14 November 2011

COMMENTS ON AN ANNEX XV DOSSIER FOR IDENTIFICATION OF A SUBSTANCE AS SVHC AND RESPONSES TO THESE COMMENTS

Substance name:	1,2-Diethoxyethane	
CAS number:	629-14-1	
EC number:	211-076-1	

The substance is proposed to be identified as meeting the following SVHC criteria set out in Article 57 of the REACH Regulation: Repr. 1A 

PART I: Comments and responses to comments on the SVHC proposal and its justification

General comments on the SVHC proposal
Number	Date	Submitted by (name, Organisation/MSCA)	Comment	Response	
8	2012/10/18	International NGO
Health and Environment Alliance
Belgium	We support the adoption of this chemical to the Candidate List.	Thank you for the support.	
7	2012/10/18	Member State
Norway	The Norwegian CA supports that 1,2-diethoxyethane  should be identified as a substance of very high concern and should be included in the Candidate List. 	Thank you for the support.	
6	2012/10/17	National NGO
Naturskyddsföreningen, Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC)
Sweden	The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC) supports the proposal to categorise 1,2-Diethoxyethane as a Substance of Very High Concern.
 
The SSNC is the largest and most influential environmental organisation in Sweden, currently with 192,000 members nationwide. The SSNC works to protect the natural environment and human health, and to strengthen global solidarity.	Thank you for the support.	
5	2012/10/16	Member State
United Kingdom	Given the lack of registrations for this substance it would appear to be a very low priority for inclusion in Annex XIV.	The Annex XV SVHC dossier was prepared and submitted according to Art. 59(3) of REACH. 
The substance clearly meets the criteria set out in Article 57(c). 
The potential inclusion of the substance into Annex XIV is another step which is not subject to the present procedure. ECHA prioritises and recommends substances for inclusion to Annex XIV according to Art. 58. MSs have the possibility to express their views on the draft recommendation.	
4	2012/10/16	National NGO
IEW
Belgium	We support the nomination of this chemical to the Candidate List as a substance of very high concern	Thank you for the support.	
3	2012/10/16	Member State
Germany	The German CA supports the proposed identification of 1,2-diethoxyethane (CAS No. 629-14-1) as a Substance of Very High Concern according to Article 57(c) of the REACH legislation No 1907/2006.	Thank you for the support.	
2	2012/10/09	National NGO
Danish Consumer Council 
Denmark	The Danish Consumer Council (DCC) supports the inclusion of the substance in the candidate list. The DCC wants dangerous chemicals in consumer products to be banned or at least minimized to the lowest possible levels. The inclusion of this substance to the candidate list is a strong signal to producers that the use of this substance should in time be stopped, and substituted with a less dangerous one.

	Thank you for the support.	
1	2012/10/01	Trade union
European Trade Union Confederation
Belgium	ETUC supports the identification of this substance as SVHC. 	Thank you for the support.	

Specific comments on the justification
No comments of this type

PART II: Comments and responses to comments on uses, exposures, alternatives and risks

Specific comments on use, exposure, alternatives and risks
No comments of this type