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Government Legislation

  • Partial Amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Wastes Control Act
    • Competent Ministry : Ministry of Environment
    • Advance Publication of Legislation : 2019-12-31
    • Opinion Submission Deadline : 2020-02-26

The effectuation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury has made it necessary to control mercury wastes and accordingly, this Amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Wastes Control Act newly inserts mercury wastes as a type of designated waste and adds mercury recovery facilities as a type of waste treatment facility, thereby aiming to ensure that mercury wastes are treated in an environmentally friendly manner (attached Tables 1 and 3).


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