Substances of very high concern identification
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Authorisation
- Substances of very high concern identification
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How to apply for authorisation
- Are you affected by authorisation?
- Develop an application strategy
- Start preparing your application
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- Notify ECHA and request a teleconference based information session
- Finalise your application
- Formats for applications for authorisation
- Submit your application
- Engage during the opinion development
- Fulfil your obligations
- Evaluating applications
- Previous events on appliction for authorisation
- Partners service for applicants
- Information on applying for authorisation by Member States and industry organisations
- Ask ECHA about authorisation applications
- Submit a review report if you still need to use the substance
- Simplified applications for authorisation for legacy spare parts
Substances of very high concern identification
Member States or the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), on request of the European Commission, may propose a substance to be identified as an SVHC by preparing a dossier in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex XV to REACH. More details of the SVHC identification process can be found under the Regulations tab.
Preparing and submitting an SVHC dossier
There are two submission windows per year for the submission of Annex XV SVHC dossiers. The following dates by which to submit Annex XV SVHC dossiers in 2022 have been established:
- 01 February 2022
- 04 August 2022
An annotated Annex XV report template has been developed to assist Member States in preparing Annex XV reports.
Further guidance and support is provided at the links below including ECHA guidance documents and practical guides. Links to ECHA's general approach papers which aim to present the latest understanding of the subject in question are also provided.
Guidance documents
All current ECHA guidance documents are available on ECHA's website. The following documents are particularly relevant to those preparing a proposal to identify a substance as an SVHC:
Guidance documents
- Guidance for the preparation of an Annex XV dossier on the identification of substances of very high concern [PDF] [EN]
- Guidance for identification and naming of substances under REACH and CLP [PDF] [EN]
- Guidance on information requirements and chemical safety assessment Chapter R.11: PBT and vPvB Assessment [PDF] [EN]
Practical guides
General approach papers
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