Content of Substances of Very High Concern (Candidate List)
Level: Advanced. Also available as Core
Core: Through this requirement, the contracting authority receives information on the content of chemicals hazardous to health or environment listed on the Candidate List in the EU chemicals legislation Reach. Advanced: Through this requirement, content of chemicals hazardous to health or environment listed in the Candidate List in the EU chemicals legislation Reach are minimised.
Details
- Type:
- Special contract terms
- ID:
- 11256
- Group:
- General criteria
Criterion text
At [the start of the contract or at another time specified by the contracting authority], consumables delivered under the contract shall not contain substances included in the current Candidate List (Article 59 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)) in concentrations exceeding 0.1 percent by weight (1000 mg/kg). 0.1 percent by weight applies to each individual part of a product1.
If new substances are entered on the Candidate List during the contract period, the supplier shall no later than six months after the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published a revised Candidate List present a time-bound action plan on how the substances can be phased out.
In its tender, the supplier shall provide a brief description on how they intend to fulfil the contract term during the contract period
1Percent by weight applies to each individual part of a composite item and thus means, not 0.1percent of a composite product, but 0.1 percent of each constituent part
Proposed follow-up
Request a compilation of substances on the candidate list that occur in concentrations above 0.1 percent by weight in the products. Perform spot checks on technical documentation from manufacturers and material suppliers. If necessary, analytical testing can be done.
Information about the criterion
The core and the advanced requirement cannot be used together. For drainage catheters, levels above 0.2 percent by weight apply in order not to limit the availability of products on the market and access to a wide product range.
Environmental goals
Versions history
The version date indicates when the sustainability criterion was created or last updated. Last reviewed dated tells when we last checked that the sustainability criterion still is relevant.
- Current ID
- 11256
- Version date
- 2019-05-29