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16 June 2025 - News release ECHA Member State Committee - June meeting highlights

Helsinki, 16 June 2025 - In its June meeting, ECHA's Member State Committee (MSC) agreed to identify two new substances of very high concern, SVHC. ECHA will add them to the Candidate List later in June:

  • Decamethyltetrasiloxane (L4); (EC 205-491-7); and
  • 1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyl-3- [(trimethylsilyl)oxy]trisiloxane (M3T); (EC 241-867-7)

In addition, one substance will be added to the Candidate List in June without the committee's involvement:

  • Tetra(sodium/potassium)-7-[(E)-{2- acetamido-4-[(E)-(4-{[4-chlor-6-({2-[(4-f luor-6-{[4-(vinylsulf onyl)phenyl]amino}- 1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)amino]propyl}amino)-1,3,5- triazin-2-yl]amino}-5-sulf onato-1-naphthyl)diazenyl]-5- methoxyphenyl}diazenyl]-1,3,6-naphthalin; (EC 466-490-7)

The MSC also agreed on two compliance check decisions and one testing proposal examination with amendments proposed by the Member States.

Furthermore, the committee discussed its draft opinion of ECHA's recommendation of substances to be included on the Authorisation List and will adopt its opinion in written procedure after the summer.

Press contact: Tiiu Bräutigam, press@echa.europa.eu, +358 40 506 9006

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