ECHA Member State Committee October meeting highlights: agreement to identify DBDPE as an SVHC

ECHA published highlights from its Member State Committee (MSC) October meeting stating the MSC agreed to identify 1,1'-(ethane-1,2-diyl)bis[pentabromobenzene] (DBDPE) as an SVHC. This is a key procedural step in the SVHC identification process and can precede future Candidate List inclusion, affecting future Article 33/Article 7(2) obligations once/if included on the Candidate List.