Development of Minamata Convention Initial Assessments

Regulatory Control Measures (cont'd) • Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Act (1979 amended 2005) - Toxic Chemicals Regulations (2013) Mercury and its compounds are listed as a toxic industrial chemical under the Act. • Air Pollution Rules (2014) о о The Rules lists permissible levels for mercury and its compounds for ambient air and stack emissions. • Draft Waste Management (Hazardous Waste) Rules (2014) The wastes identified as hazardous waste in the Draft Rules includes any waste comprised of or containing the substances listed in Annexes 1, 3, 8 and 9 of the Basel Convention. Wastes which contain mercury or mercury compounds as constituents, as stated in the Convention, are included. 11

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