Twenty additional substances have been included in the list of SVHC candidate for authorization. Therefore the list now contains 73 substances. List of the 20 new substances as updated on 19/12/2011

Substance Name: Zirconia Aluminosilicate Refractory Ceramic Fibres (fibres covered by index number 650-017-008 and fulfilling certain conditions)

Substance Name: Calcium arsenate 
EC Number:  231-904-5 
CAS Number: 7778-44-1

Substance Name: Bis(2-methoxyethyl) ether 
EC Number:  203-924-4 
CAS Number: 111-96-6

Substance Name: Aluminosilicate Refractory Ceramic Fibres (fibres covered by index number 650-017-008 and fulfilling certain conditions)

Substance Name: Potassium hydroxyoctaoxodizincatedichromate 
EC Number:  234-329-8 
CAS Number: 11103-86-9

Substance Name: Lead dipicrate 
EC Number: 229-335-2   
CAS Number: 6477-64-1

Substance Name: N,N-dimethylacetamide 
EC Number: 204-826-4 
CAS Number: 127-19-5 

Substance Name: Arsenic acid
EC Number: 231-901-9  
CAS Number: 7778-39-4 

Substance Name: 2-Methoxyaniline; o-Anisidine 
EC Number: 201-963-1  
CAS Number: 90-04-0

Substance Name: Trilead diarsenate 
EC Number: 222-979-5  
CAS Number: 3687-31-8

Substance Name: 1,2-dichloroethane 
EC Number: 203-458-1  
CAS Number: 107-06-2

Substance Name: Pentazinc chromate octahydroxide 
EC Number: 256-418-0 
CAS Number: 49663-84-5

Substance Name: 4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol 
EC Number: 205-426-2  
CAS Number: 140-66-9 

Substance Name: Formaldehyde, oligomeric reaction products with aniline 
EC Number: 500-036-1  
CAS Number: 25214-70-4

Substance Name: Bis(2-methoxyethyl) phthalate 
EC Number: 204-212-6 
CAS Number: 117-82-8

Substance Name: Lead diazide, Lead azide 
EC Number: 236-542-1 
CAS Number: 13424-46-9

Substance Name: Lead styphnate 
EC Number: 239-290-0 
CAS Number: 15245-44-0 

Substance Name: 2,2'-dichloro-4,4'-methylenedianiline 
EC Number: 202-918-9 
CAS Number: 101-14-4

Substance Name: Phenolphthalein 
EC Number: 201-004-7
CAS Number:77-09-8

Substance Name: Dichromium tris(chromate) 
EC Number: 246-356-2 
CAS Number: 24613-89-6

REMINDER: what obligations if these substances are present in articles?

• From the date of inclusion - Suppliers of articles which contain substances on the Candidate List in a concentration above 0.1% (w/w) have to provide sufficient information to allow safe use of the article to their customers or upon request, to a consumer within 45 days of the receipt of the request. This information must contain as a minimum the name of the substance.
• Within 6 months from the date of inclusion - Producers or importers of articles have to notify ECHA if their article contains a substance on the Candidate List:
  - the substance is present in those articles above a concentration of 0.1% (w/w), and
  - is present in those articles in quantities totalling over one tonne per producer or importer per year.

Notification is not required only in certain specific cases