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This Technical Report is intended to provide information on thechemicals listed in the Candidate List / Annex XIV of theRegulation (EC) 1907/2006, also known as REACH (Regulation,Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals) and their usage andpresence in the footwear industry. The Annex XIV, overseen by theECHA (European Chemicals Agency), is a list of substances subjectto authorization, substances of very high concern (SVHC). Beforethe inclusion of a substance in the Annex XIV, the procedure isstrictly fixed: ? A European member state shall propose it to ECHA.? ECHA inform all the members? state and a first enquiry is done inorder to include the substance to the candidate list of Annex XIV.? After the agreement of the member?s state, ECHA includes thesubstances in the candidate list to Annex XIV. As soon as asubstance has been included in the candidate list, it should betaken into account exactly as a SVHC. ? ECHA prioritizes thesubstances from the Candidate List to determine which ones shouldbe included in the Authorisation List (Annex XIV of REACH) andtherefore, subject to authorization. ECHA regularly submitsrecommendations to the European Commission, who will decide on thesubstances to be included in the Authorisation List. Following theevaluation of the Annex XIV substances, ECHA can take the decisionto restrict the substances. This restriction may take the form ofan authorization for use, an authorization only for specificapplications in specified fields or, in some cases, a complete banon the use of the substance. During the evaluation process, thesechemicals are not forbidden or limited in use. The regulationrequires that the user shall be informed if one or more of thesesubstances are present in any part of the article in quantity over0,1 % by weight. This Technical Report shows which of thesechemicals may be present in footwear materials and the footwearindustry in order to help shoe manufacturers to collect mandatoryinformation from suppliers regarding the content of these chemicalsand, at same time, allow them to provide accurate information totheir customers. The test methods reported in Annex A areinformative only to identify where these chemicals may be found andcontrol the use along the supply chain where their suppliers arenot under the jurisdiction of the REACH Regulation. Taking intoaccount final decision of the European Commission, ECHA, implementsthe Annex XIV and the candidate list to Annex XIV of REACH,regularly. This revision interval is difficult to follow by thestandardization procedures. Therefore this document reflects thesituation at the date of June 2014. This document will be annuallyrevised. This Technical Report does not concern the substances forwhich restriction have been already enacted under Annex XVII ofREACH. NOTE Chemicals that are restricted under Annex XVII, areidentified as a category 1 chemical in CEN ISO/TR 16178.