{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-852/annex-III/part-I",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-852/annex-III/part-I.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2017/852",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) 2017/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on mercury, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1102/2008 (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-852",
  "path": "annex/III/part/I",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "I:",
  "heading": "Prohibited use of mercury or mercury compounds, whether in pure form or in mixtures, in manufacturing processes",
  "text": "(a) from 1 January 2018: manufacturing processes in which mercury or mercury compounds are used as a catalyst;\n(b) by way of derogation from point (a), the production of vinyl chloride monomer shall be prohibited from 1 January 2022;\n(c) from 1 January 2022: manufacturing processes in which mercury is used as an electrode;\n(d) by way of derogation from point (c), from 11 December 2017: chlor-alkali production in which mercury is used as an electrode;\n(e) by way of derogation from point (c), the production of sodium or potassium methylate or ethylate shall be prohibited from 1 January 2028;\n(f) from 1 January 2018: the production of polyurethane, to the extent not already restricted or prohibited in accordance with entry 62 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/852/annex/III/part/I",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:44:55.559369+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}