10. Glossary

Appendix XIV

List of SVHC substances subject to REACH authorization.

Chemical product

Generic term for both substances and mixtures of chemical substances. This term has no regulatory definition, as regulations refer specifically to substances and mixtures.

Substance

A chemical element and its compounds in their natural state or obtained by a manufacturing process, including any additive necessary to preserve its stability and any impurity resulting from the process used, but excluding any solvent which can be separated without affecting the stability of the substance or modifying its composition.

Use

Activity carried out with a substance, as such or contained in a preparation or used in the production of an article,...