Commercial Information Circular
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Ref. : EIC 230/2/12
25 January 2024
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 103/2024
European Union (EU)* : Updates on the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern
Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 406/2023 dated 15 June 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) updated the Candidate List of substances of very high concern on 23 January 2024 by adding the following five new substances:
| Substance name | |
|---|---|
| 1. | 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenol |
| 2. | 2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol |
| 3. | 2-(dimethylamino)-2-[(4-methylphenyl)methyl]-1-[4-(morpholin-4-yl)phenyl]butan-1-one |
| 4. | Bumetrizole |
| 5. | Oligomerisation and alkylation reaction products of 2-phenylpropene and phenol |
2.For details, please refer to the press release ECHA/NR/24/01 issued by the ECHA, which can be accessed through the following link: https://echa.europa.eu/-/echa-adds-five-hazardous-chemicals-to-the-candidate-list.
3.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at 2398 5684.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Tracy MAK)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
* The EU comprises 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.
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