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Regulation (EU) 2017/852 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
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)
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CHAPTER VU.K. PENALTIES, COMPETENT AUTHORITIES AND REPORTING
F1Article 16U.K.Penalties
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Textual Amendments
F1Art. 16 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 27
F2Article 17U.K.Competent authorities
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Textual Amendments
F2Art. 17 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 27
Article 18U.K.Report
1.By 1 January 2020 and at appropriate intervals thereafter, [F3the Secretary of State shall prepare] and make publicly available on the internet a report with the following:
(a)information concerning the implementation of this Regulation;
(b)information needed for the fulfilment by the [F4United Kingdom] of its reporting obligation under Article 21 of the Convention;
(c)a summary of the information gathered in accordance with Article 12 of this Regulation;
(d)information regarding mercury located in [F5the United Kingdom]:
(i)
a list of sites where stocks of more than 50 metric tonnes of mercury other than mercury waste are located as well as the amount of mercury at each site;
(ii)
a list of sites where more than 50 metric tonnes of mercury waste is accumulated as well as the amount of mercury waste at each site; and
(e)a list of sources supplying more than 10 metric tonnes of mercury per year, where [F6the Secretary of State is] made aware of such sources.
[F7The Secretary of State] may decide not to make any of the information referred to in the first subparagraph publicly available [F8to the extent that an exception to disclosure applies under the relevant regulations].
[F9In the second subparagraph, “relevant regulations” means—
(a)for England and Wales, the Environmental Information Regulations 2004;
(b)for Scotland, the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004.]
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Textual Amendments
F3Words in Art. 18(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 28(2)(a)(i)
F4Words in Art. 18(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 28(2)(a)(ii)
F5Words in Art. 18(1)(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 28(2)(a)(iii)
F6Words in Art. 18(1)(e) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 28(2)(a)(iv)
F7Words in Art. 18(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 28(2)(b)(i)
F8Words in Art. 18(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 28(2)(b)(ii)
F9Words in Art. 18(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 28(2)(c)
F10Art. 18(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 28(3)
F11Art. 18(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 28(3)
F12Article 19U.K.Review
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Textual Amendments
F12Art. 19 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 29
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