The Mercury Regulation (EU) 2017/852

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Requirements

 

The Regulation restricts the import of mercury and certain mixtures of mercury to the EU. Export of mercury to countries outside the EU is also banned. The Regulation also includes rules on certain types of products that contain mercury, use of amalgam, use of mercury in industrial activities and how mercury waste shall be stored and disposed of. In particular, mercury and mercury compounds, whether in pure form or in mixtures, from any of the large sources must be considered to be waste within the meaning of the Waste Framework Directive and be disposed of without endangering human health or harming the environment. Such disposal should not lead to any form of reclamation of mercury. The temporary storage facilities must be dedicated to and equipped for this purpose. The operators of facilities undertaking the temporary storage of mercury waste must, as soon as the mercury waste is taken out of temporary storage, issue a certificate confirming that the mercury waste was sent to a facility undertaking disposal operations.

The Member States must take all measures necessary to ensure that the penalties applicable to infringements of the Regulation are implemented. The penalties must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.