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Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern for Authorisation
Substances that are included in the Candidate List have been identified as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC). These substances may have very serious and often irreversible effects on humans and the environment. Substances on the Candidate List may subsequently become subject to authorisation by decision of the European Commission.
Substances are added to the Candidate List by ECHA. The inclusion of a substance in the List may have legal obligations on companies. These obligations are linked to the listed substances:
- on their own
- in preparations
- present in articles
The Candidate List (the list will be regularly updated when more substances are identified as SVHC)
Further information
Documents and web pages below help you to understand the topics covered and/or provide access to relevant tools. The 
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- A general description of the authorisation processes can be found in REACH processes pages of the About REACH section on the guidance website.
- Explanatory documents related to the identification of substances can be found on the Member State Committee page.
- More guidance on the obligations related to articles can be found in the Guidance on Substances in Articles (Section 8.9) available on the guidance website.
- Short summary of obligations linked to the substances on the Candidate List.