Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1194 of 5 July 2019 on the identification of 4-tert-butylphenol (PTBP) as a substance of very high concern pursuant to Article 57(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2019) 4987) (Text with EEA relevance.)

1 4-tert-butylphenol (PTBP) (EC No 202-679-0, CAS No 98-54-4) is identified as a substance of very high concern pursuant to Article 57(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 due to its endocrine disrupting properties with probable serious effects to the environment which give rise to an equivalent level of concern to those of other substances listed in Article 57(a) to (e) of that Regulation.

2 The substance referred to in paragraph 1 shall be included in the candidate list referred to in Article 59(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 with the following indication under ‘Reason for inclusion’: ‘Endocrine disrupting properties (Article 57(f) - environment)’.

This Decision is addressed to the European Chemicals Agency.