CHAPTER IV

DISPOSAL OF WASTE AND MERCURY WASTE

Storage of mercury waste
Article 13
1
Mercury waste may be temporarily stored in liquid form provided that the specific requirements for the temporary storage of mercury waste pursuant to the relevant regulations are complied with and that such storage occurs in above-ground facilities dedicated to and equipped for the temporary storage of mercury waste.
The ... first subparagraph shall cease to apply as from 1 January 2023.
In the first subparagraph, “relevant regulations” means—
a)
for England and Wales, the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016;
b)
for Scotland, the Landfill (Scotland) Regulations 2003.
2
The appropriate authority may, by regulations, extend the period allowed for temporary storage of mercury waste referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article by up to three years.
3
Prior to being permanently disposed of, mercury waste shall undergo conversion and, where intended to be disposed of in above-ground facilities, conversion and solidification.
Mercury waste that underwent conversion and, if applicable, solidification shall only be permanently disposed of in the following permanent storage facilities licensed for disposal of hazardous waste:
a
salt mines that are adapted for the permanent storage of mercury waste that underwent conversion, or deep underground hard rock formations providing a level of safety and confinement equivalent to or higher than that of such salt mines; or
b
above-ground facilities dedicated to and equipped for the permanent storage of mercury waste that underwent conversion and solidification and that provide a level of safety and confinement equivalent to or higher than that of the facilities referred to in point (a).
Operators of permanent storage facilities shall ensure that mercury waste that underwent conversion and, if applicable, solidification is stored separately from other waste and in disposal batches in a storage chamber that is sealed. ...
Word in Art. 13(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 24(2)(a)(i)
Words in Art. 13(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 24(2)(a)(ii)
Words in Art. 13(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 24(2)(b)
Words in Art. 13(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 24(2)(c)
Words in Art. 13(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 24(4)
Words in Art. 13(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 24(3)