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REACH is the EU's central chemicals law. Its Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) drives two separate obligations for anyone supplying articles into the EU market: telling your customers, and telling ECHA.
Last reviewed 2026-09-27
REACH is Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, entered into force in 2007, and applies to virtually all chemical substances manufactured, imported or used in the EU — on their own, in mixtures, or in manufactured "articles."
REACH works through four processes: Registration (substances at 1 tonne/year or more), Evaluation, Authorisation (for SVHCs placed on Annex XIV), and Restriction (for SVHCs posing unacceptable risk, listed on Annex XVII).
An SVHC is a substance identified under REACH Article 57 as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction (CMR); persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) or very persistent/very bioaccumulative (vPvB); or of equivalent concern by other evidence.
The Candidate List is the running list of SVHCs; ECHA recommends priority Candidate List substances to the European Commission for inclusion on Annex XIV (the Authorisation List), which sets "sunset dates" after which use needs authorisation.
MatCheck analyzes your Bill of Materials down to the substance level (Full Material Disclosure) and recommends a compliance assessment against the REACH Candidate List and Annex XVII, so you always know how much of your BOM has been checked.
See MatCheckMatCheck's in-app SCIP tool and the standalone SCIPBridge integration handle the Article 33 / SCIP 0.1% w/w threshold together, instead of tracking REACH and SCIP obligations in separate spreadsheets.
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The Candidate List is ECHA's running list of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) — chemicals identified as carcinogenic, mutagenic, toxic to reproduction, persistent/bioaccumulative/toxic, or of equivalent concern. As of the most recent update reported in ECHA's own news items (4 February 2026), the list held approximately 253 entries; check ECHA's Candidate List table directly for the current count, since it changes as ECHA adds substances.
The Candidate List identifies SVHCs and triggers communication/SCIP duties. Annex XIV (the Authorisation List) names substances that need explicit EU authorisation to keep using past a "sunset date." Annex XVII (Restrictions) names substances whose manufacture, sale or use is limited or banned outright.
REACH is a general EU chemicals law covering nearly all substances and articles. EU RoHS is narrower: it restricts 10 specific substances in electrical and electronic equipment specifically. A product can be affected by both — see the EU RoHS regulation page for the RoHS-specific list.
Yes. REACH applies across virtually all sectors, including electrical and electronic equipment; electronics are also separately covered by EU RoHS’s narrower substance list.
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