Paragraph 1 of article 6 of the Minamata Convention on Mercury provides that any State or regional economic integration organization may register one or more exemptions from the phase-out dates listed in annex A and annex B for mercury-added products and for manufacturing processes in which mercury or mercury compounds are used, respectively. Paragraph 5 of article 6 provides that such exemptions expire five years after the phase out date listed in annex A or B unless a shorter period is indicated by a party. Paragraph 6 of article 6 provides that the Conference of the Parties may, at the request of a Party, decide to extend an exemption for five years unless the party requests a shorter period. The Conference of the Parties, at its 6th meeting in 2025, decided on extensions of some exemptions.
The registered exemptions are shown in the following tables.
| Parte | Indicate the specific category/subcategory for which the exemption is registered and whether the exemption is for manufacture | Explicación de la exención | Fecha de vencimiento de la exención | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | The following non-electronic measuring devices except non-electronic measuring devices installed in large-scale equipment or those used for high precision measurement, where no suitable mercury-free alternative is available: (a)-(e):
|
Inglés | 2025 | |
| Bangladesh | Expiry date: 2025 Import for the following non-electronic measuring devices except non-electronic measuring devices installed in largescale equipment or those used for high-precision measurement, where no suitable mercury-free alternative is available: (a) - (e) Manufacture and export for the following mercury-added products:
Manufacture, import and export for the following mercury-added products:
Expiry date: 2027 Import for High pressure mercury vapour lamps (HPMV) for general lighting purposes Expiry date: 2028 Import for Switches and relays, except very high accuracy capacitance and loss measurement bridges and high frequency radio frequency switches and relays in monitoring and control instruments with a maximum mercury content of 20 mg per bridge, switch or relay. Expiry date: 2030 Import for the following mercury-added products:
Information on the extended exemption: UNEP/MC/COP.6/28 (to be issued) |
Inglés | 2030 | |
| Botswana | Import for all mercury-added products, as listed in Part I of Annex A of the Convention |
Inglés | 2025 | |
| Canadá |
|
Inglés | 2025 | |
| China | The following non-electronic measuring devices except non-electronic measuring devices installed in large-scale equipment or those used for high precision measurement, where no suitable mercury-free alternative is available: (a)-(e).
|
Inglés , Chinese | 2025 | |
| Ghana | Manufacture, import and export for all mercury-added products, as listed in Part I of Annex A of the Convention. |
Inglés | 2025 | |
| India | Manufacture, import and export for all mercury-added products, as listed in Part I of Annex A of the Convention. |
Inglés | 2030 | |
| Irán (República Islámica del) | Import for the following mercury-added products:
Manufacture, import and export for the following mercury-added products:
Manufacture and export for the following mercury-added products:
|
Inglés | 2025 | |
| Lesotho | Import for the following mercury-added products:
|
Inglés | 2025 | |
| Madagascar | Import for all mercury-added products, as listed in Part I of Annex A of the Convention. |
Inglés | 2025 | |
| Perú | The following non-electronic measuring devices except non-electronic measuring devices installed in large-scale equipment or those used for high precision measurement, where no suitable mercury-free alternative is available: (a)-(e).
|
Inglés | 2025 | |
| Eswatini | Import for the following mercury-added products:
|
Inglés | 2025 | |
| Tailandia | Manufacture, Import and Export for the following mercury-added products:
|
Inglés | 2030 |
| Parte | Categoría / subcategoría específica para la que se registra una exención | Explicación de la exención | Fecha de vencimiento de la exención | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
|
Inglés | 2030 | |
| Ghana | Chlor-alkali production Acetaldehyde production in which mercury or mercury compounds are used as a catalyst |
Inglés | 2030 | |
| India |
|
Inglés | 2023 | |
| Irán (República Islámica del) | Chlor-alkali production |
Inglés | 2030 | |
| Perú | Chlor-alkali production |
Inglés | 2030 | |
| Estados Unidos de América | Chlor-alkali production |
Inglés | 2030 |