ECHA opened a public consultation on its draft recommendation to add four substances (from the REACH SVHC Candidate List) to the REACH Authorisation List (Annex XIV). Stakeholders are invited to submit comments/information by 2 May 2026. Although this is an Annex XIV pipeline step (not a Candidate List change), it is directly SVHC-relevant because Candidate List substances are the feedstock for Annex XIV recommendations; impacted companies should review uses/supply chains and consider submitting information during the consultation window.
ECHA opened a public consultation on its draft recommendation to add four substances (currently on the REACH Candidate List as SVHCs) to the REACH Authorisation List (Annex XIV). Stakeholders are invited to submit comments (e.g., information on uses, volumes, supply chain impacts, and potential exemptions) by 2 May 2026. This is a key SVHC-to-authorisation pipeline step: if the European Commission later adds these substances to Annex XIV, continued use/placing on the market after applicable sunset dates would require authorisation for non-exempt uses, affecting manufacturers, importers, and downstream users.
ECHA refreshed the ‘Registry of SVHC intentions until outcome’ (page shows “Last updated 04 February 2026”), reflecting the current status of SVHC identification intentions and outcomes (e.g., entries marked as withdrawn/identified). While not a Candidate List inclusion itself, this update is directly relevant to REACH SVHC monitoring because it signals changes in the SVHC identification pipeline that compliance teams track for upcoming Candidate List proposals and consultations.
ECHA launched a public consultation on its draft recommendation to the European Commission to add four Candidate List substances to the REACH Authorisation List (Annex XIV). Compliance teams should monitor this pipeline step because Annex XIV inclusion can introduce authorisation obligations for continued use/placing on the market (subject to future sunset dates set in any eventual Annex XIV entries). The consultation is open for stakeholder input until 2 May 2026.
ECHA Weekly (28 May 2025) reports new intentions to identify substances as SVHCs under REACH and indicates an upcoming ad hoc SVHC consultation to support potential SVHC identification of 1,1'-(ethane-1,2-diyl)bis[pentabromobenzene] (DBDPE). The weekly item also lists intentions for 4,4'-methylenediphenol and for 4,4'-[2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethylidene]diphenol (bisphenol AF) and its salts. Compliance teams should treat this as an early warning for potential future Candidate List additions and prepare to participate in consultation(s) and begin substance-in-articles/supply-chain impact screening.