On October 9, 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that the Member State Committee (MSC) agreed at the October meeting to identify 1,1'-(ethane-1,2-diyl)bis[pentabromobenzene] (DBDPE) (EC 284-366-9, CAS 84852-53-9) as a substance of very high concern, SVHC, because of its very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) properties.  ECHA plans to formally include the substance in the list of substances of very high concern (SVHC) in November, when the number of SVHC will increase from 250 to 251.

Besides the regular obligations following the listing on the Candidate List, the identification of DBDPE as an SVHC will support the potential restriction work on brominated flame retardants. This SVHC identification is also aligned with the deadline for a possible transfer of the substance to the list of harmonised entries under the CLP Regulation.

The information of the substance is as follows:

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https://echa.europa.eu/es/-/highlights-from-echa-s-member-state-committee-october-meeting

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