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ECHA LAUNCHES A PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON 8 POTENTIAL

ECHA has launched the public consultation on 8 proposals for substances of very high concern (SVHC) on 08 Mar 2018.The public consultation will be open for 45 days and will end on 23 Apr. 2018. Interested parties are invited to join the public consultation by posting their comments on the ECHA website. Substances passing the public consultation will become the nineteenth batch SVHC.

Proposed Substances

No.	Substance Name	EC No.	CAS No.	Reason for proposing
1	Benzo[ghi]perylene	205-883-8	191-24-2	PBT (Article 57 d); vPvB Art.57(e)
2	Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5)	208-764-9	541-02-6	PBT (Article 57d); vPvB (Article 57e)
3	Disodium octaborate	234-541-0	12008-41-2	Toxic for reproduction (Article 57c)
4	Dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane (D6)	208-762-8	540-97-6	PBT (Article 57d); vPvB (Article 57e)
5	Ethylenediamine	203-468-6	107-15-3	Respiratory sensitising properties (Article 57(f) - human health)
6	Lead	231-100-4	7439-92-1	Toxic for reproduction (Article 57c)
7	Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4)	209-136-7	556-67-2	PBT (Article 57d) vPvB (Article 57e)
8	Terphenyl hydrogenated	262-967-7	61788-32-7	vPvB Art.57(e)

More information ：

https://echa.europa.eu/substances-of-very-high-concern-identification

CTI Suggestion

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