date.
List of SVHCs
List of Authorised Substances
Included in the REACH Regulation?
No
Obligation
None
Sum
224
59
Note
Candidate list of Annex XIV
Updates on SVHCs List
The SVHCs List (Candidate List) now contains 224 substances.
The 17th batch of SVHCs: 1 substance was included in the Candidate List for authorisation under REACH Regulation by ECHA on 10 July 2017.
The 16th batch of SVHCs: 4 substances were included in the Candidate List for authorisation under REACH Regulation by ECHA on 13 January 2017.
The 15th batch of SVHCs: 1 substance was included in the Candidate List for authorisation under REACH Regulation by ECHA on 20 June 2016.
The 14th batch of SVHCs: 5 substances were included in the Candidate List for authorisation under REACH Regulation by ECHA on 17 Dec. 2015.
The 13th batch of SVHCs: 2 substances were included in the Candidate List for authorisation under REACH Regulation by ECHA on 15 June 2015.
The 12th batch of SVHCs: 6 substances were included in the Candidate List for authorisation under REACH Regulation by ECHA on 17 Dec. 2014.
The 11th batch of SVHCs: 4 substances were included in the Candidate List for authorisation under REACH Regulation by ECHA on 16 June 2014.
The 10th batch of SVHCs: 7 substances were included in the Candidate List for authorisation under REACH Regulation by ECHA on 16 Dec. 2013.
The 9th batch of SVHCs: 6 substances were included in the Candidate List for authorisation under REACH Regulation by ECHA on 30 June 2013.
The 8th batch of SVHCs: 54 substances were included in the Candidate List for authorisation under REACH Regulation by ECHA on 19 Dec. 2012.
The 7th batch of SVHCs: 13 substances were included in the Candidate List for authorisation under REACH Regulation by ECHA on 18 June 2012.
The 6th batch of SVHCs: 20 substances were included in the Candidate List for authorisation under REACH Regulation by ECHA on 19 Dec. 2011.
The 5th batch of SVHCs: 7 substances were included in the Candidate List for authorisation under REACH Regulation by ECHA on 20 June 2011.
The 4th batch of SVHCs: 8 substances were included in the Candidate List for authorisation under REACH Regulation by ECHA on 15 Dec. 2010.
The 3rd batch of SVHCs: 8 substances were included in the Candidate List for authorisation under REACH Regulation by ECHA on 18 June 2010.
Acrylamide was included in the Candidate List for authorisation under REACH Regulation by ECHA on 30 Mar. 2010;
The 2nd batch of SVHCs: 14 substances were included in the Candidate List for authorisation under REACH Regulation by ECHA on 13 Jan. 2010.
The 1st batch of SVHCs: 15 substances were included in the Candidate List for authorisation under REACH Regulation by ECHA on 28 Oct. 2008.
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The Candidate List for Authorisation (SVHCs List) (updated to 224 substances)
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