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Council Decision (EU) 2021/727 of 29 April 2021 on the submission, on behalf of the European Union, of proposals to amend Annexes A and B to the Minamata Convention on Mercury, regarding mercury-added products and manufacturing processes in which mercury or mercury compounds are used| Legal instrument | Decision |
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| Number legal act | Decision 2021/727 |
| Original proposal | COM(2021)63  |
| CELEX number i | 32021D0727 |
| Document | 29-04-2021; Date of adoption |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 05-05-2021; OJ L 155 p. 23-25 |
| Effect | 29-04-2021; Entry into force Date of document See Art 2 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
5.5.2021 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 155/23 |
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/727
of 29 April 2021
on the submission, on behalf of the European Union, of proposals to amend Annexes A and B to the Minamata Convention on Mercury, regarding mercury-added products and manufacturing processes in which mercury or mercury compounds are used
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(1) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
The Minamata Convention on Mercury (the ‘Convention’) was concluded by the Union by Council Decision (EU) 2017/939 (1) and entered into force on 16 August 2017. |
(2) |
Pursuant to Decision MC-1/1 on Rules of Procedure, adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention (‘COP’) at its first meeting, the Parties to the Convention (the ‘Parties’) should make every effort to reach agreement on all matters of substance by consensus. |
(3) |
Pursuant to Articles 4(8) and 5(10) of the Convention, the COP should, by 16 August 2022, review Annexes A and B to the Convention, taking into account proposals submitted by the Parties pursuant to Articles 4(7) and 5(9) of the Convention, information made available by the Secretariat of the Convention (the ‘Secretariat’) pursuant to Articles 4(4) and 5(4) of the Convention and the availability to the Parties of technically and economically feasible mercury-free alternatives, while considering the environmental and human health risks and benefits. |
(4) |
The Union contributed significantly to developing provisions of the Convention regarding mercury-added products and manufacturing processes in which mercury or mercury compounds are used (‘mercury processes’) and to the relevant intersessional expert work launched by Decision MC-3/1, which was adopted by the COP at its third meeting. |
(5) |
Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2017/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), which transposes Annex A to the Convention into Union law, covers additional mercury-added products, and other mercury-added products are subject to a prohibition on the placing on the internal market under Union legislation. |
(6) |
The proposals to amend Annex A to the Convention aim to extend its scope of application to additional mercury-added products with associated phase-out dates or mercury-regulating measures. |
(7) |
Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2017/852, which transposes Annex B to the Convention into Union law, covers additional mercury processes and sets phase-out dates for all the concerned processes. |
(8) |
The proposal to amend Annex B to the Convention aims to broaden its scope of application by introducing a phase-out date for a mercury process covered by that Annex. |
(9) |
In line with Article 26(2) and Article 27 of the Convention, the text of any proposed amendment should be communicated to the Parties by the Secretariat at least six months before the meeting of the COP at which it is proposed for adoption. The Secretariat should also communicate the proposed amendment to the signatories to this Convention and, for information, to the Depositary of the Convention. As the fourth meeting of the COP is scheduled to take place on 1-5 November 2021, the Union should submit its proposals to amend Annexes A and B to the Convention to the Secretariat by 30 April 2021, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Union shall submit proposals to amend Annexes A and B to the Convention, as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
The Commission shall communicate those proposals on behalf of the Union to the Secretariat.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force...
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