Information from the Existing Substances Regulation (ESR)

Before REACH entered into force, chemicals were regulated by a number of different regulations and directives. The Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 -- also known as the Existing Substances Regulation (ESR) -- was one of these. It introduced a comprehensive framework for the evaluation and control of "existing substances" (substances on the market before 1982). 

The ESR stated that the Commission, in consultation with the Member States, would regularly draw up lists of priority substances which require immediate attention because of their potential effects to human health or the environment. Between 1994 and 2007 (the entry into force of REACH), four such priority lists were published, with a total of 141 substances.

The table gives a complete overview on the risk assessments performed by the Member States for each of the 141 substances listed in the four priority lists.
There are currently no ongoing consultations.
 
Zinc sulphate 231-793-3 7733-02-0 2 Details
Zinc oxide 215-222-5 1314-13-2 2 Details
Zinc distearate, Fatty acids, C16-18, zinc salts
209-151-9
293-049-4
557-05-1
91051-01-3
2 Details
Zinc chloride 231-592-0 7646-85-7 2 Details
Zinc 231-175-3 7440-66-6 2 Details
Vinyl acetate 203-545-4 108-05-4 1 Details
V6 (2,2-bis(chloromethyl) trimethylene bis[bis(2-chloroethyl)phosphate]) 253-760-2 38051-10-4 4 Details
Trizinc bis(orthophosphate) 231-944-3 7779-90-0 2 Details
Trisodium nitrilotriacetate 225-768-6 5064-31-3 3 Details
Tris[2-chloro-1-(chloromethyl)ethyl] phosphate (TDCP) 237-159-2 13674-87-8 4 Details
Tris(nonylphenyl) phosphite (TNPP) 247-759-6 26523-78-4 4 Details
Tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate (TCEP) 204-118-5 115-96-8 2 Details
tris(2-chloro-1-methylethyl) phosphate (TCPP) 237-158-7 13674-84-5 4 Details
Trichloroethylene 201-167-4 79-01-6 1 Details
Toluene 203-625-9 108-88-3 2 Details
Tetrasodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 200-573-9 64-02-8 1 Details
Tetrachloroethylene 204-825-9 127-18-4 1 Details
Tert-butyl methyl ether 216-653-1 1634-04-4 3 Details
TBHP (Hydroperoxide, 1,1-Dimethylethyl) 200-915-7 75-91-2 3 Details
Styrene 202-851-5 100-42-5 1 Details
Sodium hypochlorite 231-668-3 7681-52-9 2 Details
Sodium hydroxide 215-185-5 1310-73-2 4 Details
Sodium dichromate 234-190-3
7789-12-0
10588-01-9
3 Details
Sodium chromate 231-889-5 7775-11-3 3 Details
Reaction mass of 2,4,4-Trimethylpent-1-ene and 2,4,4-Trimethylpent-2-ene 246-690-9 25167-70-8 2 Details
Propan-1-ol 200-746-9 71-23-8 2 Details
Potassium dichromate 231-906-6 7778-50-9 3 Details
Pitch, coal tar, high temp. 266-028-2 65996-93-2 3 Details
Piperazine 203-808-3 110-85-0 3 Details
Phenol, 4-nonyl-, branched 284-325-5 84852-15-3 2 Details
Phenol 203-632-7 108-95-2 1 Details
Perboric acid, sodium salt 234-390-0 11138-47-9 3 Details
Pentanol 250-378-8 30899-19-5 3 Details
Pentane 203-692-4 109-66-0 2 Details
p-tert-butylphenol 202-679-0 98-54-4 4 Details
Octadecylamine 204-695-3 124-30-1 4 Details
Nonylphenol 246-672-0 25154-52-3 2 Details
