Overview#
SCIP is the EU's public register of hazardous substances in products. The point is that even years later, when a product becomes waste, recyclers and consumers can still find out what is inside.
The trigger is an article containing a Candidate List SVHC above 0.1% by weight, measured per article (in a complex object each component article counts on its own, not diluted across the whole product). The legal basis is the Waste Framework Directive (amendment 2018/851). SCIP is the waste-stage twin of REACH Article 33.
What it is#
- A database operated by ECHA, established under the Waste Framework Directive (Directive (EU) 2018/851 amending 2008/98/EC).
- The name expands to Substances of Concern In articles as such or in complex objects (Products).
Who must submit, and when#
- Suppliers of articles placing them on the EU market must submit a SCIP notification if the article contains a REACH Candidate List SVHC above 0.1% by weight.
- Exemption: retailers and other suppliers that supply articles directly and exclusively to end consumers do not have to submit. The duty covers producers, importers and distributors further up the chain.
- The obligation has applied since 5 January 2021. In Germany it is anchored in the Chemicals Act (ChemG §16f).
What a notification contains#
The data elements ECHA requires for a SCIP notification. ECHA maintains the article-category, material-category and Candidate List picklists — verify the current lists.
Tap a row marked with ⓘ for an explanation. · echa.europa.eu/scip-support ↗
Why it exists#
REACH Article 33 already requires communicating SVHC presence down the supply chain. SCIP adds the waste-stage view, keeping the information alive across the product's whole life, all the way to recycling.
How it relates to other topics#
- It is built directly on the REACH Candidate List and the Article 33 communication duty.
- It shares the SVHC concept as its trigger.