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On 15 Jan 2019, The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) added 6 new substances as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) to the Candidate List. Therefore, there are total 197 SVHCs in candidate list.
Below table lists out 6 newly Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) with their SVHC properties:
Substance Name | EC number | CAS Number | SVHC property |
2,2-bis(4′-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methylpentane | 401-720-1 | 6807-17-6 | Toxic for reproduction (Article 57c) |
Benzo[k]fluoranthene | 205-916-6 | 207-08-9 | Carcinogenic (Article 57a)PBT (Article 57d)vPvB (Article 57e) |
Fluoranthene | 205-912-4 | 206-44-0 | PBT (Article 57d)vPvB (Article 57e) |
Phenanthrene | 201-581-5 | 85-01-8 | vPvB (Article 57e) |
Pyrene | 204-927-3 | 129-00-0 | PBT (Article 57d)vPvB (Article 57e) |
1,7,7-trimethyl-3-(phenylmethylene)bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one | 239-139-9 | 15087-24-8 | Endocrine disrupting properties (Article 57(f) – environment) |
Please refer to the ECHA website for more details: https://www.echa.europa.eu/-/six-new-substances-added-to-the-candidate-list
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Clause | Scope | Description for the key changes in ST 2016 (2nd Edition)ļ¼ |
3.21 | Definition | Definition of āballā will be changed |
7.1.1 | Marking | Iļ¼The marking requirement for āIntended age rangeā was amendedā¢ Indication structure, location and size of lettering of āIntended age rangeā are stipulated in Annex III.ā¢ Toys without indication of āIntended age rangeā shall be regarded as toys intended for children of all ages. |
7.1.1(2) | Annex III( Newly Added ) | Indication structure, location and size of lettering of āIntended age rangeā |
iļ¼Indication of āintended age rangeā shall be composed of the word āåÆ¾č±”å¹“é½¢ā (intended age) and the intended age of children | ||
Terminology use for āIntended age rangeā | ||
iļ¼āIntended ageā shall be indicated in Arabic numerals.( Chinese characters are not allowed) | ||
iiļ¼The word āęā(age) shall be used to indicate the age in āIntended age rangeā The use of formal wordāę³āis also acceptable. | ||
iiiļ¼āIntended ageā shall be indicated by the word āęā(age) or āęā(month), or combination of both; | ||
Ivļ¼When āIntended ageā is indicated by using word āęā(month), it is allowed only up to ā48ć±ęā(48 months) | ||
vļ¼When āIntended age rangeā includes both ages of āupper limitā and ālower limit, the indication of the age for ālower limitā shall be fixed; the age for āupper limitā may be indicated with wordāé ā.(Except for ride-on toys) | ||
viļ¼The word āå°č±”幓齔ā(intended age) may be omitted when there is not enough space on packaging | ||
Viiļ¼The word ā幓令ā, the abbreviated character of ā 幓齢ā(age), may be used. | ||
Location of indication for āIntended age rangeā | ||
Note: The requirement of Annex III shall apply only to āIntended age rangeā indicated on the front surface of the packaging. | ||
The size of lettering for āIntended age rangeā | ||
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IIļ¼When there are marks with messages other than āIntended ageā near the indication for āIntended age rangeā, the size of āIntended age rangeā shall be equal or larger than these marks. | ||
The color of indication for āIntended age rangeā | ||
iļ¼ āIntended age rangeā shall be indicated with a frame or given prominence by contract against its background which shall be solid (monochromatic). |
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