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Council Directive 84/156/EEC of 8 March 1984 on limit values and quality objectives for mercury discharges by sectors other than the chlor-alkali electrolysis industry · European Union

The limit values and the time limits for the industrial sectors concerned are set out together in the table below: 1.2,3.4 // // // // // Limit value which must be complied with as from: // // 1.2.3.4 // Industrial sector (1) // 1 July 1986 // 1 July 1989 // Unit of measurement // // // // // 1. Chemical industries using mercury catalysts: // // // // (a) in the production of vinyl chloride // 0,1 // 0,05 // mg/l effluent // // 0,2 // 0,1 // g/t vinyl chloride production capacity // (b) in other processes // 0,1 // 0,05 // mg/l effluent // // 10 // 5 // g/kg mercury processed // // // // // 2. Manufacture of mercury catalysts used in the production of vinyl chloride // 0,1 1,4 // 0,05 0,7 // mg/l effluent g/kg mercury processed // // // // // 3. Manufacture of organic and non-organic mercury compounds (except for products referred to in point 2) // 0,1 0,1 // 0,05 0,05 // mg/l effluent g/kg mercury processed // // // // // 4. Manufacture of primary batteries containing mercury // 0,1 0,05 // 0,05 0,03 // mg/l effluent g/kg mercury processed // // // // // 5. Non-ferrous metal industry (2) // // // // 5.1. Mercury recovery plants // 0,1 // 0,05 // mg/l effluent // 5.2. Extraction and refining of non-ferrous metals // 0,1 // 0,05 // mg/l effluent // // // // // 6. Plants for the treatment of toxic wastes containing mercury // 0,1 // 0,05 // mg/l effluent // // // //

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.