ECHA Board of Appeal | BASF SE, Germany | 10 January 2023

Subject matter: A decision taken by the European Chemicals Agency (‘the Agency’) pursuant to Article 46(1) of the REACH Regulation,

Contested Decision: Decision of 8 August 2022 on the substance evaluation of the substance  bis(2-propylheptyl) phthalate  (EC No 258-469-4; CAS No 53306-54-0)

Background and remedy sought by the Appellants: By the Contested Decision, the Agency required the registrants of bis (2-propylheptyl) phthalate (the Substance) to submit information on an amphibian metamorphosis assay (AMA) according to the OECD test guideline 231. The study was requested to clarify concerns related to endocrine disruption.