Minamata mercury framework
- Minamata addresses human-caused mercury emissions and releases
- Minamata treats new and existing primary mercury mining differently
- Mercury exports require consent and an allowed destination use
- Mercury-added products have annex-based controls and qualifications
- Minamata separately regulates specified mercury-using industrial processes
- Minamata exemptions are registered for specified products or processes
- Mercury amalgamation in small-scale gold mining requires reduction action
- Minamata’s air-emission controls focus on specified point sources
- Minamata distinguishes atmospheric emissions from land and water releases
- Minamata differentiates control measures for new and existing emission sources
- Non-waste mercury storage is distinct from mercury-waste management
- Minamata mercury-waste management connects with the Basel framework
- Mercury-contaminated sites require identification and risk assessment
- Minamata implementation support has two financial-mechanism components
- Minamata parties report implementation measures and their effectiveness
- India’s Minamata signature and ratification are distinct treaty actions
- India’s declaration conditions entry into force of Minamata annex amendments