{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-852/article-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-852/article-7.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": "article/7",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Industrial activities",
  "text": "1. The use of mercury and mercury compounds in the manufacturing processes listed in Part I of Annex III shall be prohibited as from the dates set out therein.\n2. The use of mercury and mercury compounds in the manufacturing processes listed in Part II of Annex III shall only be allowed subject to the conditions set out therein.\n3. Interim storage of mercury and of the mercury compounds and mixtures of mercury listed in Annex I to this Regulation shall be carried out in an environmentally sound manner, in accordance with the thresholds and requirements set out in —\n(a)) for England and Wales, the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 and the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015;\n(b)) for Scotland, the Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 and the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015.\nThe appropriate authority may, by regulations, prescribe technical requirements for environmentally sound interim storage of mercury, mercury compounds and mixtures of mercury in line with decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention in accordance with Article 10(3) and Article 27 of the Convention ... ...",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 7(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 18(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 7(3)(b) substituted (S.) (1.11.2025) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/165), reg. 1(2), sch. 22 para. 37 (with sch. 23)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 7(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 18(2)(b)(i)(aa)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 7(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 18(2)(b)(i)(bb)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Art. 7(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 18(2)(b)(ii)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/852/article/7",
    "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."
}