# Mercury

European Parliament procedure 2016/0023(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee ENVI). Stage: Procedure completed. 249 committee amendments tabled by 54 Members between 2016-07-18 and 2016-07-18.

## What the amendments focus on

This regulation concerns mercury. The amendments describe mercury as a highly toxic substance harmful to human health, the environment and wildlife, address the transboundary nature of mercury pollution, the Minamata Convention, export and import bans on mercury and mercury-added products, exemptions for medicinal products, and conditions for production processes using mercury.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massimo PAOLUCCI | Italy | S&D | 46 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124849.md |
| Damiano ZOFFOLI | Italy | S&D | 46 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/131051.md |
| Simona BONAFÈ | Italy | S&D | 46 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124814.md |
| Renata BRIANO | Italy | S&D | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124787.md |
| Tibor SZANYI | Hungary | S&D | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124703.md |
| Nicola CAPUTO | Italy | S&D | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124851.md |
| Michel DANTIN | France | PPE | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97296.md |
| Jytte GUTELAND | Sweden | S&D | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124991.md |
| Carlos ZORRINHO | Portugal | S&D | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124739.md |
| Christel SCHALDEMOSE | Denmark | S&D | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37312.md |
| Elena GENTILE | Italy | S&D | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124847.md |
| Michèle RIVASI | France | Verts/ALE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96743.md |
| Mireille D'ORNANO | France | EFDD | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124750.md |
| Sylvie GODDYN | France | EFDD | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/21331.md |
| Jean-François JALKH | France | ID | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124770.md |

## Official source documents

- PE585.758: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-585758_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-0023-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-0023-COD.json

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