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.
 
Alkanes, C14-17, chloro (MCCP, Medium chained chlorinated paraffins) 287-477-0 85535-85-9 3
Alkanes, C10-13, chloro (Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins) 287-476-5 85535-84-8 1
Phenol, 4-nonyl-, branched 284-325-5 84852-15-3 2
1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C9-11-branched alkyl esters, C10-rich 271-091-4 68515-49-1 2
1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C8-10-branched alkyl esters, C9-rich 271-090-9 68515-48-0 2
Benzene, C10-13-alkyl derivs 267-051-0 67774-74-7 1
Pitch, coal tar, high temp. 266-028-2 65996-93-2 3
Distillates (coal tar) 266-027-7 65996-92-1 1
Amines, tallow alkyl 263-125-1 61790-33-8 2
Amines, coco alkyl 262-977-1 61788-46-3 4
Amines, hydrogenated tallow alkyl 262-976-6 61788-45-2 4
V6 (2,2-bis(chloromethyl) trimethylene bis[bis(2-chloroethyl)phosphate]) 253-760-2 38051-10-4 4
Diphenyl ether, octabromo derivative 251-087-9 32536-52-0 1
Diphenyl ether, pentabromo derivative 251-084-2 32534-81-9 2
Pentanol 250-378-8 30899-19-5 3
Di-isononyl phthalate 249-079-5 28553-12-0 2
Di-isodecyl phthalate 247-977-1 26761-40-0 2
Tris(nonylphenyl) phosphite (TNPP) 247-759-6 26523-78-4 4
Methylenediphenyl diisocyanate 247-714-0 26447-40-5 3
Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) 247-148-4 25637-99-4 2
Reaction mass of 2,4,4-Trimethylpent-1-ene and 2,4,4-Trimethylpent-2-ene 246-690-9 25167-70-8 2
Nonylphenol 246-672-0 25154-52-3 2
Cryolite (Trisodium hexafluoroaluminate) 239-148-8 15096-52-3 3
Cryolite (Trisodium hexafluoroaluminate) 237-410-6 13775-53-6 3
Tris[2-chloro-1-(chloromethyl)ethyl] phosphate (TDCP) 237-159-2 13674-87-8 4
tris(2-chloro-1-methylethyl) phosphate (TCPP) 237-158-7 13674-84-5 4
Nickel dinitrate 236-068-5 13138-45-9 4
Perboric acid, sodium salt 234-390-0 11138-47-9 3
Boric acid 234-343-4 11113-50-1 4
Sodium dichromate 234-190-3
7789-12-0
10588-01-9
3
Cobalt(II) dinitrate 233-402-1 10141-05-6
Boric acid, crude natural 233-139-2 10043-35-3 4
Bis(hydroxylammonium) 233-118-8 10039-54-0 3
Calcium fluoride 232-188-7 7789-75-5 4
Ammonium dichromate 232-143-1 7789-09-5 3
Nickel sulphate 232-104-9 7786-81-4 3
Aluminium fluoride 232-051-1 7784-18-1 4
Chlorine 231-959-5 7782-50-5 3
Trizinc bis(orthophosphate) 231-944-3 7779-90-0 2
Potassium dichromate 231-906-6 7778-50-9 3
Sodium chromate 231-889-5 7775-11-3 3
Zinc sulphate 231-793-3 7733-02-0 2
Hydrogen peroxide 231-765-0 7722-84-1 2
Nickel dichloride 231-743-0 7718-54-9 4
Sodium hypochlorite 231-668-3 7681-52-9 2
Hydrogen fluoride 231-634-8 7664-39-3 1
Zinc chloride 231-592-0 7646-85-7 2
Zinc 231-175-3 7440-66-6 2
Cadmium 231-152-8 7440-43-9 3
Nickel 231-111-4 7440-02-0 3
Trisodium nitrilotriacetate 225-768-6 5064-31-3 3
Nickel carbonate 222-068-2 3333-67-3 4
(3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl) 222-048-3 3327-22-8 3
2,3-epoxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride 221-221-0 3033-77-0 3
Tert-butyl methyl ether 216-653-1 1634-04-4 3
4-chloro-o-cresol 216-381-3 1570-64-5 1
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
Chromium trioxide 215-607-8 1333-82-0 3
Disodium tetraborate, anhydrous 215-540-4 1330-43-4 4
Zinc oxide 215-222-5 1314-13-2 2
Sodium hydroxide 215-185-5 1310-73-2 4
Diantimony trioxide 215-175-0 1309-64-4 4
Cadmium oxide 215-146-2 1306-19-0 3
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
Bis(pentabromophenyl) ether (decabromodiphenyl ether) (DecaBDE) 214-604-9 1163-19-5 1
2-methoxy-2-methylbutane 213-611-4 994-05-8 4
