{"id":14381,"date":"2022-05-19T19:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T11:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=14381"},"modified":"2022-06-06T17:16:46","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T09:16:46","slug":"the-route-to-become-a-svhc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/trend\/the-route-to-become-a-svhc\/","title":{"rendered":"The route to become a SVHC"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14381\" class=\"elementor elementor-14381\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-afbf686 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"afbf686\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb82c36\" data-id=\"fb82c36\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c84cbd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c84cbd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Twice per year, around January and July, more SVHC\u2019s are included in the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/echa.europa.eu\/en\/candidate-list-table\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Candidate List<\/strong><\/a>\u201d. Understanding the steps that lead to the final decision will help you to avoid surprises and take action before the deadline.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-080b031 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"080b031\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55fcaa2\" data-id=\"55fcaa2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e4210c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e4210c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4ec9d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4ec9d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26a711b\" data-id=\"26a711b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efc8a45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"efc8a45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Substances-of-Very-High-Concern-SVHC-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14392\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Substances-of-Very-High-Concern-SVHC-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Substances-of-Very-High-Concern-SVHC-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Substances-of-Very-High-Concern-SVHC-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Substances-of-Very-High-Concern-SVHC-700x465.jpg 700w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Substances-of-Very-High-Concern-SVHC.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35fcfef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35fcfef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a217386\" data-id=\"a217386\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebf38af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebf38af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Companies placing products on the EU market must find out whether the articles contain any SVHC\u2019s.\u00a0<br \/>SVHC\u2019s are chemicals that have serious risks to human health or the environment, they are classified as: carcinogenic, mutagenic, toxic for reproduction, persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT), very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB), endocrine disruptive, or an equivalent level of concern.<br \/>As harmful as they may be, placing articles containing a SVHC on the EU market is not prohibited.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdd9d84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fdd9d84\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9700a59\" data-id=\"9700a59\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6208f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6208f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The route to become a SVHC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee6f2e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee6f2e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dbf657\" data-id=\"6dbf657\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1513f12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1513f12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/The-route-to-become-a-SVHC-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14393\" alt=\"The route to become a SVHC\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/The-route-to-become-a-SVHC-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/The-route-to-become-a-SVHC-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/The-route-to-become-a-SVHC-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/The-route-to-become-a-SVHC-700x465.jpg 700w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/The-route-to-become-a-SVHC.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8311b09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8311b09\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82f83fb\" data-id=\"82f83fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b65a736 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b65a736\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The identification of SVHC\u2019s is a formal process of collecting and clarifying scientific evidence to decide if a substance is hazardous to human health or the environment. The process has the following steps:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4479c01 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4479c01\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-954f265\" data-id=\"954f265\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc72383 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc72383\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table width=\"633\"><tbody><tr><td width=\"114\"><p><strong>Intention<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"519\"><p>It starts when a Member State or ECHA intends to propose a substance to be identified as an SVHC. This is published in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/echa.europa.eu\/en\/registry-of-restriction-intentions\">Registry of intentions<\/a>\u00a0before the proposal is submitted.\u00a0This publication informs interested parties in advance.\u00a0The next step is the formal nomination to identify a substance as SVHC.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"114\"><p><strong>Proposal<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"519\"><p>The proposal is structured as a technical dossier in accordance with REACH Annex XV.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/echa.europa.eu\/nl\/proposals-to-identify-substances-of-very-high-concern-previous-consultations\">Proposed SVHCs<\/a>\u00a0and their Annex XV reports can be found on the ECHA website.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"114\"><p><strong>Consultation<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"519\"><p>Interested parties can comment on the proposal during the 45-day consultation period.\u00a0The consultation and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/echa.europa.eu\/en\/recommendation-for-inclusion-in-the-authorisation-list\">draft recommendations<\/a>\u00a0can also be found on the ECHA website.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"114\"><p><strong>Decision<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"519\"><p>a) No comments are received, the substance is included directly in the Candidate List.\u00a0<\/p><p>b) Comments are received. Those are referred to the Member State Committee (MSC). If the committee reaches an unanimous agreement, the substance is included in the Candidate List.<\/p><p>c) Comments are presented to the MSC but this does not result in unanimous agreement, the matter is referred to the Commission. The Commission decides on the inclusion of the SVHC.<\/p><p>The decisions are included in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/echa.europa.eu\/en\/candidate-list-table\">Candidate List<\/a>.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f05b7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f05b7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b157a13\" data-id=\"b157a13\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-930af09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"930af09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Obligations for manufacturers or importers become effective after a SVHC is included in the Candidate List.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.productip.com\/kb\/productipedia\/\">PRODUCTIPEDIA<\/a>\u00a0contains details on the obligations:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.productip.com\/kb\/productipedia\/compliance-resources\/svhc-and-scip\">Notification, Communication, Information, and SCIP database<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b8eed5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b8eed5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e35d714\" data-id=\"e35d714\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f726d94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f726d94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Authorisation List<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aae5901 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aae5901\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8ef331\" data-id=\"f8ef331\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-003e44a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"003e44a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Authorisation-List-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14397\" alt=\"Authorisation List\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Authorisation-List-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Authorisation-List-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Authorisation-List-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Authorisation-List-700x465.jpg 700w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Authorisation-List.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db2c602 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db2c602\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b123c14\" data-id=\"b123c14\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eaed66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5eaed66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The full name of the list is The Candidate List of Substance of Very High Concern for Authorisation.\u00a0It means that all SVHC\u2019s are candidates to be included in the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/echa.europa.eu\/authorisation-list\">Authorisation List<\/a>\u201d of REACH Annex XIV.\u00a0Substances listed in Annex XIV shall not be placed\u00a0on the EU market,\u00a0unless\u00a0it has been authorised.\u00a0The application process for authorisation is complex. A high level of expertise is required and the necessary risk assessment may be costly and time-consuming.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01109ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01109ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5ee75d\" data-id=\"d5ee75d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86aa94a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86aa94a\" 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