Substance of high concern

Furthermore, the EU regularly produces and regularly updates the list of substances of high concern, i.e. the SVHC list. The identification of a substance as a SVHC and its inclusion in the candidate list is the first step of the authorization procedure. The European Chemical Agency in Helsinki identifies from the candidate list priority substances to be included in Annex XIV of REACH (the authorisation list). The substances on the candidate list will most probably be liable to stricter regulation in the future (authorisation/banning) which will stimulate the substitution of these chemicals. Currently in June 2012, there are 84 substances included in the candidate list. Examples of chemicals on the candidate list which may be relevant for the leather industry are phenolphthalein, boric acid, cobalt dichloride, dichromate (although not used by leather industry), phthalates (DEHP, DBP and BBP), acrylamide and short-chain chlorinated paraffins. 

Any company using a chemicai that requires authorisation shouid be required to provide a Substitution Plan, namely an assessment of available substitutes. This should include a full description of the aiternatives available, a comparative assessment of their intrinsic hazards and an assessment of technicai feasibiiity. This substitution assessment would form the basis of a justification of why an intrinsically less hazardous alternative cannot be used to replace the substance of high concern. The Substitution Assessment Pian shouid be transparent as to the methods and data used... 

A classification and labeling inventory of dangerous substances will help promote agreement within industry on classification of a substance. For some substances of high concern there may be a Community-wide harmonization of classification by the authorities. Access to information rules combines a system of publicly available information over the Internet, the current system of requests for access to information, and REACH specific rules on the protection of confidential business information. 

For some substances of high concern there may be a Community wide harmonization of classification by the authorities... 

Taking immediate action on chemical substances of high concern, based on their potential to cause harm... 

In terms of restrictions put on substances of high concern. Article 68 states ... 

One of the most important impacts identified in Po river basin was the loss of water quality as consequence of the extended use of agrochemicals. These compounds are of high concern since they are responsible for adverse effects on human health and the environment. The risk associated with each substance is evaluated during its authorisation process. However, it is not possible to assess the cumulative effects of all the agrochemicals currently in use. Within this scenario, it is mandatory to perform constant measurement of such substances. 

Authorization requirements imposed on the use of high-concern substances. This process will be used for both new and old. 

The 2.0 version of the SIN List adds 22 endocrine disrupting chemicals. These are identified by ChemSec as Substances ofVery High Concern according to REACH criteria solely due to their endocrine disrupting properties. This chapter presents these 22 substances, their endocrine disrupting properties, how they are used and in what type of products they can be found. 

Three regions of the atmosphere are seen to have significant zonal components of flow and thus of advection. The mid-latitude troposphere at the surface tends to exhibit westerly flow (i.e., flow from west to east) on the average. This region contains the familiar high- and low-pressure systems that cause periodicity in mid-latitude weather. Depending on the lifetime of the substances of concern, the motion in these weather systems may be important. 

Meanwhile the first tranche of the registration is done for all chemicals with a market volume of more than 1,000 Mg/a and for chemicals which have a high concern out of hazardous reasons (e.g., carcinogenic, mutagenic, or toxic to reproduction (CMR)). By the REACH deadline of 30 November 2010 for the first tranche, 24,675 registration dossiers were submitted for 4,300 substances including nearly... 

The ongoing analysis of registration dossiers should be considered and performed with sensitivity to the waste stage. This should also be done for the selection of substances of very high concern (SVHC, candidate list). For this purpose this task should be designated to the ECHA. 

The 18 substances are shown in Table 1. Five of these substances are now (June 2012) included in Annex XIV (Authorisation list) [29]. These substances are the lead-chromate pigments, pigment yellow 34 and pigment red 104, and the phthalates DEHP, DBP and BBP, which all are used as components/additives in some printing inks. As evident from Table 1, cobalt(II) salts and trichloroethylene appear on the Annex XIV candidate list [28], and they are also used as additives in some printing inks. ECHA has recommended in its third recommendation [30] to put these two substances on the Authorisation list [29]. Besides these seven substances of very high concern (SVHC substances) appearing on either the Authorisation list or its candidate list, 11 other substances that meet one or more of the criteria for the candidate list are shown in Table 1. These substances are also... 

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