Whereas
(1) Pursuant to Article 59(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation,
Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) the European Chemicals Agency
(hereinafter referred to as ‘ECHA’ or ‘The Agency’) received from Member States ten
dossiers in accordance with Annex XV to REACH for substances which in their opinion
meet the criteria of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC5) set out in Article 57 of
REACH.
(2) On 1 September 2014, the Agency invited all interested parties to submit comments
on the Annex XV dossiers, as stated in Article 59(4) REACH.
(3) The public commenting period for all substances ended on 16 October 2014.
(4) In accordance with Article 59(5) REACH, the deadline for Member States or the
Agency to comment on the identification of the substances as SVHCs was 31 October
2014.
(5) The Agency received comments on the identification as SVHCs for the following
substances: