Ministerial Ordinance on the Storage of Mercury and Mercury Compounds(Ordinance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the Ministry of the Environment, and the Ministry of Defence No. 1 of 2015)
Last Version: Ordinance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the Ministry of the Environment, and the Ministry of Defence No. 2, of 2020
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Ministerial Ordinance on the Storage of Mercury and Mercury Compounds (Any data that the title of a law indicates to be a "Tentative translation" has not yet been proofread or corrected by a native English speaker or legal translation expert; this data may be revised in the future.Tentative translation)
Ordinance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the Ministry of the Environment, and the Ministry of Defence No. 1 of December 7, 2015
Under the provisions of Article 22, paragraph (1) of the Act on Preventing Environmental Pollution of Mercury (Act No. 42 of 2015), this Ordinance provides the storage of mercury and mercury compounds.
(Terms)
Article 1The terms used in this Ordinance shall follow examples of the terms used in the Act on Preventing Environmental Pollution of Mercury (hereinafter referred to as "the Act").
(Conditions for a Person Storing Mercury or Mercury Compounds Requiring Reporting)
Article 2Conditions provided by the Ordinance of the competent ministry referred to in Article 22, paragraph (1) of the Act for each of the following mercury and mercury compounds shall be that the maximum quantity of mercury and mercury compounds stored in each business institution in the relevant fiscal year (from April 1 of the relevant year to March 31 of the following year; the same shall apply hereinafter) is equal to or exceeds each quantity provided in thata item:
(i)Mercury and its mixtures (including mercury alloys, limited to those with a mercury concentration of at least 95% by weight) 30 kg;
(ii)Mercury (I) chloride and its mixtures (limited to those with a mercury (I) chloride concentration of at least 95% by weight) 30 kg;
(iii)Mercury (II) oxide and its mixtures (limited to those with a mercury (II) oxide concentration of at least 95% by weight) 30 kg;
(iv)Mercury (II) sulfate and its mixtures (limited to those with a mercury (II) sulfate concentration of at least 95% by weight) 30 kg;
(v)Mercury (II) nitrate, mercury (II) nitrate hydrate, and their mixtures (limited to those with a total mercury (II) nitrate and mercury (II) nitrate hydrate concentration of at least 95% by weight) 30 kg;
(vi)Mercury sulfide and its mixtures (excluding cinnabars, limited to those with a mercury sulfide concentration of at least 95% by weight) 30kg; and
(vii)Cinnabar: the quantity of mercury sulfide contained is 30 kg.
(Reporting on Storage)
Article 3Reporting under Article 22, paragraph (1) of the Act must be made for each business institution every fiscal year, by the end of June of the following year from the relevant fiscal year, by submitting a report using the appended form.
(Reporting Matters)
Article 4The matters provided by the Ordinance of the competent ministry referred to in Article 22, paragraph (1) of the Act shall be the following for the relevant fiscal year:
(i)The name, address, and in the case of a juridical person, the name of the representative;
(ii)The name and address of the business institution;
(iii)Business pertaining to the storage of mercury and mercury compounds, conducted by a person storing mercury or mercury compounds;
(iv)The types and quantities of mercury and mercury compounds stored at the beginning of each fiscal year;
(v)The types and quantities of mercury and mercury compounds manufactured or received;
(vi)The types and quantities of mercury and mercury compounds that are used, transferred, or categorized as waste under Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act (Act No. 137 of 1970) (in the case of being used or transferred, the quantity according to each type of mercury and mercury compounds and its purpose of use or transfer);
(vii)In the case of making or receiving a transfer, the name and address of the other party, and in the case of a juridical person, the name of the representative, and the name and address of the business institution;
(viii)The purpose of storage, and the types and quantities of mercury and mercury compounds stored at the end of the fiscal year; and
(ix)Measures implemented based on the guidelines provided in Article 21, paragraph (1) of the Act, and other related measures implemented aiming for environmentally sound storage of mercury and mercury compounds.
Supplementary Provisions
(Date of Enforcement)
Article 1This Ordinance shall come into effect from the date of enforcement of the Act.
(Transitional Measures)
Article 2For the application of the provisions of Article 4 in the fiscal year when this Ordinance comes into effect (hereinafter referred to as "the Date of Enforcement"), the phrase "relevant fiscal year" in that Article shall be replaced by "from the Date of Enforcement to the end of the fiscal year when this Order comes into effect" and the phrase "beginning of the fiscal year" in item (iv) of that Article shall be replaced by "the Date of Enforcement."