Press Release: Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern brings new duties for companies

The European Chemicals Agency (EHCA), on 4 November 2008, included 15 substances on its Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern. The list was published on the ECHA website and will be regularly updated when more substances are identified as SVHC.

• Primary Source

European Chemicals Agency: ECHA CHEM: Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern for Authorisation http://echa.europa.eu/chem_data/candidate_list_en.asp

European Chemicals Agency: Press Release: ECHA/PR/08/39 (4.11.08) http://echa.europa.eu/doc/press/pr_08_39_candidate_list_rev_20081104.pdf

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