Sch 7, s 5P

Terms used

Current

In this Part —

mercury means elemental mercury (Hg(0), CAS No. 7439‑97‑6);

mercury‑added product means a product or product component that contains mercury or a mercury compound that was intentionally added;

mercury compound means any substance consisting of atoms of mercury and 1 or more atoms of another chemical element, which can only be separated into different components by a chemical reaction;

prohibited manufacturing process —

(a)

means a process that uses mercury or a mercury compound to produce any of the following —

(i)

acetaldehyde;

(ii)

chlor‑alkali;

(iii)

polyurethane;

(iv)

potassium ethylate;

(v)

potassium methylate;

(vi)

sodium ethylate;

(vii)

sodium methylate;

(viii)

vinyl chloride monomer;

but

(b)

does not include a process that uses a mercury‑added product instead of mercury or a mercury compound.

[Regulation 5P inserted: SL 2021/190 r. 4.]

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