The GoodBye Chain Group

On December 21, 2011 the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) recommended moving 13 SVHCs toward Annex XIV for Authorisation. The European Commission is scheduled to take final action to include these substances to Annex XIV in February 2013, which will bring the total number of SVHCs to Annex XIV to 19. 

 

The thirteen substances are:
  1. Trichloroethylene
  2. Chromium trioxide
  3. Acids generated from chromium trioxide and their oligomers (group containing: chromic acid, dichromic acid, oligomers of chromic acid and dichromic acid)
  4. Sodium dichromate
  5. Potassium dichromate
  6. Ammonium dichromate
  7. Potassium chromate
  8. Sodium chromate
  9. Cobalt(II) sulphate
  10. Cobalt dichloride
  11. Cobalt(II) dinitrate
  12. Cobalt(II) carbonate
  13. Cobalt(II) diacetate

Companies that have not received an authorisation for their uses of the chemicals in the EU must cease operations 18 months after the chemicals’ application deadline, which is proposed for between August 2014 and February 2015.

 

For more information, read the ECHA press release here