# Mercury: dental amalgam and other mercury-added products subject to manufacturing, import and export restrictions

European Parliament procedure 2023/0272(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 9th term, committee ENVI). Stage: Procedure completed. 85 committee amendments tabled by 6 Members between 2023-11-27 and 2023-12-19.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier subjects dental amalgam and other mercury-added products to manufacturing, import and export restrictions. The amendments would prohibit dental amalgam for dental treatment given available mercury-free alternatives, address mercury pollution of water, air and land including from crematoria, restrict the export of mercury-added products and mercury-added lamps, prohibit manufacture, import and export of mercury compounds, and address other uses such as porosimetry, lighthouses and thimerosal in vaccines.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlene MORTLER | Germany | PPE | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197427.md |
| Nikolaj VILLUMSEN | Denmark | GUE/NGL | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197571.md |
| Michèle RIVASI | France | Verts/ALE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96743.md |
| Heléne FRITZON | Sweden | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197391.md |
| Alexandr VONDRA | Czechia | ECR | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197537.md |
| Stanislav POLČÁK | Czechia | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124704.md |

## Official source documents

- PE756.167: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-756167_EN.pdf
- PE756.274: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-756274_EN.pdf
- PE757.033: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-757033_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2023-0272-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2023-0272-COD.json

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