ECHA has updated on March 31, 2022, the intention to submit an Annex XV restriction dossier on medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCP) to include uses in PVC as well as other substances that contain chloroalkanes with carbon chain lengths within the range C14 to C17. MCCPs have been identified as substances of very high concern (SVHC) on the basis of their identification as persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) and very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB).
By July 15, 2022, ECHA is expecting to submit the dossier that is currently under preparation.
More information will be uploaded at this page.
