Regulation (EU) 2017/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on mercury, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1102/2008 (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 852)

ANNEX I U.K. Mercury compounds subject to Article 3(2) and (3) and Article 7(3) and mixtures of mercury subject to Article 3(2), Article 4(1) and Article 7(3)

Mercury compounds prohibited for export from 1 January 2018:

• Mercury (I) chloride (Hg₂Cl₂, CAS RN 10112-91-1)

• Mercury (II) oxide (HgO, CAS RN 21908-53-2)

• Cinnabar ore

• Mercury sulfide (HgS, CAS RN 1344-48-5)

Mercury compounds prohibited for export from 1 January 2020:

• Mercury (II) sulphate (HgSO₄, CAS RN 7783-35-9)

• Mercury (II) nitrate (Hg(NO₃)₂, CAS RN 10045-94-0)

Mixtures of mercury prohibited for export and import from 1 January 2018:

• Mixtures of mercury with other substances, including alloys of mercury, with a mercury concentration of at least 95 % by weight.