Nitrobenzene 202-716-0 98-95-3 3 Details
Nickel sulphate 232-104-9 7786-81-4 3 Details
Nickel dinitrate 236-068-5 13138-45-9 4 Details
Nickel dichloride 231-743-0 7718-54-9 4 Details
Nickel carbonate 222-068-2 3333-67-3 4 Details
Nickel 231-111-4 7440-02-0 3 Details
Naphthalene 202-049-5 91-20-3 1 Details
N-cyclohexylbenzothiazole- 2-sulphenamide 202-411-2 95-33-0 2 Details
Methyloxirane (Propylene oxide) 200-879-2 75-56-9 2 Details
Methylenediphenyl diisocyanate 247-714-0 26447-40-5 3 Details
Methyl methacrylate 201-297-1 80-62-6 1 Details
Methyl acetate 201-185-2 79-20-9 1 Details
Methenamine 202-905-8 100-97-0 2 Details
Methacrylic acid 201-204-4 79-41-4 1 Details
Hydrogen peroxide 231-765-0 7722-84-1 2 Details
Hydrogen fluoride 231-634-8 7664-39-3 1 Details
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene 201-029-3 77-47-4 4 Details
Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) 247-148-4 25637-99-4 2 Details
Ethylbenzene 202-849-4 100-41-4 1 Details
Ethyl acetoacetate 205-516-1 141-97-9 1 Details
Edetic acid 200-449-4 60-00-4 1 Details
Distillates (coal tar) 266-027-7 65996-92-1 1 Details
Disodium tetraborate, anhydrous 215-540-4 1330-43-4 4 Details
Diphenylamine 204-539-4 122-39-4 3 Details
Diphenyl ether, pentabromo derivative 251-084-2 32534-81-9 2 Details
Diphenyl ether, octabromo derivative 251-087-9 32536-52-0 1 Details
Dioctyl phthalate 204-214-7 117-84-0 1 Details
Dimethyldioctadecylammonium chloride 203-508-2 107-64-2 1 Details
Dimethyl sulphate 201-058-1 77-78-1 2 Details
Dibutyl phthalate 201-557-4 84-74-2 1 Details
Diantimony trioxide 215-175-0 1309-64-4 4 Details
Di-isononyl phthalate 249-079-5 28553-12-0 2 Details
Di-isodecyl phthalate 247-977-1 26761-40-0 2 Details
Cyclohexane 203-806-2 110-82-7 1 Details
Cumene 202-704-5 98-82-8 1 Details
Cryolite (Trisodium hexafluoroaluminate) 237-410-6 13775-53-6 3 Details
Cryolite (Trisodium hexafluoroaluminate) 239-148-8 15096-52-3 3 Details
Cobalt(II) dinitrate 233-402-1 10141-05-6 Details
Chromium trioxide 215-607-8 1333-82-0 3 Details
Chloroform 200-663-8 67-66-3 2 Details
Chlorodifluoromethane 200-871-9 75-45-6 2 Details
Chloroacetic acid 201-178-4 79-11-8 3 Details
Chlorine 231-959-5 7782-50-5 3 Details
Calcium fluoride 232-188-7 7789-75-5 4 Details
Cadmium oxide 215-146-2 1306-19-0 3 Details
Cadmium 231-152-8 7440-43-9 3 Details
Buta-1,3-diene 203-450-8 106-99-0 1 Details
But-2-yne-1,4-diol 203-788-6 110-65-6 1 Details
Boric acid, crude natural 233-139-2 10043-35-3 4 Details
Boric acid 234-343-4 11113-50-1 4 Details
Bisphenol A,4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol 201-245-8 80-05-7 3 Details
Bis(pentabromophenyl) ether (decabromodiphenyl ether) (DecaBDE) 214-604-9 1163-19-5 1 Details
Bis(hydroxylammonium) 233-118-8 10039-54-0 3 Details
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) 204-211-0 117-81-7 2 Details
Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP) 201-622-7 85-68-7 3 Details
Benzene, C10-13-alkyl derivs 267-051-0 67774-74-7 1 Details
Benzene 200-753-7 71-43-2 1 Details
Anthracene 204-371-1 120-12-7 3 Details
