On 2 November 2022, ECHA’s Public Activities Coordination Tool (PACT) was updated with the following new intentions for Assessment of regulatory needs (ARN):

1. Sodium 4-propoxycarbonylphenoxide

2. Sodium 4-ethoxycarbonylphenoxide

3. Sodium 4-(methoxycarbonyl)phenolate

4. Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

5. Phenyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

6. Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

7. Isopropyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

8. Isobutyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

9. Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

10. Butyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

11. Benzyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

12. Benzyl 4-benzoyloxybenzoate

13. Benzoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, docosyl ester

14. Benzoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, C18-22-alkyl esters

15. Benzoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, 1,1'-(2-methyl-1,4-phenylene) ester

16. Benzoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, 1,1'-(1,4-phenylene) ester

17. Benzoic acid, 4-[(1-oxodecyl)oxy]-

18. AF-394

19. 4-hydroxybenzoic acid

20. 2-hexyldecyl p-hydroxybenzoate

21. (3R,3aR,6S,6aR)-Hexahydrofuro[3,2-b]furan-3,6-diyl bis(4-hydroxybenzoate)

In addition, the PACT was updated with the following finalised ARN:

1. N,N-dicyclohexylbenzothiazole-2-sulphenamide

This update brought the number of PACT ARN and Hazard assessment substances to 2352.