Materials & Environmental
Notifications submitted to ECHA's SCIP database to date
Concentration threshold triggering notification obligations
SVHCs on the Candidate List (February 2026)
Regulation Overview
The SCIP database is ECHA's publicly accessible repository of information on Substances of Concern In Articles as such or in complex objects (Products), established under the amended Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC). It is a cornerstone of EU circular economy legislation. For supply chain teams, the primary obligation is submitting notification data to ECHA when articles placed on the EU market contain Candidate List SVHCs above 0.1% weight by weight.
The SCIP database now contains over 17 million notifications as of early 2026. ECHA has structured the system around its IUCLID XML format, requiring article identifiers, material categories, concentration ranges, and safe-use information. Companies placing articles on the EU market containing SVHCs above 0.1% w/w must submit this data, update notifications when the Candidate List changes, and maintain complex object hierarchies for multi-component products.
SCIP database compliance requires substance-level data—CAS numbers and concentration ranges—from every supplier. When new SVHCs are added to the Candidate List, your entire portfolio requires reassessment and potential resubmission.
EU/EEA manufacturers and assemblers of articles containing Candidate List SVHCs above 0.1% w/w
Importers placing articles on the EU market
Distributors and other actors in the supply chain who place articles on the market
Non-EU companies selling through EU importers (must provide substance data to enable importer's notification)
Companies assembling complex objects from multiple component articles
Distributors who distribute articles as received (via Simplified SCIP Notification)
Key Thresholds
A single finished product can contain hundreds of component articles, each requiring its own SCIP notification with article identifiers, material categories, and substance concentration ranges. Mapping the complex object hierarchy in IUCLID format demands substance-level data from every tier of your supply chain. Without centralized compliance data systems, teams manually reconstruct BOMs into SCIP-compatible structures—spending weeks on a single product notification.
ECHA now updates the Candidate List up to three times per year. Each update means every previously submitted SCIP notification must be reassessed against new SVHCs. For companies with thousands of articles on the EU market, this creates a recurring compliance cycle. Supplier declarations from the prior cycle are already stale. Your team spends weeks identifying affected products, then months chasing updated data from suppliers who may not respond.
SCIP notification applies the 0.1% threshold at the individual article level within a complex object—not at the finished product level. A small component weighing 0.5 grams could contain 8% of a Candidate List substance and trigger full notification obligations. Without BOM-level substance and threshold management, you cannot identify which component articles exceed the threshold.
SCIP dossiers must be submitted in ECHA's IUCLID XML format—a technical specification requiring article identifiers, material categories from ECHA's predefined picklists, concentration ranges, and safe-use text fields. Companies without IT integration must use ECHA's Cloud IUCLID tool or the Submission Portal manually. For portfolios with hundreds or thousands of articles, manual hazardous substance tracking and dossier building at this scale is unsustainable.
Certivo In Action
Certivo in Action — SCIP Database Workflow
Features Tabs
Electronics Manufacturing
Your Pain Point
Complex BOMs; substances in capacitors, connectors, coatings each requiring individual SCIP notification
Automotive Manufacturing
Your Pain Point
IMDS data must feed into SCIP dossiers; OEM flowdown demands SCIP numbers; long vehicle lifecycles
Industrial & Heavy Equipment
Your Pain Point
Legacy materials; global supply chains with limited substance visibility; multiple framework obligations
Aerospace & Defense
Your Pain Point
Stringent documentation; prime contractor flowdown to sub-tier suppliers; long product lifecycles
Medical Devices & Equipment
Your Pain Point
Biocompatibility data intersects SVHC concerns; EU MDR documentation overlaps
Construction Materials
Your Pain Point
CPR overlap; diverse material inputs; long product lifecycles
Consumer Goods
Your Pain Point
High SKU counts; frequent reformulations; each variant may require separate notification
Chemical Manufacturing
Your Pain Point
Registration obligations feed into downstream SCIP requirements; SDS management intersects substance data
From Manual Dossier Building to Exception Management
CORA extracts substance data, maps material categories, and generates IUCLID-formatted dossiers automatically. Your team focuses on exceptions that need human judgment—not manual hazardous substance tracking.
SCIP Notification Acceleration
Generate complete, validated SCIP dossiers with complex object hierarchies in hours—not the 4–6 weeks of manual IUCLID preparation.
Proactive SCIP Database Compliance
When ECHA adds substances to the Candidate List, Certivo reassesses your entire portfolio instantly. Know which articles require updated SCIP notifications before enforcement authorities ask.
Frequently Asked Questions
What products and companies are subject to SCIP database notification 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, assemblers, importers, and distributors. The obligation applies at the individual article level within complex objects, not the finished product level. Retailers supplying directly and exclusively to consumers are exempt. Certivo helps in-scope companies identify which articles in their portfolio trigger SCIP obligations by mapping substance data at the BOM level—so you know your exact exposure before preparing notifications.
What are the penalties for failing to submit SCIP notifications?
SCIP database 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 and SCIP obligations can result in fines up to €1 million and up to five years imprisonment. Market surveillance authorities can also restrict product sales and initiate enforcement actions. Certivo maintains complete audit trails from supplier declaration through SCIP submission, giving your team enforcement-ready documentation that demonstrates compliance during national authority inspections.
How does Certivo handle the proposed SCIP database repeal under the Environmental Omnibus?
The European Commission proposed repealing the SCIP database in December 2025 as part of the Environmental Omnibus (COM/2025/986), with the Digital Product Passport expected to replace its function. This proposal must pass ordinary legislative procedure—typically 18–36 months. Certivo continues full SCIP database compliance support while simultaneously building the substance data layer that feeds into future Digital Product Passport requirements. The substance data CORA collects and validates for SCIP today becomes the foundation for Digital Product Passport compliance tomorrow—protecting your investment regardless of the regulatory outcome.
What declaration formats does Certivo accept for SCIP database compliance?
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, maps it to ECHA's SCIP notification structure, and generates IUCLID-compatible dossiers—eliminating the need to standardize supplier inputs across your supply chain. This format-agnostic approach means your suppliers do not need to adopt new tools or templates, and CORA handles the translation from raw declaration to submission-ready data automatically.
Does Certivo support SCIP alongside REACH, RoHS, and other frameworks?
Yes. Certivo validates a single supplier submission against REACH Article 33, SCIP notification, RoHS, TSCA, Prop 65, and PFAS regulations simultaneously. CORA extracts substance data once and generates the correct output for each framework—Article 33 packages, SCIP dossiers, RoHS declarations, and TSCA reports—from a single source of truth. This eliminates duplicate collection campaigns and ensures every framework obligation is covered without re-engaging suppliers for each regulation separately.