Understanding the obligations associated with registration on the candidate list
Manufacture of a candidate substance : obligations

The candidate list identifies SVHC substances. SVHC substances have properties of very high concern that may have serious and often irreversible effects on humans and/or the environment. Their marketing and use are therefore likely to have health and/or environmental impacts that need to be known, anticipated, and managed if necessary.

This is why the inclusion of a substance on the candidate list requires the manufacturer and/or distributor to inform the downstream chain of its hazardous nature. The information required differs depending on how the substance is used. These obligations concern:

• the substances themselves;

• their presence in a mixture;

• their use in the manufacture of an article.