Materials & Environmental
SVHCs on the Candidate List (Feb 2026)
Concentration threshold triggering obligations
Maximum response time for customer requests
Regulation Overview
REACH is the EU's comprehensive chemicals regulation and the cornerstone of EU chemical regulations. For supply chain teams, the primary obligation is managing Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs)—chemicals posing serious risks due to carcinogenic, mutagenic, persistent, bioaccumulative, or endocrine-disrupting properties.
The Candidate List contains 253 SVHCs as of February 2026. ECHA has shifted toward up to three Candidate List updates per year—January, June, and November. Companies placing articles on the EU market containing SVHCs above 0.1% w/w must communicate this down the supply chain, respond to consumer requests within 45 days, and submit SCIP database notifications.
REACH compliance requires substance-level data—CAS numbers and weight percentages—from every supplier. When new SVHCs are added, your entire portfolio requires reassessment.
Key Components / Sub-Frameworks
EU/EEA manufacturers of articles containing SVHCs
Importers placing articles on the EU market
Distributors and downstream suppliers in the EU supply chain
Non-EU companies selling through EU importers or representatives
Companies assembling complex products from component articles
Retailers supplying B2B customers
Key Thresholds
ECHA now updates the Candidate List up to three times per year. New SVHCs mean thousands of parts to reassess—but supplier declarations are 12 months old and buried in emails. Your team spends weeks identifying affected suppliers, then months chasing responses.
A customer requests Article 33 confirmation. You need substance data from 12 suppliers across 3 tiers. Supplier 1 responds in German. Supplier 2 sends an outdated format. Supplier 3 doesn't respond. Day 44: you send an incomplete response. Day 46: the customer escalates.
REACH applies the 0.1% threshold at the article level—not finished product level. A small component at 0.01% of product weight could contain 15% SVHC and trigger full obligations. Without substance-level BOM mapping, you can't calculate actual exposure.
Every article with SVHCs above 0.1% w/w requires SCIP notification. The SCIP database now contains over 15 million notifications. Complex products with hundreds of components mean hundreds of submissions—each requiring material categories, concentration ranges, and safe-use information. Manual hazardous substance tracking at this scale is unsustainable.
Certivo In Action
Reach Workflow
Electronics Manufacturing
Your Pain Point
Complex BOMs; substances in capacitors, connectors, coatings
Automotive Manufacturing
Your Pain Point
IMDS requirements; OEM flowdown; long lifecycles
Industrial & Heavy Equipment
Your Pain Point
Legacy materials; global supply chains; multiple frameworks
Aerospace & Defense
Your Pain Point
Stringent documentation; prime flowdown to sub-tiers
Medical Devices & Equipment
Your Pain Point
Biocompatibility intersects SVHC concerns; EU MDR overlap
Construction Materials
Your Pain Point
CPR overlap; long lifecycles; diverse material inputs
Consumer Goods
Your Pain Point
High SKU counts; frequent reformulations; consumer exposure
Chemical Manufacturing
Your Pain Point
Registration obligations; SDS management; downstream communication
From Data Entry to Exception Management
CORA extracts substance data automatically. Your team focuses on exceptions that need human judgment—not manual hazardous substance tracking.
Article 33 Response Acceleration
Generate complete, audit-ready Article 33 packages in hours—not the 4-6 weeks of manual compilation.
Proactive REACH Compliance Monitoring
When ECHA adds substances, Certivo reassesses your portfolio instantly. Know which products are affected before customers ask.
Key Statistics
Frequently Asked Questions
What products and companies are subject to REACH SVHC obligations?
Any company placing articles on the EU/EEA market containing Candidate List substances above 0.1% w/w must comply. This includes EU manufacturers, importers, distributors, and non-EU companies selling through EU representatives. The obligation applies at the individual article level within complex products, not the finished product level.
What are the penalties for REACH non-compliance?
REACH enforcement is handled by national authorities in each EU member state. Penalties vary by country but are significant—in Germany, intentional non-compliance with REACH obligations, including SCIP reporting failures, can result in fines up to €1 million and up to five years imprisonment. Market surveillance authorities can also restrict product sales.
How does Certivo track updates to the REACH Candidate List?
Certivo maintains continuous sync with ECHA's Candidate List, incorporating new SVHCs within days of publication. When substances are added—now up to three times per year—CORA reassesses your entire portfolio and alerts you to affected products, triggering the appropriate Article 33 and SCIP workflows automatically.
What declaration formats does Certivo accept from suppliers?
Certivo accepts any format: PDF declarations, Excel spreadsheets, IPC-1752, IMDS exports, XML files, and freeform responses. CORA extracts substance data regardless of format or language, eliminating the need to standardize supplier inputs across your supply chain.
Does Certivo support both EU REACH and UK REACH alongside related frameworks?
Yes. Certivo validates against both EU and UK Candidate Lists simultaneously, flagging substances that are SVHCs in either jurisdiction. The same supplier submission is also validated against RoHS, TSCA, Prop 65, and PFAS regulations—eliminating duplicate collection campaigns across frameworks.