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ECHA consults on 11 nominations for Candidate List SVHCs

30-Aug-2010

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is inviting comments by 14 October on the hazardous properties of the latest batch of 'substances of very high concern" proposed to be added to the REACH Candidate List.

Three Member States - the Netherlands, Austria and Germany - have nominated 11 substances:

Cobalt(II) sulphate 233-334-2 10124-43-3 Netherlands CMR
Cobalt(II) dinitrate 233-402-1 10141-05-6 Netherlands CMR
Cobalt(II) carbonate 208-169-4 513-79-1 Netherlands CMR
Cobalt(II) diacetate 200-755-8 71-48-7 Netherlands CMR
2-Methoxyethanol 203-713-7 109-86-4 Austria CMR
2-Ethoxyethanol 203-804-1 110-80-5 Austria CMR
1,3,5 Trichlorobenzene 203-608-6 108-70-3 Germany PBT like substance
(equivalent level of concern)
1,2,3 Trichlorobenzene 201-757-1 87-61-6 Germany PBT like substance
(equivalent level of concern)
1,2,4 Trichlorobenzene 204-428-0 120-82-1 Germany PBT like substance
(equivalent level of concern)
Chromium trioxide 215-607-8 1333-82-0 Germany CMR
Acids generated from chromium trioxide and their oligomers

Germany CMR
Group containing:

Chromic acid 231-801-5 7738-94-5
Dichromic acid 236-881-5 13530-68-2
Oligomers of chromic acid and dichromic acid