The February 2026 update to the REACH Candidate List pushed it to 253 substances of very high concern, and any producer or importer placing articles on the EU market now faces a hard filing window. If an article contains a listed SVHC above 0.1% weight by weight and total volume exceeds one tonne per year, an ECHA notification is due by August 4, 2026. Missing it creates real regulatory exposure, from enforcement penalties to stalled market access and failed customer audits. The difficulty is rarely the rule itself. It is tracing substances to the BOM level across a multi-tier supplier base quickly enough to file with confidence. This REACH Article 7(2) notification deadline guide breaks down the obligation, the threshold math, and a defensible filing workflow, with practical notes on REACH SVHC notification compliance and automating supplier substance data. Teams building continuous audit readiness increasingly treat compliance as a system of record problem, the approach behind Certiv
