In September 2020, the Federal Office for the Environment of Switzerland has approved to amend the Chemical Risk Reduction Ordinance (SR 814.81, ORRChem) by adding prohibition of the chemicals listed in Annex XIV of the EU¡¯s REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. The amendment has already entered into force on 1 November 2020.
The following substances shall be added to Annex 1.17 of SR 814.81. It shall be prohibited to place on the market for use of the substances or preparations containing such substances, or to use them on a professional or commercial basis after the respective transition period ends.
| Entry No. | Substance name | EC No. /CAS No. | End of transition period |
| 32 | 1-Bromopropane (n-propyl bromide) |
EC No: 203-445-0 CAS No: 106-94-5 |
2 November 2023* |
| 33 | Diisopentylphthalate |
EC No: 210-088-4 CAS No: 605-50-5 |
2 November 2023* |
| 34 | 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C6-8-branched alkyl esters, C7 rich |
EC No: 276-158-1 CAS No: 71888-89-6 |
2 November 2023* |
| 35 | 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C7-11-branched and linear alkyl esters |
EC No: 271-084-6 CAS No: 68515-42-4 |
2 November 2023* |
| 36 | 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dipentylester, branched and linear |
EC No: 284-032-2 CAS No: 84777-06-0 |
2 November 2023* |
| 37 | Bis(2-methoxyethyl) phthalate |
EC No: 204-212-6 CAS No: 117-82-8 |
2 November 2023* |
| 38 | Dipentylphthalate |
EC No: 205-017-9 CAS No: 131-18-0 |
2 November 2023* |
| 39 | N-pentyl-isopentylphthalate |
EC No: - CAS No: 776297-69-9 |
2 November 2023* |
| 40 | Anthracene oil |
EC No: 292-602-7 CAS No: 90640-80-5 |
2 February 2024* |
| 41 | Pitch, coal tar, high temp. |
EC No: 266-028-2 CAS No: 65996-93-2 |
2 February 2024* |
| 42 | 4-(1,1,3,3-Tetramethylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated (covering well-defined substances and UVCB substances, polymers and homologues) |
EC No: ¡ª CAS No: ¡ª |
2 May 2024* |
| 43 | 4-Nonylphenol, branched and linear, ethoxylated (substances with a linear and/or branched alkyl chain with a carbon number of 9 covalently bound in position 4 to phenol, ethoxylated covering UVCB- and well-defined substances, polymers and homologues, which include any of the individual isomers and/or combinations thereof) |
EC No: ¡ª CAS No: ¡ª |
2 May 2024* |
| 44 | 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dihexyl ester, branched and linear |
EC No: 271-093-5 CAS No: 68515-50-4 |
2 November 2023* |
| 45 | Dihexyl phthalate |
EC No: 201-559-5 CAS No: 84-75-3 |
2 November 2023* |
| 46 | 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C6-10-alkyl esters; 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, mixed decyl and hexyl and octyl diesters with ¡Ý 0,3 % of dihexyl phthalate (EC No 201-559-5) |
EC No: 271-094-0; 272-013-1 CAS No: 68515-51-5; 68648-93-1 |
2 November 2023* |
| 47 | Trixylyl phosphate |
EC No: 246-677-8 CAS No: 25155-23-1 |
2 February 2024 |
| 48 | Sodium perborate; perboric acid, sodium salt |
EC No: 239-172-9; 234-390-0 CAS No: - |
2 February 2024 |
| 49 | Sodium peroxometaborate |
EC No: 231-556-4 CAS No: 7632-04-4 |
2 February 2024 |
| 50 | 5-sec-butyl-2-(2,4-dimethylcyclohex-3-en-1-yl)-5-methyl-1,3-dioxane [1], 5-sec-butyl-2-(4,6-dimethylcyclohex-3-en-1-yl)-5-methyl-1,3-dioxane [2] [covering any of the individual stereoisomers of [1] and [2] or any combination thereof] |
EC No: - CAS No: - |
2 May 2024 |
| 51 | 2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4,6-ditertpentylphenol (UV-328) |
EC No: 247-384-8 CAS No: 25973-55-1 |
2 August 2024 |
| 52 | 2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-(5-chlorobenzotriazol-2-yl)phenol (UV-327) |
EC No: 223-383-8 CAS No: 3864-99-1 |
2 August 2024 |
| 53 | 2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(tert-butyl)-6-(sec-butyl)phenol (UV-350) |
EC No: 253-037-1 CAS No: 36437-37-3 |
2 August 2024 |
| 54 | 2-benzotriazol-2-yl-4,6-di-tert-butylphenol (UV-320) |
EC No: 223-346-6 CAS No: 3846-71-7 |
2 August 2024 |
* The transition period ends on 2 July 2026 for the following uses:
- Manufacture of a replacement part for the repair of an article if the substance in question is or has been used in the manufacture of that article and it does not function properly without this replacement part;
- Repair of an article if the substance in question is or has been used in the manufacture of that article and it can only be repaired using the substance in question.