New mercury-added products and new manufacturing processes
- Do not use new mercury-added products or processes without authorisation Operator
Retained EU Law
2017
United Kingdom
Mercury Regulations
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3 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
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- Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (Air Operations) 2012 138 duties
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066 of 19 December 2018 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 (Text with EEA relevance) 2018 121 duties
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 of 21 June 2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) 2012 112 duties
- Space Industry Regulations 2021 2021 75 duties
- Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (Text with EEA relevance) 2016 66 duties
What this Act requires
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Dental amalgam
- Comply with dental amalgam use, separator, and waste disposal rules Operator
Reporting on large sources
- Submit annual mercury waste report to NRW Operator
Browse 29 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Mercury compounds prohibited for export from 1 January 2018:
Mercury (I) chloride (Hg2Cl2, CAS RN 10112-91-1) Mercury (II) oxide...
Mercury compounds prohibited for export from 1 January 2020:
Mercury (II) sulphate (HgSO4, CAS RN 7783-35-9) Mercury (II) nitrate...
Mixtures of mercury prohibited for export and import from 1...
Mixtures of mercury with other substances, including alloys of mercury,...
The national plan shall include the following information:
national objectives and reduction targets to eliminate the use of...
Subject matter and objective
Definitions
Export restrictions
Restrictions on imports and movements involving Northern Ireland
Export, import and manufacturing of mercury-added products
Forms for import and export
Industrial activities
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining and processing
Waste
Storage of mercury waste
Traceability
Contaminated sites
Penalties
Competent authorities
Report
Review
Amendment of Annexes
Exercise of the delegation
Committee procedure
Repeal
Entry into force
Official guidance
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- Dental mythbuster 1: Use and disposal of dental amalgam - Care Quality Commission (opens in a new tab) from CQC Detailed Guidance
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Natural Resources Wales
Principal environmental regulator for Wales. Combines functions of Environment Agency Wales, Countryside Council for Wales, and Forestry Commission Wales. Issues environmental permits, …
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