UK REACH Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHCs) for authorisation

The UK REACH Candidate List is a list of SVHCs identified in accordance with Article 59 of UK REACH.

You can read about the process for including substances on the Candidate List and how their regulation under UK REACH might impact on the chemicals in your business in our guidance on SVHCs under UK REACH.

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Once substances are formally identified as SVHCs, they are included in the UK REACH Candidate List.

Once a substance is included on the UK REACH Candidate List, it brings obligations for suppliers of the substance.

Read more in our guidance on SVHCs

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Updated 2026-03-09