Validation data obtained for all compounds considered highlight report limits (1000 g g−1for DINCH, DiNP, DiDP and 100 g g−1for all other analytes) in PVC samples which comply with the limit of acceptable contamination level according to the Reach regulation (less than1000 ppm); the absence of significant loss of phthalates during the precipitation step of PVC and for DEHP the suitability of the extraction process proposed (THF/EtOH) according to results obtained during the cross-validation