[Regulation]Regulation update: EU REACH SVHC (Nov 5, 2025)
13 Nov 2025
On November 5, 2025, the ECHA Member State Committee decided to add DBDPE to the SVHC Candidate List. As a result, the total number of entries on the list increased from 250 to 251.
※ ECHA: European Chemicals Agency ※ SVHC: Substances of Very High Concern ※ Candidate List: List of Substances of Very High Concern
SVHC refers to Substances of Very High Concern designated in accordance with the criteria set out in REACH Article 57.
In accordance with REACH Article 59(10), SVHCs are officially published through the Candidate List.
Once a substance is included in the Candidate List, obligations such as substance notification, information sharing, and SCIP submission arise.
SVHCs may subsequently be added to the Authorisation List following continuous evaluation.
Key Changes
DBDPE has been officially added to the SVHC list. DBDPE is a brominated flame retardant that has been used as a substitute for the existing brominated flame retardant DecaBDE. However, since this substitute has now also become subject to regulation, it indicates that restrictions on brominated flame retardants continue to tighten. At the same time, this is expected to promote the development and transition toward more sustainable alternative substances.
※ Brominated flame retardants: Compounds containing bromine (Br) atoms that are added to combustible materials to suppress or delay combustion.
Very persistent & very bioaccumulative vPvB (Article 57e)
Flame retardant
IMDS Reflection
Changes to the SVHC list are reflected in the material information within the IMDS system. According to the updates implemented in Release 15.1, if a substance newly designated as an SVHC has been set as a confidential substance, it will be immediately disclosed. After this disclosure process is completed, when accessing IMDS, a GADSL/SVHC update notification pop-up will appear, and users must complete the confirmation process before logging in.
On November 5, 2025, the ECHA Member State Committee decided to add DBDPE to the SVHC Candidate List. As a result, the total number of entries on the list increased from 250 to 251.
※ ECHA: European Chemicals Agency
※ SVHC: Substances of Very High Concern
※ Candidate List: List of Substances of Very High Concern
Regulatory Overview
EC 1907/2006 REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) is an integrated chemical management system that regulates the registration, evaluation, authorisation, and restriction of chemical substances.
SVHC refers to Substances of Very High Concern designated in accordance with the criteria set out in REACH Article 57.
In accordance with REACH Article 59(10), SVHCs are officially published through the Candidate List.
Once a substance is included in the Candidate List, obligations such as substance notification, information sharing, and SCIP submission arise.
SVHCs may subsequently be added to the Authorisation List following continuous evaluation.
Key Changes
DBDPE has been officially added to the SVHC list. DBDPE is a brominated flame retardant that has been used as a substitute for the existing brominated flame retardant DecaBDE. However, since this substitute has now also become subject to regulation, it indicates that restrictions on brominated flame retardants continue to tighten. At the same time, this is expected to promote the development and transition toward more sustainable alternative substances.
※ Brominated flame retardants: Compounds containing bromine (Br) atoms that are added to combustible materials to suppress or delay combustion.
Candidate List Update
Date of publication: November 5, 2025
Addition to the SVHC list: 1 substance (see table below)
1,1'-(ethane-1,2-diyl)bis[pentabromobenzene] (DBDPE)
84852-53-9
Very persistent & very bioaccumulative
vPvB (Article 57e)
Flame retardant
IMDS Reflection
Changes to the SVHC list are reflected in the material information within the IMDS system.
According to the updates implemented in Release 15.1, if a substance newly designated as an SVHC has been set as a confidential substance, it will be immediately disclosed.
After this disclosure process is completed, when accessing IMDS, a GADSL/SVHC update notification pop-up will appear, and users must complete the confirmation process before logging in.
IMDS update: Release 15.1 Planned Updates (Sep 30,2025)
IMDS Reflection Screens: See Captures 1 & 2 below.
[Fig. 1 Popup displayed upon login after completion of the GADSL/SVHC update]
[Fig. 2 DBDPE Substance Information]