ECHA Publishes Final Decisions for 14 Potentially Hazardous Substances

After review by member states and unanimous agreement by the Member State Committee, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published a group of evaluation decisions on 14 substances considered to pose potential risks, creating obligations for companies in the European Union to conduct tests and provide further data about their use. The decisions are the culmination of the European Parliament Council’s substance evaluation process under Regulation No. 1907/2006 on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH).

In addition to bisphenol A, ECHA has made final decisions on the following substances: isoheptane; imidazole; a mixture of cistetrahydro-2-isobutyl- 4-methylpyran-4-ol; transtetrahydro-2-isobutyl-4-methylpyran-4-ol; oligomerisation and alkylation reaction products of 2 phenylpropene and phenol; N,N’-bis(1,4-dimethylpentyl)-p-phenylenediamine; carbon tetrachloride; 1,3-diphenylguanidine; hexyl salicylate; 2,2’-iminodiethanol; 2-ethylhexanoic acid; decahydronaphthalene; alkanes, C14-17, chloro (MCCP, Medium chained chlorinated paraffins); and 2-(4-tertbutylbenzyl) propionaldehyde.

Issue 519