Product Compliance Glossary

Candidate List (REACH Candidate List, SVHC Candidate List)

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.

Source: ECHA — Candidate List table

Annex XIV (Authorisation List) (REACH Authorisation List)

The REACH annex naming SVHCs that require explicit EU authorisation to keep using past a 'sunset date.' ECHA recommends priority substances from the Candidate List to the European Commission, which decides what goes on Annex XIV.

Source: ECHA — Recommendations for inclusion in the Authorisation List

Annex XVII (Restricted Substances) (REACH restrictions)

The REACH annex naming substances whose manufacture, sale or use in the EU is limited or banned outright, including restrictions carried over from before REACH existed as well as ones adopted directly under REACH.

Source: ECHA — Substances restricted under REACH

RoHS Recast (RoHS 2, Directive 2011/65/EU)

The 2011 EU directive that replaced the original 2002/2003 RoHS Directive, restricting ten hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.

Source: European Commission — RoHS Directive

Annex II (RoHS) (RoHS restricted substances)

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).

Source: European Commission — RoHS Directive

PIP (3:1) (phenol isopropylated phosphate (3:1))

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.

Source: eCFR — 40 CFR § 751.407

PBT chemical (Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic chemical)

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.

Source: eCFR — Title 40, Chapter I, Subchapter R

Gas Appliances Regulation (GAR) (GAR, Regulation (EU) 2016/426)

The EU regulation governing appliances that burn gaseous fuels (for cooking, heating, hot water, refrigeration, lighting and washing) and their fittings. It always requires third-party (notified body) involvement before an appliance type can be placed on the market.

Source: European Commission — Gas Appliances Regulation

Low Voltage Directive (LVD) (LVD, Directive 2014/35/EU)

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.

Source: EUR-Lex — Directive 2014/35/EU summary

Recreational Craft Directive (RCD) (RCD, Directive 2013/53/EU)

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.

Source: EUR-Lex — Directive 2013/53/EU

Source: European Parliament Legislative Observatory — procedure 2022/0094(COD)

Construction Products Regulation (CPR) (CPR, Regulation (EU) No 305/2011, Regulation (EU) 2024/3110)

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.

Toy Safety Regulation (Toy Safety Directive, Directive 2009/48/EC, Regulation (EU) 2025/2509)

The EU instrument governing the health and safety of toys for children under 14. The current Directive 2009/48/EC is being replaced by a new Regulation, (EU) 2025/2509, signed 26 November 2025 and published 12 December 2025, with a confirmed 4½-year transition period for industry to comply.

Source: European Parliament Legislative Observatory — procedure 2023/0290(COD)

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SCIP database (EU SCIP, SCIP, ECHA SCIP)

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.

Source: ECHA — SCIP

Waste Framework Directive (WFD, Directive 2008/98/EC)

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).

Source: European Commission — COM(2025) 986 final

CERCLA hazardous substance (Superfund hazardous substance)

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.

Source: Federal Register — document 2024-08547

Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) (TRI)

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.

Source: Federal Register — document 2026-03944

TSCA Section 8(a)(7) (TSCA 8(a)(7), 40 CFR Part 705, PFAS Reporting Rule)

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.

Source: eCFR — 40 CFR § 705.20 (91 FR 18789)

Currently Unavoidable Use (CUU) (CUU)

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.

Source: Maine DEP — PFAS in Products

Amara's Law (Minnesota PFAS in Products law, Minn. Stat. § 116.943)

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.

Source: Minnesota Revisor of Statutes — Minn. Stat. § 116.943

No Significant Risk Level (NSRL) (NSRL)

For carcinogens under California Prop 65, the exposure level resulting in no more than one excess cancer case per 100,000 people exposed over a 70-year lifetime. OEHHA publishes NSRLs (as part of its "safe harbor" numbers) for specific listed chemicals.

Source: OEHHA — Proposition 65 in Plain Language

Maximum Allowable Dose Level (MADL) (MADL)

For reproductive and developmental toxicants under California Prop 65, a threshold set by dividing the chemical's "no observable effect level" by 1,000. Exposure below the MADL does not require a Prop 65 warning.

Source: OEHHA — Proposition 65 in Plain Language

Safe harbor number

An OEHHA-published numeric guidance level implementing the NSRL (carcinogens) or MADL (reproductive/developmental toxicants) concepts for a specific Prop 65-listed chemical, letting a business determine whether a warning is legally required.

Source: OEHHA — Proposition 65 in Plain Language

GB vs. GB/T (Chinese national standard designations)

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.

Source: MIIT — GB 26572-2025 announcement

Compliance Management Catalog (China RoHS Compliance Catalog, 达标管理目录)

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.

Source: MIIT — 2026 Compliance Catalog announcement

Full Material Disclosure (FMD) (FMD)

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.

Source: IPC (electronics.org) — Materials Declaration Data Exchange Standards

IPC-1752 (IPC-1752A)

An XML-based material-declaration data-exchange standard for the electronics supply chain, maintained by IPC. MatCheck generates IPC-1752 XML alongside PDF declarations so customers can consume compliance data in either format.

Source: IPC (electronics.org) — Materials Declaration Data Exchange Standards

IMDS (International Material Data System)

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.

Source: IMDS — About IMDS

GADSL (Global Automotive Declarable Substance List)

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.

Source: GADSL / GASG

IEC 62474 Declarable Substances List (IEC 62474 DSL)

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.

Source: IEC — 62474

AD-DSL (Aerospace-Defense Declarable Substance List)

A declarable-substance list for the aerospace and defense supply chain, maintained by the International Aerospace Environmental Group (IAEG) Working Group 1.

Source: IAEG

Minamata Convention (Minamata Convention on Mercury)

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.

Source: Minamata Convention on Mercury