The running list of SVHCs that ECHA maintains under REACH. Appearing on the Candidate List triggers Article 33 communication duties for suppliers of articles containing the substance above 0.1% w/w, and separately triggers SCIP notification. ECHA periodically adds substances to the list, so its size grows over time — check ECHA's Candidate List table directly for the current count. See also: Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC), Annex XIV (Authorisation List), SCIP databaseECHA — Candidate List table
The 2011 EU directive that replaced the original 2002/2003 RoHS Directive, restricting ten hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. See also: Annex II (RoHS)European Commission — RoHS Directive
The EU RoHS annex listing the ten currently restricted substances: lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, PBB, PBDE, and the phthalates DEHP, BBP, DBP and DIBP (the phthalates were added by Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2015/863). See also: RoHS RecastEuropean Commission — RoHS Directive
One of five chemicals restricted under TSCA Section 6(h) as persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT). PIP (3:1) has the most detailed prohibition schedule of the five, with staggered deadlines for different product/article categories running from 2021 through 2039, codified at 40 CFR § 751.407. See also: PBT chemicaleCFR — 40 CFR § 751.407
A chemical EPA has found under TSCA Section 6(h) to be persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic, and identified for expedited restriction 'to the extent practicable,' without a full risk evaluation. Five PBT chemicals are currently restricted: decaBDE, PIP (3:1), 2,4,6-TTBP, HCBD and PCTP. See also: PIP (3:1)eCFR — Title 40, Chapter I, Subchapter R
The EU directive covering electrical equipment rated between 50–1,000 V AC and 75–1,500 V DC, requiring manufacturers to run a conformity assessment, draw up technical documentation and affix CE marking before placing equipment on the market. See also: Gas Appliances Regulation (GAR)EUR-Lex — Directive 2014/35/EU summary
The EU directive covering boats intended for sports and leisure with a hull length from 2.5m to 24m, plus personal watercraft, designated components and propulsion engines, each requiring a conformity assessment before sale in the EU. See also: Gas Appliances Regulation (GAR)EUR-Lex — Directive 2013/53/EU
The EU regulation establishing uniform rules for construction products such as doors, windows, thermal insulation and flooring. The current legal basis, 305/2011, is being replaced by a new regulation, (EU) 2024/3110, signed 27 November 2024 and published in the Official Journal 18 December 2024. See also: Toy Safety RegulationEuropean Parliament Legislative Observatory — procedure 2022/0094(COD)
ECHA's database of substances of very high concern in articles, established under the Waste Framework Directive. Enterprises that produce, assemble, import or distribute an article containing a Candidate List substance above 0.1% w/w must notify it, with information made publicly available to waste operators and consumers. A Commission proposal (COM(2025) 986, 10 Dec 2025) would repeal this duty, but as of this writing it is still a proposal, awaiting a decision in the European Parliament's ENVI committee. See also: Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC), Waste Framework DirectiveECHA — SCIP
The EU directive whose Article 9(1)(i) and 9(2), as amended by Directive (EU) 2018/851, is the legal basis for the SCIP database — mandating ECHA to maintain a database of SVHCs in articles referencing REACH Article 33(1). See also: SCIP databaseEuropean Commission — COM(2025) 986 final
A designation under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act that triggers release-reporting duties and potential cost-recovery/liability exposure. EPA designated PFOA and PFOS (including their salts and structural isomers) as CERCLA hazardous substances effective July 8, 2024 — a designation distinct from any TSCA reporting obligation. See also: Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), TSCA Section 8(a)(7)Federal Register — document 2024-08547
An annual, facility-level chemical-release reporting program under EPCRA § 313. The FY2020 NDAA mandates that PFAS meeting certain criteria be added to the TRI list automatically; EPA's most recent implementing action adds a further PFAS to the list starting with reporting year 2026. TRI is separate from, and in addition to, TSCA § 8(a)(7)'s one-time historical report. See also: CERCLA hazardous substance, TSCA Section 8(a)(7)Federal Register — document 2026-03944
A federal EPA rule requiring manufacturers (including importers) who made PFAS for a commercial purpose any time from 2011 through 2022 to submit a one-time report covering exposure, use, production volume, byproduct, disposal and health/environmental-effects data. As of this writing the submission window has not opened: per 40 CFR § 705.20 (91 FR 18789), it opens no later than January 31, 2027, or earlier if EPA's final rule on its November 2025 proposal (90 FR 50923) takes effect before about December 2, 2026, since the period starts 60 days after that rule's effective date. See also: CERCLA hazardous substance, Currently Unavoidable Use (CUU)eCFR — 40 CFR § 705.20 (91 FR 18789)
A determination process under Maine's amended PFAS-in-products law that lets specific product categories keep selling past their general sales-prohibition date if the use is deemed currently unavoidable. Maine's 2023 amendment eliminated the broader PFAS notification requirement and tied notification instead to CUU-approved categories. See also: TSCA Section 8(a)(7)Maine DEP — PFAS in Products
Minnesota's PFAS-in-products statute, requiring manufacturers to report intentionally added PFAS to the MPCA and phasing in sales bans by product category, with a general ban (absent further exemption) beginning January 1, 2032. The implementing rule set the initial reporting deadline at September 15, 2026. See also: Currently Unavoidable Use (CUU)Minnesota Revisor of Statutes — Minn. Stat. § 116.943
In Chinese national standards, "GB" designates a mandatory standard and "GB/T" designates a recommended (voluntary) one. GB 26572-2025's replacement of the voluntary GB/T 26572-2011 is a significant status change — from voluntary to mandatory — phasing in with an August 1, 2027 implementation date. See also: Compliance Management CatalogMIIT — GB 26572-2025 announcement
The list of product categories subject to mandatory hazardous-substance limits and conformity assessment under China RoHS’s Order No. 32 management system. It is periodically reissued — the current edition (2026) replaced the 2018 "First Batch" catalog. See also: GB vs. GB/TMIIT — 2026 Compliance Catalog announcement
A Bill of Materials analyzed down to the individual substance level, rather than only at the part or component level. MatCheck analyzes BOMs to this depth and recommends a compliance assessment wherever possible, tracking what share of a BOM has been assessed. See also: IPC-1752IPC (electronics.org) — Materials Declaration Data Exchange Standards
The automotive industry's material-composition data exchange system, founded by Audi, BMW, Daimler, Ford, Opel, Porsche, VW and Volvo. MatCheck integrates with IMDS so automotive suppliers can manage IMDS submissions alongside their other material compliance work. See also: SCIP databaseIMDS — About IMDS
A list of substances automakers and suppliers must declare in materials reporting, maintained by the Global Automotive Stakeholders Group (GASG) across automotive OEMs, tier suppliers, and the chemical/plastics industries. MatCheck includes GADSL among its covered regulation badges. See also: IEC 62474 Declarable Substances List, AD-DSLGADSL / GASG
A material-declaration procedure, content and XML data format, plus a declarable-substance database, for the global electrotechnical industry. Current edition 2018, amended A1:2020. See also: GADSL, AD-DSLIEC — 62474
A declarable-substance list for the aerospace and defense supply chain, maintained by the International Aerospace Environmental Group (IAEG) Working Group 1. See also: GADSL, IEC 62474 Declarable Substances ListIAEG
A global UNEP treaty phasing out mercury mining, use and trade, including in some manufactured products. MatCheck includes the Minamata Convention among its covered regulation badges. Minamata Convention on Mercury