These Regulations implement Council Directive 2011/97/EU (OJ No. L 328, 10.12.11, p 49) which amends Council Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste (OJ No. L 182, 16.7.99, p 1) (“the Landfill Directive”) as regards specific criteria for the storage of metallic mercury. The aim of Directive 2011/97/EU is to specify safe storage conditions for metallic mercury considered as waste.
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