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REACH regulation divide the existing of substance into three forms: on their own, in mixtures and in articles. In principle, the regulation has an impact on most products input into EU (except for food, drug and pesticide).

What’s SVHCs?
Substances with the following hazard properties may be identified as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs):
(1) Carcinogens, mutagens, reproductive toxins (CMRs) cat 1A and 1B
(2) Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic (PBT)
(3) Very Persistent and Very Bioaccumulative (vPvB)
(4) Substances of equivalent concern to the above
At present, Sixteen batches of 173 substances were listed in the SVHC Candidate List, and ECHA will publish two batches every year.

SVHC requirement:

SVHC may be included in the Authorisation list (Annex XIV of REACH) step by step. Once were listed into the list, the SVHCs become subject to authorization. These substances cannot be placed on the market or used after a given date (Sunset day), unless an authorisation is granted for their specific use, or the use is exempted from authorisation.

The list of restrictions (Annex XVII of REACH) contains those substances (on its own, in a mixture or in an article) for which manufacture, placing on the market or use is limited or banned in the European Union. The list included 63 entries and will be updated continual. Restriction is the highest fire safety on substances limit, the enterprise must conform this restriction first during production process.