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