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Ref. : EIC 230/2/12

30 June 2020

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 498/2020

European Union (EU)* : Updates on the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC)

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 585/2019 dated 5 August 2019, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has recently updated the candidate list of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC), adding four new substances to the list, including 1-vinylimidazole, 2-methylimidazole, dibutylbis(pentane-2,4-dionato-O,O')tin and butyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (Butylparaben). For details, please refer to the press release ECHA/PR/20/05 issued by the ECHA, which can be accessed through the following link:
https://echa.europa.eu/-/candidate-list-update-four-new-hazardous-chemicals-to-be-phased-out.

ENQUIRIES

2.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5556.

Yours faithfully,

(LAU Lap)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

* The EU comprises of 27 member countries, namely, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. The United Kingdom (UK) withdrew from the EU with effect from 31 January 2020, and has entered an implementation period which is due to last until 31 December 2020. During the implementation period, the EU law will continue to apply in the UK generally.