China China publishes draft bans on 8 mercury-added products, dental amalgam based on amendments to Minamata Convention

The production, import and export of the eight items of mercury-added products would be prohibited from Dec. 31, 2025.

China Mercury Chemical Substances (Products) Household Appliances Medical Products and Equipments
25 July 2024  yk.envix  LIU Yake (EnviX, Ltd.)
China publishes draft bans on 8 mercury-added products, dental amalgam based on amendments to Minamata Convention

On June 28, 2024, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published draft regulations on eight items of mercury-added products, including mercury vacuum pumps, and on dental amalgam to seek comments on the draft after the country ratified the amendments to Annex A of the Minamata Convention on Mercury (Decision MC-4/3) adopted by the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-4) to the convention. The ministry accepted comments on the draft through July 15, 2024.

 

Here are details of the draft.

Author / Responsibility

LIU Yake

Researcher, Research & Consulting Dept. EnviX Ltd.

Business Performance

worked as a research assistant at Department of Environmental Planning and Management, School of Environment, Tsinghua University for 4 years, and then joint in Envix in April, 2022, currently is mainly responsible for consulting on EHS regulation compliance in East Asia.

Background

MA, Environmental Econimics, Hiroshima University

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