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The list is derived from data presented in the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) database of registered substances. [ 20 ] ChemSec has together with ClientEarth requested information about producers of REACH registered substances to be made publicly available, and launched a lawsuit against the European Chemicals Agency on this issue in 2011.
The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) has published the REACH Authorisation List, [28] in an effort to tighten the use of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs). The list is an official recommendation from the ECHA to the European Commission. The list is also regularly updated and expanded.
In 2018, the first "registration" phase of REACH had ended, with over 21,500 chemicals being added to the ECHA database. However, the quality of the information held for those chemicals produced at more than 1000 tonnes per annum was in doubt, with only one third meeting legal requirements. [8] The industry group CEFIC acknowledged the problem. [9]
The sunset date is the date after which the substance cannot be used or imported into the EU without authorisation from the ECHA, and the latest application date is the date by which any applications for use must be submitted to the ECHA. [18] This table includes the Candidate list updates as of January 2024; find the complete list in references.
The authorisation procedure is one of the regulatory tools of the European regulation (EC) REACH n°1907/2006 aiming to ban the use of substances of very high concern included in the Annex XIV of REACH, so as to replace them with technically and economically feasible alternatives.
The UFI, along with a SAP code, UPC, manufacturer and address, and volume, on a can of air freshener.. The unique formula identifier (UFI) is a code printed on products with hazardous mixtures in the European Economic Area (EEA), meant to help calls to poison control centers to determine the contents.
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) also applies the EC number format to what it calls "List number". [6] The number are assigned under the REACH Regulation without being legally recognised. Hence, they are not official because they have not been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. List numbers are administrative tools only ...
It possesses a chemical structure closely related to that of other toxic chemicals listed in Schedule 1, and has, or can be expected to have, comparable properties; It possesses such lethal or incapacitating toxicity as well as other properties that would enable it to be used as a chemical weapon;