Five substances added to REACH Authorisation List
Five substances added to REACH Authorisation List
jeudi 14 avril 2022
Five substances of very high concern have just been added by the European Chemicals agency (#ECHA) to the Authorisation List due to their reprotoxic, carcinogenic or endocrine disrupting properties. The five substances are:
• Tetraethyllead (TEL) (EC 201-075-4, CAS 78-00-2)
• 4,4'-bis(dimethylamino)-4''-(methylamino)trityl alcohol [with ≥ 0.1% w/w of Michler's ketone (EC 202-027-5) or Michler's base (EC 202-959-2)] (EC 209-218-2, CAS 561-41-1)
• Reaction products of 1,3,4-thiadiazolidine-2,5-dithione, formaldehyde and 4-heptylphenol, branched and linear (RP-HP) [with ≥ 0,1% w/w 4-heptylphenol, branched and linear (4-HPbl)] (EC -, CAS -)
• 2-ethylhexyl 10-ethyl-4,4-dioctyl-7-oxo-8-oxa-3,5-dithia-4-stannatetradecanoate (DOTE) (EC 239-622-4, CAS 15571-58-1)
• Reaction mass of 2-ethylhexyl 10-ethyl-4,4-dioctyl-7-oxo-8-oxa-3,5-dithia-4-stannatetradecanoate and 2-ethylhexyl 10-ethyl-4-[[2-[(2-ethylhexyl)oxy]-2-oxoethyl]thio]-4-octyl-7-oxo-8-oxa-3,5-dithia-4-stannatetradecanoate (reaction mass of DOTE and MOTE) (EC -, CAS -)
If you want to continue using these substances after the agreed sunset date, you will need to apply for authorisation.
You may consult the following page of the ECHA website for more information: click here