Three more SVHCs brings the total to 250

The SVHC Candidate List now includes 250 substances

On June 25th, 2025, ECHA added three more chemical substances to the SVHC Candidate List, it contains now 250 substances. 

The most recent additions are:

• 1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyl-3-[(trimethylsilyl)oxy]trisiloxane, with identifiers (EINECS) EC 241-867-7 and/or CAS 17928-28-8.

This substance is used in the manufacturing of cosmetics and personal care products.

• Decamethyltetrasiloxane, with identifiers (EINECS) EC 205-491-7 and/or CAS 141-62-8.

This substance is used mainly in cosmetics and personal care products, but also other industries such as automotive.

• Tetra(sodium/potassium) 7-[(E)-{2-acetamido-4-[(E)-(4-{[4-chloro-6-({2-[(4-fluoro-6-{[4-(vinylsulfonyl)phenyl]amino}-1,3,5-triazine-2-yl)amino]propyl}amino)-1,3,5-triazine-2-yl]amino}-5-sulfonato-1-naphthyl)diazenyl]-5-methoxyphenyl}diazenyl]-1,3,6-naphthalenetrisulfonate; Reactive Brown 51, with identifier (EINECS) EC 466-490-7.

Reactive Brown 51 is used for treating and dyeing textiles.

All Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) can be found in the Candidate List on the ECHA website. The inclusion of new substances in the Candidate List is the result of a consultation process. ECHA, the European Chemical Agency, collects feedback from interested parties and then decides about the addition of new substances to the Candidate List. 

Details on the steps that led to the addition of the latest three additions can be found in  ECHA Decision D(2025)4165-DC of 13 June 2025.

Obligations are effective immediately

ECHA reasons that the consultation period preceding the decision provides sufficient time to prepare.

The obligations apply to all SVHC that are present in an article above 0,1 % weight-weight (w/w). If this is the case for one or more of the (new) SVHC then:

• The “information” obligation and submittal of information to the SCIP database is required immediately. 
• The same applies to the “communication” obligation: a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) must be available immediately.

Only for the “notification” obligation - for SVHC’s in quantities of more than one tonne per year - there is a period of maximum six months after inclusion to submit the notification to ECHA.

More information on the obligations such as the SCIP database can be found on ProductIPedia as well.