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Government Legislation

  • Pre-announcement of Administration of Bill of Public Notice on Standards for Exclusive Container for Mercury
    • Competent Ministry : Ministry of Environment
    • Advance Publication of Legislation : 2021-06-07
    • Opinion Submission Deadline : 2021-06-28

a. The materials of exclusive containers for mercury shall be limited to carbon steel or stainless steel products, which do not react with mercury at room temperature (Article 3 of the bill).

b. The size and capacity of a container shall be 1 metric ton or less; the size and capacity prior to initial production shall be decided through consultation with the National Institute of Environmental Research (Article 4 of the bill).

c. The exclusive container for mercury shall satisfy the conditions for its safety (Article 5 of the bill).

d. Mercury shall be put in a container by up to 80%, and at least 20% of the top space of the container shall be emptied in order to accommodate the thermal expansion of mercury when storing mercury in the container (Article 6 of the bill).


Regulatory effect assessment
  • 폐기물관리법 시행규칙(규제영향분석서)_20210527.hwp [download]
Legislative proposal (draft)
  • 행정예고 공고문(제2021-198호).hwp [download]