EU to add 12 substances to REACH authorisation list

The European Commission has published a draft regulation to add 12 substances of very high concern (SVHC) to Annex XIV – the REACH authorisation list. Their inclusion, which the Commission has proposed for October 2019, would increase the number of substances in the Annex from 43 to 55. The draft regulation was discussed at the REACH Committee meeting in December, a Commission official said. And one substance – diazene-1,2-dicarboxamide (C,C'-azodi(formamide)) (ADCA) – is a respiratory sensitiser category 1. The draft regulation, published on 15 February on the Commission's Comitology register, proposes to extend the transitional arrangements for a number of substances for uses in spare parts and repair of articles and complex products produced before the ban comes into place.