Article 2

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

For the purposes of this Directive: 'mercury' means: the chemical element mercury, the mercury contained in any of its compounds; 'limit values' means: the values specified in Annex I; 'quality objectives' means: the requirements specified in Annex II; 'handling of mercury' means: any industrial process involving the production or use of mercury, or any other industrial process in which the presence of mercury is inherent; 'industrial plant' means: a plant at which mercury or any substance containing mercury is handled, with the exception of the industrial plant referred to in Article 2 (d) of Directive 82/176/EEC; 'existing plant' means: an industrial plant which is operational on the date of notification of this Directive; 'new plant' means: an industrial plant which has become operational after the date of notification of this Directive, an existing industrial plant whose mercury-handling capacity has been substantially increased since the date of notification of this Directive.

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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.