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Mercury: dental amalgam and other mercury-added products subject to manufacturing, import and export restrictions

TA-9-2024-0191 · P9_TA(2024)0191 · PE753.554

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Parliament's position on a regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2017/852 on mercury. It sets rules on dental amalgam and other mercury-added products for manufacturing, import and export. The text is the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1849, after agreement between Parliament and Council.

Key points

  1. Parliament adopts its first-reading position on the Commission proposal to amend Regulation (EU) 2017/852 on mercury.
  2. The amended regulation concerns dental amalgam and other mercury-added products subject to manufacturing, import and export restrictions.
  3. Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter to it again if the Commission replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal.
  4. The position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1849, following agreement between Parliament and Council.

Who is affected

  • Manufacturers, importers and exporters of dental amalgam and other mercury-added products, who will face the regulation's restrictions.

Legal basis: Article 294(2) and Article 192(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union