1.Has the Member State granted written consent to import of mercury or mixtures of mercury for a use allowed in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/852?
If yes, provide the following information:
Mercury and mixtures of mercury as non-waste(1)
Amount of mercury or mixtures of mercury imported,
Intended use(s) of imported mercury or mixtures of mercury (t/y per intended use).
Mercury as waste
Amount of mercury waste imported;
Intended disposal or recovery operation(s) (t/y per intended operation)(2).
In case of import intended for an interim disposal or recovery operation, provide information on the intended subsequent non-interim disposal or recovery operation(s)(3).
In case of import intended for recovery operation(s) other than interim recovery operations, provide information on the intended use of the material resulting from the non-interim recovery operation(s).
Note 1: Where the reply to questions 1.2 and/or 2.1 is ‘yes’, information on related sub-questions 1.2(i) to (v) and/or 2.1(i) shall not be required where all the information is included in a report provided by the Member State in accordance with its reporting obligation established under Article 21 of the Minamata Convention and where the relevant report has been made available to the Commission in accordance with Article 18(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/852.
Note 2: Responses to questions marked with an asterisk (*) are optional.
If no, provide the following information:
Reasons(s) for the perpetuation of this manufacturing process after the phased-out date;
Measure(s) taken or planned to phase-out this manufacturing process and associated timetable.
If no, provide the following information:
Reasons(s) for the perpetuation of this manufacturing process after the phase-out date;
Measure(s) taken or planned to phase-out this manufacturing process and associated timetable.
If no, provide the following information:
Reasons(s) for the perpetuation of this manufacturing process after the phase-out date;
Measure(s) taken or planned to phase-out this manufacturing process and associated timetable.
If no, provide the following information:
Reasons(s) for the perpetuation of this manufacturing process after the phase-out date;
Measure(s) taken or planned to phase-out this manufacturing process and associated timetable.
If yes, provide for each installation concerned the following information:
Unique identifier that follows the requirements of Directive 2007/2/EC;
Annual operational capacity of each installation (t/year) for the years 2017 and following;
Whether mercury from primary mercury mining has been or is still used in each of the installations;
For the year 2010, the level of direct and indirect release from each installation of mercury and of mercury compounds into air, water and land in terms of per unit production (to be expressed as kg of mercury and mercury compounds per kt of sodium or potassium methylate or ethylate produced);
For the year 2020 and following, the level of direct and indirect release from each installation of mercury and of mercury compounds into air, water and land in terms of per unit production (to be expressed as kg of mercury and mercury compounds per kt of sodium or potassium methylate or ethylate produced).
If yes, provide the following information:
Has the competent authority of the Member State developed and implemented a national plan on artisanal and small-scale gold mining and processing in accordance with Article 9(2) and Annex IV of Regulation (EU) 2017/852?
If yes, provide an internet link to the national plan on artisanal and small-scale gold mining and processing.
If no, provide information on the reason(s) for not having developed and implemented a national plan on artisanal and small-scale gold mining and processing and on the measures taken and/or planned to establish such a plan and an associated timetable.
If yes, provide the following information:
Nature and scope of the challenges;
Measure(s) taken and/or planned to address these challenges and associated timetable.
Production of chlor-alkali:
List of installations;
Unique identifiers that follow the requirements of Directive 2007/2/EC.
Cleaning of natural gas:
List of installations;
Unique identifiers that follow the requirements of Directive 2007/2/EC.
Non-ferrous mining and smelting operations:
List of installations;
Unique identifiers that follow the requirements of Directive 2007/2/EC.
Total mercury waste sent to facilities undertaking the temporary storage of mercury waste;
Total mercury waste sent to facilities undertaking the conversion and, if applicable, the solidification of mercury waste;
Total mercury waste sent to facilities undertaking the permanent storage of mercury waste.
A list of sites where stocks of more than 50 metric tonnes of mercury other than mercury waste are located on 31 December of each reporting year, including the unique identifiers that follow the requirements of Directive 2007/2/EC.
Total amount of mercury other than mercury waste stored on 31 December of each reporting year at each site identified under (i), expressed in tonnes.
A list of sites where more than 50 metric tonnes of mercury waste is accumulated on 31 December of each reporting year, including the unique identifiers that follow the requirements of Directive 2007/2/EC;
Total amount of mercury waste accumulated on 31 December of each reporting year at each site identified under (i), expressed in tonnes.
A list of sources supplying more than 10 metric tonnes of mercury per year, including the unique identifiers that follow the requirements of Directive 2007/2/EC;
Total amount of mercury supplied on 31 December of each reporting year by each source identified under (i), expressed in tonnes.
If yes, provide the following information:
Explanation of the challenges faced;
Information on measures taken or planned to address the difficulties encountered and associated timetable.
Information on question 1.1 shall not be required where the Member State provides the Commission with a copy of the form(s) used to grant or deny written consent on import pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/852 during the reporting year N-1.
Information on the type(s) of disposal or recovery operation(s) is to be reported by means of the codes established in Sections A and B, respectively, of Annex IV to the Basel Convention of 22 March 1989 on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (OJ L 39, 16.2.1993, p. 3).
‘Interim disposal’ and ‘interim recovery’ operations are as defined in Article 2 paragraphs 5 and 7, respectively, of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste (OJ L 190, 12.7.2006, p. 1).
Responses to and information on questions 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3 and 1.1.4 are only due in the first report due after the relevant phase-out dates.