EU - ESIS PBT
European chemical Substances Information System (ESIS) - PBT List
As of 2013-10-09, the ESIS PBT list has been superseded by the SVHC list under the responsibility of ECHA. It is no longer available on the EC Joint Research Center website and is the longer updated. The list is not redundant, however, since it has not been recapitulated in full in the other EC chemical databases. The list will continue to be available here. The list has also been saved by ECHA at https://echa.europa.eu/information-on-chemicals/pbt-vpvb-assessments-under-the-previous-eu-chemicals-legislation
The PBT Information System provides information on Existing Substances which have been subject to evaluation of their PBT properties under the Interim Strategy for REACH and the ESR program. Potential PBT or vPvB substances were identified using screening data and screening estimation techniques (QSARs) for substances for which relevant data is missing. Additional testing was used to verify PBT or vPvB properties.
The TC NES sub-group addressed 127 substances. Of these:
- 28 were considered to fulfil the PBT, vPvB or POP (Persistent Organic Pollutant) criteria
- 66 substances were concluded as not fulfilling the PBT, vPvB or POP criteria
- 10 substances had their assessment deferred and
- for the remaining 23 substances, assessment was to be continued under REACH
Fulfilling PBT criteria
- the substance fulfills the PBT criteria or
- it fulfils the PBT screening criteria but it has been concluded that no further information is required at the moment.
Fulfilling vPvB criteria
- substance fulfils the vPvB criteria or
- it fulfils the vPvB screening criteria but no further information is required at the moment.
POP
- the substance either fulfils the criteria for adding new substances to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and/or the UNECE Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long Range Transpoundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants or
- it is subject to these conventions.
Not fulfilling PBT & vPvB criteria
- The substance does not meet the PBT criteria.
Under evaluation
- The substance is under evaluation or further testing or information has been required from the producers of the substance.
Deferred
- The substance fulfils the PBT or vPvB screening criteria, but it is not possible to achieve any further conclusion at the present; or,
- the substance fulfils the PBT or vPvB screening criteria, but the substance is of not interest due to zero or low volume of production.