The “Minamata Convention on Mercury”, which obliges the parties to take the necessary measures to reduce and, if possible, completely eliminate mercury emissions, was accepted in the General Assembly of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.
The “Minamata Convention on Mercury”, which includes some control and reduction measures for products, processes and industries that use, release or emit mercury, and their mercury-containing waste, was accepted at the General Assembly of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. From the entry into force of the contract, which obliges the parties to take the necessary measures to reduce and, if possible, completely eliminate mercury emissions;
- Within 5 years at the latest; Preparing mercury emission inventories, obligatory best available techniques and practices, establishing and operating all necessary infrastructure, and taking measures to reduce emissions within this framework,
-Within 3 years at the latest; determination of point source categories for mercury pollution,
-Within 4 years at the latest; preparation of the national plan for controlling emissions,
-Within 5 years at the latest; establishes the emissions inventory.
About the Minamata Convention
The Minamata Convention was accepted on January 19, 2013 and opened for signature in Kumamoto, Japan on October 10, 2013, and then at the United Nations New York Headquarters until October 9, 2014.
The Convention was signed by 128 countries, ratified by 12 countries; It was signed by Turkey during the "High Level Event" hosted by Japan, Switzerland, the USA and Uruguay within the scope of the opening of the 69th General Assembly of the United Nations on September 24, 2014 and presented to the Turkish Grand National Assembly on October 2, 2019. The law proposal regarding the approval of the Minamata Convention was accepted in the General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on February 15, 2022.
