European Union #3191 (v.2)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
30/09/2014 - 21/09/2018
Old version v.2
Reporting member
European Union
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Banning of the exports of metallic mercury and certain mercury compounds and mixtures and the safe storage of metallic mercury.
The prohibition does not apply to exports of compounds used for R&D, medical or analysis purposes.
National legal basis
Regulation (EC) No 1102/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 – O.J. L 304, 14.11.2008
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:304:0075:0079:EN:PDF
Administrative mechanism
Responsible entities
Competent authorities in EU Member States
HS version
HS 2012
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Meta data

WTO justifications

No specific provision provided

No specific provision provided

Reported as: Protection of human life or health, inter alia
Non-WTO commitments
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
X
Symbol
P-X

Tariff lines

261790
261790
Other
262060
262060
Containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or their mixtures, of a kind used for the extraction of arseni...
280540
280540
Mercury
284390
ex284390
Amalgams
2852
285200
Inorganic or organic compounds of mercury, whether or not chemically defined, excluding amalgams.
285300
ex285300
Other