Review
Article 19
1. By 30 June 2020, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the outcome of its assessment regarding: (a) the need for the Union to regulate emissions of mercury and mercury compounds from crematoria; (b) the feasibility of a phase out of the use of dental amalgam in the long term, and preferably by 2030, taking into account the national plans referred to in Article 10(3) and whilst fully respecting Member States' competence for the organisation and delivery of health services and medical care; and (c) the environmental benefits and the feasibility of a further alignment of Annex II with relevant Union legislation regulating the placing on the market of mercury-added products. 2. By 31 December 2024, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the implementation and the review of this Regulation, inter alia, in the light of the effectiveness evaluation undertaken by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention and of the reports provided by the Member States in accordance with Article 18 of this Regulation and Article 21 of the Convention. 3. The Commission shall, if appropriate, present a legislative proposal together with its reports referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.