The European Commission launched, on Tuesday 8 February, a new public consultation to gather as many views as possible on a draft regulation to introduce further restrictions on the use of mercury in the EU and on international trade in this heavy metal that is highly toxic to human health and to the environment.
The Commission’s initiative is expected in the fourth quarter of 2022, through an amendment to Regulation EU/2017/852 transposing the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
Although the...