Published April 2, 2021, 7:33 AM
The Department of Trade and Industry – Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS) expressed its strong support to gradually phase out mercury-containing products in order to protect human health and the environment.
The DTI-BPS and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) recently discussed the revised Chemical Control Order for mercury and mercury compounds in line with the implementation of the National Action Plan for the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
The DENR-EMB provided the DTI-BPS an overview of the DENR Administrative Order No. 2019-20 or the “Revised Chemical Control Order (CCO) for Mercury and Mercury Compounds (Revising DAO 1997-38)”, which incorporated the applicable provisions stated in the Minamata Convention.