Zinc distearate, Fatty acids, C16-18, zinc salts
209-151-9
293-049-4
557-05-1
91051-01-3
2
Ethyl acetoacetate 205-516-1 141-97-9 1
Tetrachloroethylene 204-825-9 127-18-4 1
Octadecylamine 204-695-3 124-30-1 4
1,4-dioxane 204-661-8 123-91-1 2
Diphenylamine 204-539-4 122-39-4 3
2,4-Dinitrotoluene 204-450-0 121-14-2 4
1,2,4 Trichlorobenzene 204-428-0 120-82-1 2
Anthracene 204-371-1 120-12-7 3
Dioctyl phthalate 204-214-7 117-84-0 1
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) 204-211-0 117-81-7 2
Tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate (TCEP) 204-118-5 115-96-8 2
(Z)-octadec-9-enylamine 204-015-5 112-90-3 4
2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 203-961-6 112-34-5 1
2-butoxyethyl acetate 203-933-3 112-07-2 4
2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethanol (DEGME) 203-906-6 111-77-3 1
2-butoxyethanol 203-905-0 111-76-2 4
2-Ethoxyethyl acetate 203-839-2 111-15-9 2
Piperazine 203-808-3 110-85-0 3
Cyclohexane 203-806-2 110-82-7 1
2-Ethoxyethanol 203-804-1 110-80-5 2
But-2-yne-1,4-diol 203-788-6 110-65-6 1
2-methoxyethyl acetate 203-772-9 110-49-6 1
Pentane 203-692-4 109-66-0 2
Phenol 203-632-7 108-95-2 1
Toluene 203-625-9 108-88-3 2
2-methoxy-1-methylethyl acetate (PGMA) 203-603-9 108-65-6 4
Vinyl acetate 203-545-4 108-05-4 1
1-methoxypropan-2-ol (PGME) 203-539-1 107-98-2 4
Dimethyldioctadecylammonium chloride 203-508-2 107-64-2 1
Acrylonitrile 203-466-5 107-13-1 1
Acrolein 203-453-4 107-02-8 1
Buta-1,3-diene 203-450-8 106-99-0 1
1,4-Dichlorobenzene (p-dichlorobenzene) 203-400-5 106-46-7 1
2-ethylhexyl acrylate 203-080-7 103-11-7 1
4,4'- Diaminodiphenylmethane (MDA) 202-974-4 101-77-9 1
Methenamine 202-905-8 100-97-0 2
Styrene 202-851-5 100-42-5 1
Ethylbenzene 202-849-4 100-41-4 1
Nitrobenzene 202-716-0 98-95-3 3
Cumene 202-704-5 98-82-8 1
4-tert-butylbenzoic acid 202-696-3 98-73-7 4
p-tert-butylphenol 202-679-0 98-54-4 4
2-furaldehyde 202-627-7 98-01-1 2
4-methyl-m-phenylenediamine (toluene-2,4-diamine) 202-453-1 95-80-7 1
3,4-dichloroaniline 202-448-4 95-76-1 1
N-cyclohexylbenzothiazole- 2-sulphenamide 202-411-2 95-33-0 2
Naphthalene 202-049-5 91-20-3 1
2-Methoxyaniline,o-Anisidine 201-963-1 90-04-0 2
2-nitrotoluene 201-853-3 88-72-2 4
1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone 201-800-4 88-12-0 2
Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP) 201-622-7 85-68-7 3
Dibutyl phthalate 201-557-4 84-74-2 1
5-tert-butyl-2,4,6-trinitro-m-xylene (Musk xylene) 201-329-4 81-15-2 3
4-tert-butyl-2,6-dimethyl-3,5-dinitroacetophenone 201-328-9 81-14-1 3
Methyl methacrylate 201-297-1 80-62-6 1
Bisphenol A,4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol 201-245-8 80-05-7 3
2,2,6,6-tetrabromo-4,4-isopropylidenediphenol 201-236-9 79-94-7 4
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Methacrylic acid 201-204-4 79-41-4 1
Methyl acetate 201-185-2 79-20-9 1
Chloroacetic acid 201-178-4 79-11-8 3
Acrylic acid 201-177-9 79-10-7 1
Acrylamide 201-173-7 79-06-1 1
Trichloroethylene 201-167-4 79-01-6 1
Dimethyl sulphate 201-058-1 77-78-1 2
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene 201-029-3 77-47-4 4
TBHP (Hydroperoxide, 1,1-Dimethylethyl) 200-915-7 75-91-2 3
Methyloxirane (Propylene oxide) 200-879-2 75-56-9 2
Chlorodifluoromethane 200-871-9 75-45-6 2
Acetonitrile 200-835-2 75-05-8 1
Benzene 200-753-7 71-43-2 1
Propan-1-ol 200-746-9 71-23-8 2
Chloroform 200-663-8 67-66-3 2
Tetrasodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 200-573-9 64-02-8 1
Aniline 200-539-3 62-53-3 1
Edetic acid 200-449-4 60-00-4 1