Every chemical swap that touches the EU triggers REACH registration checks, SVHC screening and Annex XIV and XVII restriction reviews. Michael's ARCO module runs the full pre-screen automatically, before anyone signs the deal.
Why It's Not Optional
Compliance and legal teams work through registration status, SVHC lists and restriction annexes the traditional way: one register at a time, by hand.
On the ECHA Candidate List as of February 2026. ECHA updates the list about twice a year. Any substance you trade could join the list without warning.
Notification and supply-chain communication obligations trigger above this SVHC concentration in articles (REACH Art. 7(2) and Art. 33).
A pre-screen, not a ruling. ARCO screens swaps against published regulatory and sanctions lists and gates the workflow on the result. It is not a legal determination, a regulatory filing, or a substitute for your compliance function's formal sign-off.
How ARCO Handles It
For every commodity with a CAS number, ARCO runs a deterministic three-step check against published ECHA data before a swap can proceed.
Identify the substance in the ECHA CHEM database and retrieve its registration status, tonnage band, and classification.
SOURCE: chem.echa.europa.euCross-reference against the SVHC Candidate List, the Authorisation List (Annex XIV), and the Restriction List (Annex XVII). Any match triggers a flag for manual review.
CACHE TTL: 6 HOURS · LIST UPDATED BIANNUALLYARCO records the result as a hashed compliance snapshot. It is valid for 72 hours. After that, the swap needs a new screen.
EXPIRY: 72 HOURSWhat You'll See
No dashboards to interpret, no databases to cross-reference by hand. Just a pre-screen result, with the full audit trail behind it if you need it.
Registration current, no SVHC/restriction match. Swap proceeds through the lifecycle.
A match that needs a compliance officer's review. Or a data source at its cache boundary.
Substance under an Annex XIV authorisation sunset. Or an Annex XVII use restriction applies.
Coverage Detail
| Data source | What's checked | Refresh cycle |
|---|---|---|
| ECHA CHEM database | Registration status, tonnage band, classification | Continuous |
| SVHC Candidate List | Substances of Very High Concern screening | Biannual + monthly polling |
| Annex XIV (authorisation) | Sunset dates, valid Commission authorisation | On publication |
| Annex XVII (restrictions) | Use-specific restrictions | On publication |
| UK REACH registry | Independent post-Brexit registration, tracked separately from EU REACH | Monthly HSE monitoring |
Related Compliance
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