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24 CMR Substances Added to the REACH Restrictions List by the European Commission
On 8 June 2023 the European Commission added 24 new entries for substances that are carcinogenic, mutagenic, or toxic to reproduction (CMR) to the REACH Restricted Substance List (Annex XVII). The list of substances was published in an Annex to the Commission Regulation 2023/1132 in the Official Journal of the European Union on 9 June. The Commission Regulation can be found here. The restrictions will come into force on 1 December 2023.
The 24 new substances are classified as Category 1A and 1B CMR substances. Category 1A contains chemical substance for which there is scientific evidence based on humans that the substance is CMR. For Category 1B the scientific evidence is based on animals. Under the REACH regulation substances that are categorised as CMR 1A and 1B cannot be placed on the market or used.
The substances added to Annex XVII include the following:
|
Substance |
Property of Concern |
|
Bisphenol S |
Toxic to reproduction Endocrine disrupting |
|
Cumene |
Carcinogenic |
|
Ammonium Bromide |
Toxic to reproduction |
|
Benzophenone |
Carcinogenic |
|
N-(2-nitrophenyl)phosphoric triamide |
Toxic to reproduction |
Furthermore, five existing substance entries in Annex XVII have been amended.
We acknowledge that the above information has been compiled from European Commission.
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