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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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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 1.Subject matter and objective

    2. Article 2.Definitions

  3. CHAPTER II TRADE AND MANUFACTURING RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING MERCURY, MERCURY COMPOUNDS, MIXTURES OF MERCURY AND MERCURY-ADDED PRODUCTS

    1. Article 3.Export restrictions

    2. Article 4.Import restrictions

    3. Article 5.Export, import and manufacturing of mercury-added products

    4. Article 6.Forms for import and export

  4. CHAPTER III RESTRICTIONS ON USE AND STORAGE OF MERCURY, MERCURY COMPOUNDS AND MIXTURES OF MERCURY

    1. Article 7.Industrial activities

    2. Article 8.New mercury-added products and new manufacturing processes

    3. Article 9.Artisanal and small-scale gold mining and processing

    4. Article 10.Dental amalgam

  5. CHAPTER IV DISPOSAL OF WASTE AND MERCURY WASTE

    1. Article 11.Waste

    2. Article 12.Reporting on large sources

    3. Article 13.Storage of mercury waste

    4. Article 14.Traceability

    5. Article 15.Contaminated sites

  6. CHAPTER V PENALTIES, COMPETENT AUTHORITIES AND REPORTING

    1. Article 16.Penalties

    2. Article 17.Competent authorities

    3. Article 18.Report

    4. Article 19.Review

  7. CHAPTER VI DELEGATED AND IMPLEMENTING POWERS

    1. Article 20.Amendment of Annexes

    2. Article 21.Exercise of the delegation

    3. Article 22.Committee procedure

  8. CHAPTER VII FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 23.Repeal

    2. Article 24.Entry into force

  9. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      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)

      1. Mercury compounds prohibited for export from 1 January 2018:

      2. Mercury (I) chloride (Hg2Cl2, CAS RN 10112-91-1) Mercury (II) oxide...

      3. Mercury compounds prohibited for export from 1 January 2020:

      4. Mercury (II) sulphate (HgSO4, CAS RN 7783-35-9) Mercury (II) nitrate...

      5. Mixtures of mercury prohibited for export and import from 1...

      6. Mixtures of mercury with other substances, including alloys of mercury,...

    2. ANNEX II

      Mercury-added products referred to in Article 5

      1. Part A — Mercury-added products

      2. Part B — Additional products excluded from the list in Part A of this Annex

    3. ANNEX III

      Mercury-related requirements applicable to manufacturing processes referred to in Article 7(1) and (2)

      1. Part I: Prohibited use of mercury or mercury compounds, whether in pure form or in mixtures, in manufacturing processes

      2. Part II: Manufacturing processes subject to restrictions on use and releases of mercury and mercury compounds

    4. ANNEX IV

      Content of the national plan on artisanal and small-scale gold mining and processing referred to in Article 9

      1. The national plan shall include the following information:

      2. national objectives and reduction targets to eliminate the use of...

    5. ANNEX V

      Correlation table

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