Article 7 of the REACH Regulations details the criteria under which a Substance of Very High Concern, or SVHC, would need to be notified to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) if it is present in an article. In summary, notification would be required if:
(a) the substance is present in those articles in quantities totalling over 1 tonne per producer or importer per year, and;
(b) the substance is present in those articles above a concentration of 0.1% weight by weight (w/w).
Notification
is not required, however, if the producer or importer can exclude
exposure to humans or the environment during normal or reasonably
foreseeable conditions of use including disposal. In such cases, the
producer or importer shall supply appropriate instructions to the
recipient of the article. Also, notification is not required if the
substance has already been registered for that use.
The SVHC's that may require notification will be named in the so called "candidate list". This doesn't exist yet, but should be published on the ECHA website towards the end of this year or, more likely, early next year. Such notifications will not be required until June 2011 at the earliest.
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