On March 9, 2021, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced the launch of a public comment on 8 potential substances of very high concern (SVHCs). The comment period will end on April 23, 2021. During this period, all stakeholders All comments can be submitted to ECHA. The approved substances will be included in the SVHC candidate list as the 25th batch of substances.

The list of substances in this consultation is as follows:

If the above 8 proposed substances pass the public consultation, they will be added to the SVHC list. By then, the SVHC list will be expanded to 219 items. The eight substances proposed this time are widely used. ZRLK recommends that relevant companies check and confirm the use and existence of these eight substances in their products in advance to ensure that they can meet regulatory requirements when the official list is published.