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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11792

20 May 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 28
NEWS BRIEFS / Environment
EU has ratified Minamata Convention on Mercury, which is now in force

19/05/2017 (Agence Europe)On Thursday 18 May, the European Union deposited it ratification instrument for the Minamata Convention on Mercury – a United Nations agreement that aims to protect public health and the environment from this particularly toxic heavy metal (see EUROPE 11786).  "With ratification, the EU has delivered the decisive bit and triggered [the convention's] entry into force", European Commissioner for the Environment, Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Karmenu Vella...

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