All data collected since January 2021 on SVHCs (Substances of Very High Concern listed on the REACH Candidate List) in products manufactured and/or placed on the EU market is now uploaded to the SCIP database. This is due to the European Waste Framework Directive. To find out more, please follow the link here to the SCIP InfoPoint. According to the ECHA, approximately 9 million SCIP notifications have now been successfully submitted by around 4,700 legal entities. But what happens to all the data that the ECHA collects in this database?

One key aim is to make this data available to both recycling companies and consumers. The information can be accessed via the SCIP dissemination portal, which will be available from September. A report published by the ECHA following the 40th Meeting of Competent Authorities for REACH and CLP (CARACAL) states that to begin with “a minimal set of initial functions” will be provided. This includes the ability to search specific criteria based on the information provided. The report also mentioned that the ECHA will work with a range of stakeholders to discuss and map their particular needs.

Even though the ECHA regularly checks the data that is submitted and offers a range of tools (via its website and by working directly with users), the parties submitting the data are ultimately responsible for their own information. The information submitted is also not changed before it is published.

Most frequently reported substances

Here are the five most frequently reported substances on the REACH Candidate List according to the ECHA:

• Lead
• Lead monoxide
• Diboron trioxide
• 4,4′-Isopropylidendiphenol ,
• Lead titanium trioxide

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