5 Amendments of Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY related to 2016/0023(COD)
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Most mercury emissions and associated exposure risks result from anthropogenic activities, including primary mercury mining and processing, the use of mercury in products, industrial processes and artisanal and small-scale gold mining ("ASGM") and mercury emissions originating in particular from coal combustion and the management of mercury waste. Fossil fuel combustion in power plants and industrial boilers together with residential heating constitute almost half of global mercury emissions. Therefore, the transition to renewable energy production along with energy efficiency measures should be hastened in order to significantly reduce the release of mercury into the atmosphere.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In the absence of relevant available mercury-free production processes, operating conditions for the production of sodium or potassium methylate or ethylate involving the use of mercury should be set. A gradual phase-out and replacement with feasible mercury-free production processes should take place as soon as possible.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The use of dental amalgam in an encapsulated form and the implementation of amalgam separators should be made mandatory to protect dental practitioners and patients from mercury exposure and to ensure that resulting mercury waste are not released into the environment, but are collected and subjected to sound waste management. Given the size of the undertakings from the dentristry sector concerned by this change, it is appropriate to provide sufficient time to adapt to the new provision and to encourage the dentistry sector to gradually and permanently reduce the use of dental amalgam.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
- take steps to reduce, and where feasible eliminate,phase out the use of mercury and mercury compounds in, and the emissions and releases to the environment of mercury from, such mining and processing;
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. From one year after the entry into force of this Regulation, dental amalgam shall not be used for the treatment of pregnant or breastfeeding women or children who undergo treatment on their deciduous teeth.