The Appropriate Authorities for UK REACH have issued a policy statement to explain the interim approach to including SVHC on the UK REACH Candidate list. The statement includes information on: - Interim principles for adding substances to the UK REACH Candidate list
- Assessment of substances in the EU REACH Candidate list pipeline
- Inclusion of substances on the UK REACH Candidate list
View the statement on GOV.UK HSE will shortly publish an initial assessment of substances in the EU REACH Candidate list pipeline to accompany this. The Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), with the consent of Scottish and Welsh Ministers, has made decisions on two transitional applications for authorisation for the time-limited use of SVHC under UK REACH. The Defra Secretary of State has granted authorisation to the applicant Chemetall Limited for the following use of 4-nonylphenol, branched and linear, ethoxylated (4-NPnEO): - Mixing, by aerospace companies, and their associated supply chains, including the Applicant, of base polysulfide sealant components with 4-NPnEO-containing hardener, resulting in mixtures containing <0.1% w/w of 4-NPnEO for aerospace uses that are exempt from authorisation under Art. 56(6)(a) of EUR 2006/1907.
The Defra Secretary of State has granted authorisation to the applicant Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products Ltd for the following use of 4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated (4-tert-OPnEO): - 4-tert-OPnEO as a detergent in the production of bead components for in-vitro diagnostic kits for an immunoassay platform.
These authorisation decisions were made under Article 127G which relates to a transitional measure of UK REACH. Transitional applications received by the Defra Secretary of State are published on GOV.UK Decisions made by the Defra Secretary of State are published on GOV.UK | 
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