European Union #3191 (v.5)

Base data

Notified in
G/MA/QR/N/EU/6 30/09/2022
Version validity
21/09/2022 - 25/10/2024
Old version v.5
Reporting member
European Union
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Import and export prohibition and restrictions of mercury, mercury compounds and mercury waste
National legal basis
Regulation (EU) 2017/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on mercury. Official Journal L137/1; 24.5.2017https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017R0852&rid=1
Application from 01/01/2018
Administrative mechanism
Repealed Regulation (EC) No 1102/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, notified in G/MA/QR/N/EU/3
Administration: Competent authorities in EU member States
Responsible entities
Competent authorities in EU Member States
HS version
HS 2022
Referenced WTO document symbol

Meta data

WTO justifications

No specific provision provided

No specific provision provided

Reported as: Protection of human life or health and the environment, inter alia
Non-WTO commitments

Minamata Convention on Mercury

Reported as: Minamata Convention on Mercury
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
P, CP, P-X, CP-X
Symbol
CP
CP-X
P
P-X

Tariff lines

261790
261790
Other ores and concentrates
262060
262060
Slag; ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel); containing arsenic; mercu...
280540
280540
Mercury
284390
284390
Amalgams
2852
2852
Inorganic or organic compounds of mercury; whether or not chemically defined; excluding amalgams
285390
285390
Phosphides; whether or not chemically defined; excluding ferrophosphorus; other inorganic compounds...