Commercial Information Circular
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Ref. : EIC 230/2/12
29 September 2023
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 711/2023
European Union (EU)* : Amendment to Regulation on Mercury
Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 1156/2017 of 15 December 2017, the European Commission published a Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2049 on 26 September 2023 to amend Regulation (EU) 2017/852 as regards mercury-added products subject to manufacturing, import and export prohibitions. The Delegated Regulation is available at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32023R2049.
2.In gist, Annex II of the Regulation (EU) 2017/852 is amended to include seven additional mercury-added products, of which their manufacturing, import and export will be prohibited from 31 December 2025. The Delegated Regulation will enter into force on 16 October 2023.
3.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at 2398 5684.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Tracy MAK)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
* The EU comprises of 27 member countries, namely, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
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