SVHCs can only be declared at the product level if the product is an article of such. Per the SCIP database requirements, substances are to be listed and reported to ECHA at the article level, i.e., the article that is part of the product (or component) but cannot be broken down further; in other words, the smallest article (as such).
The definitions below can be used to determine if your product is considered a complex object or an article of such.
- An article is either an Article as Such or a Complex Object.
- A product is an article, as are its components.
- A complex object is composed of two or more articles.
- An article as such, which must be reported to ECHA, is an article that cannot be dismantled into parts. It can, however, contain several listed materials.