November 2025
Europe News
ECHA announced that on 5 November 2025, 1,1'-(ethane-1,2-diyl)bis[pentabromobenzene] (Abbreviation: DBDPE) was included as a member of the SVHC Candidate List.
On 27 June 2025, the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) launched a 45-days public consultation on the substance, 1,1'-(ethane-1,2-diyl)bis[pentabromobenzene] (DBDPE), as a new potential Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC) with specifics shown in the table below.
After further discussion within ECHA’s Member State Committee, DBDPE was concluded to be a member of the SVHC Candidate List on 5 November 2025.
The number of SVHCs on the Candidate List is updated to 251 entries.
Details of this new SVHC candidate list’s member are summarized in the table below.
*Remark:
VPvB = very Persistent and very Bioaccumulative
Manufacturers and importers should take note of DBDPE and its potential and current use in their processes or products to plan accordingly.
The Executive Order of BEK nr 464 of 02/05/2025 issued by Denmark on 2 May 2025 is the implementation of the national ban on the import and sale of PFAS in clothing, footwear, and consumer‑use waterproofing agents for clothing and footwear.
Executive Order BEK nr 464 of 02/05/2025 took effect on 1 July 2025, with the actual enforcement of the ban commencing on 1 July 2026. This order represents the national ban on the import and sale of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in clothing and footwear, and consumer-use waterproofing agents in Denmark. Main contents of this legal regulation are as follows:
1. Application scope
Clothing
Footwear
Waterproofing agents for clothing or footwear for private use
Textile products (personal protective equipment (PPE) excepted)
Exemption:
Recycled clothing or footwear
PPE
Medical devices
Transit cargo
2. Limit
Total fluorine content of 50 mg F/k
Note: Please note that the limit does not apply if the fluorine content comes from a substance that is not PFAS. That means the fluorine source may be inorganic chemicals. The Danish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may request documentation for this.