ECHA Released Two Substances Proposed to be Identified as SVHC for Public Consultation

February 17, 2023, ECHA has released two substances that are proposed to be identified as substances of very high concern (SVHC) for public consultation. Related enterprises may make comments on the two substances before April 3, 2023.

Details of the two substances are:

Name	EC Number	CAS Number	Proposing authority	Reason for proposing	Common uses
bis(4-chlorophenyl) sulphone	201-247-9	80-07-9	Austria	vPvB (Article 57e)	used for the production of polymers, rubbers and other chemicals, such as PESU, PSU and PPSU
Diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide	278-355-8	75980-60-8	Sweden	Toxic for reproduction (Article 57c)	Use as high effective photoinitiator in UV coatings, printing ink, UV curable adhesives, optical fiber coatings

CIRSGroup warmly reminds that any supplier of articles containing a Candidate List substance above a concentration of 0.1 % weight by weight has to give sufficient information to their customers and consumers to allow safe use.

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