Article 1
Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 847/2012 of 19 September 2012 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards mercury Text with EEA relevance
Commission Regulation (EU) No 847/2012 of 19 September 2012 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards mercury Text with EEA relevance
Data as of 2026-07-04 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . It shall apply from 10 April 2014.
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
ANNEX In Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the entry 18a is amended as follows: (1) paragraph 4 is deleted; (2) the following paragraphs 5 to 8 are added: ‘5. The following mercury-containing measuring devices intended for industrial and professional uses shall not be placed on the market after 10 April 2014: (a) barometers; (b) hygrometers; (c) manometers; (d) sphygmomanometers; (e) strain gauges to be used with plethysmographs; (f) tensiometers; (g) thermometers and other non-electrical thermometric applications. The restriction shall also apply to measuring devices under points (a) to (g) which are placed on the market empty if intended to be filled with mercury. 6. The restriction in paragraph 5 shall not apply to: (a) sphygmomanometers to be used: (i) in epidemiological studies which are ongoing on 10 October 2012; (ii) as reference standards in clinical validation studies of mercury-free sphygmomanometers; (b) thermometers exclusively intended to perform tests according to standards that require the use of mercury thermometers until 10 October 2017; (c) mercury triple point cells which are used for the calibration of platinum resistance thermometers. 7. The following mercury-using measuring devices intended for professional and industrial uses shall not be placed on the market after 10 April 2014: (a) mercury pycnometers; (b) mercury metering devices for determination of the softening point. 8. The restrictions in paragraphs 5 and 7 shall not apply to: (a) measuring devices more than 50 years old on 3 October 2007; (b) measuring devices which are to be displayed in public exhibitions for cultural and historical purposes.’
Other acts of the same type
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2514 of 7 September 2023 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 as regards the divisions of Finland in the Union Farm Accountancy Data NetworkCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1698 of 6 September 2023 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of a preparation of potassium diformate as a feed additive for sows (holder of the authorisation: ADDCON Europe GmbH) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 104/2010 (Text with EEA relevance)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1699 of 6 September 2023 on the status of attapulgite as a feed additive within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1700 of 6 September 2023 amending Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for Canada, Chile, the United Kingdom and the United States in the lists of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of poultry, germinal products of poultry and fresh meat of poultry and game birds (Text with EEA relevance)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1761 of 6 September 2023 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Mela Alto Adige / Südtiroler Apfel’ (PGI))Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1762 of 6 September 2023 registering a geographical indication of a spirit drink under Article 30(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Sárréti kökénypálinka’)Council Regulation (EU) 2023/2186 of 6 September 2023 on the allocation of fishing opportunities under the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community, on the one hand, and the Republic of Kiribati, on the other (2023–2028)Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2779 of 6 September 2023 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the criteria for the identification of shadow banking entities referred to in Article 394(2) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1702 of 1 September 2023 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Milas Yağlı Zeytini’ (PDO))Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1672 of 30 August 2023 laying down technical information for the calculation of technical provisions and basic own funds for reporting with reference dates from 30 June 2023 until 29 September 2023 in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Text with EEA relevance)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1677 of 30 August 2023 amending Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/594 laying down special control measures for African swine fever (Text with EEA relevance)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1687 of 30 August 2023 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Espárrago de Navarra’ (PGI))
Source: EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU), © European Union, reuse permitted under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
What to look at next
Browse all EU Legal ActsEvery instrument by type and year, full text free to read section by sectionEuropean Union legislationEU Legal Acts by type and yearGrouped by instrument type and year of enactment, so you can find others of the same kindBrowse by type and yearEuropean Union: what this database coversWhich datasets are here, which official source they come from, and how current they areEuropean Union overview