European Commission has Announced the Addition of Eleven New Substances to Annex XIV

The European Commission has announced the addition of eleven new substances to Annex XIV of the REACH Authorization List. These substances have been determined to be toxic, persistent, and/or bio accumulative.

• 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dihexyl ester, branched and linear (CAS # 68515-50-4) – Toxic for reproduction (category 1B)
• Dihexyl phthalate (CAS # 84-75-3) – Toxic for reproduction (category 1B)
• 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C6-10-alkyl esters; 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, mixed decyl and hexyl and octyl diesters with ≥ 0,3 % of dihexyl phthalate (CAS # 68515-51-5; 68648-93-1) – Toxic for reproduction (category 1B)
• Trixylyl phosphate (CAS # 25155-23-1) – Toxic for reproduction (category 1B)
• Sodium perborate; perboric acid, sodium salt – Toxic for reproduction (category 1B)
• Sodium peroxometaborate (CAS # 7632-04-4) – Toxic for reproduction (category 1B)
• 5-sec-butyl-2-(2,4-dimethylcyclohex-3-en-1- yl)-5-methyl-1,3-dioxane [1], 5-sec-butyl-2- (4,6-dimethylcyclohex-3-en-1-yl)-5-methyl- 1,3-dioxane [2] [covering any of the individual stereoisomers of – vPvB
• 2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4,6-ditertpentylphenol (UV-328) – (CAS # 25973-55-1) – PBT, vPvB
• 2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-(5-chlorobenzotriazol-2- yl)phenol (UV-327) – (CAS # 3864-99-1) – vPvB
• 2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(tert-butyl)-6- (sec-butyl)phenol (UV-350) – (CAS # 36437-37-3) – vPvB
• 2-benzotriazol-2-yl-4,6-di-tert-butylphenol (UV-320) – (CAS # 3846-71-7) – PBT, vPvB

Annex XIV of the REACH regulation (also called the REACH authorization list) contains substances which are subject to authorization. These substances are selected from the REACH SVHC candidate list and cannot be placed on the EU market after their sunset date unless the substance has been authorized for a specific use.

Reference : https://echa.europa.eu/authorisation-list