Aniline 200-539-3 62-53-3 1 Details
Ammonium dichromate 232-143-1 7789-09-5 3 Details
Amines, tallow alkyl 263-125-1 61790-33-8 2 Details
Amines, hydrogenated tallow alkyl 262-976-6 61788-45-2 4 Details
Amines, coco alkyl 262-977-1 61788-46-3 4 Details
Aluminium fluoride 232-051-1 7784-18-1 4 Details
Alkanes, C14-17, chloro (MCCP, Medium chained chlorinated paraffins) 287-477-0 85535-85-9 3 Details
Alkanes, C10-13, chloro (Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins) 287-476-5 85535-84-8 1 Details
Acrylonitrile 203-466-5 107-13-1 1 Details
Acrylic acid 201-177-9 79-10-7 1 Details
Acrylamide 201-173-7 79-06-1 1 Details
Acrolein 203-453-4 107-02-8 1 Details
Acetonitrile 200-835-2 75-05-8 1 Details
5-tert-butyl-2,4,6-trinitro-m-xylene (Musk xylene) 201-329-4 81-15-2 3 Details
4-tert-butylbenzoic acid 202-696-3 98-73-7 4 Details
4-tert-butyl-2,6-dimethyl-3,5-dinitroacetophenone 201-328-9 81-14-1 3 Details
4-methyl-m-phenylenediamine (toluene-2,4-diamine) 202-453-1 95-80-7 1 Details
4-chloro-o-cresol 216-381-3 1570-64-5 1 Details
4,4'- Diaminodiphenylmethane (MDA) 202-974-4 101-77-9 1 Details
3,4-dichloroaniline 202-448-4 95-76-1 1 Details
2-nitrotoluene 201-853-3 88-72-2 4 Details
2-methoxyethyl acetate 203-772-9 110-49-6 1 Details
2-Methoxyaniline,o-Anisidine 201-963-1 90-04-0 2 Details
2-methoxy-2-methylbutane 213-611-4 994-05-8 4 Details
2-methoxy-1-methylethyl acetate (PGMA) 203-603-9 108-65-6 4 Details
2-furaldehyde 202-627-7 98-01-1 2 Details
2-ethylhexyl acrylate 203-080-7 103-11-7 1 Details
2-Ethoxyethyl acetate 203-839-2 111-15-9 2 Details
2-Ethoxyethanol 203-804-1 110-80-5 2 Details
2-butoxyethyl acetate 203-933-3 112-07-2 4 Details
2-butoxyethanol 203-905-0 111-76-2 4 Details
2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethanol (DEGME) 203-906-6 111-77-3 1 Details
2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 203-961-6 112-34-5 1 Details
2,4-Dinitrotoluene 204-450-0 121-14-2 4 Details
2,3-epoxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride 221-221-0 3033-77-0 3 Details
2,2,6,6-tetrabromo-4,4-isopropylidenediphenol 201-236-9 79-94-7 4
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1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone 201-800-4 88-12-0 2 Details
1-methoxypropan-2-ol (PGME) 203-539-1 107-98-2 4 Details
1-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-3,5,5,6,8,8-hexamethyl-2-naph-thyl)ethan-1-one 216-133-4 1506-02-1 4 Details
1,4-dioxane 204-661-8 123-91-1 2 Details
1,4-Dichlorobenzene (p-dichlorobenzene) 203-400-5 106-46-7 1 Details
1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylin-deno[5,6-c]pyran 214-946-9 1222-05-5 4 Details
1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C9-11-branched alkyl esters, C10-rich 271-091-4 68515-49-1 2 Details
1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C8-10-branched alkyl esters, C9-rich 271-090-9 68515-48-0 2 Details
1,2,4 Trichlorobenzene 204-428-0 120-82-1 2 Details
(Z)-octadec-9-enylamine 204-015-5 112-90-3 4 Details
(3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl) 222-048-3 3327-22-8 3 Details