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COP-6 Grants First Exemption Extensions for Annex A Phase-Out Dates
Minamata Convention on MercuryConference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on MercuryGlobal
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Nov 24, 2025
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At its sixth meeting (COP-6), the Conference of the Parties granted the first-ever extensions to exemptions from phase-out dates listed in Annex A. Decision MC-6/7 addressed extension requests from three Parties (Bangladesh, Thailand, and one other) pursuant to paragraph 6 of Article 6 of the Convention. Revised exemption extension requests from two of the three Parties were approved after they provided additional information demonstrating the basis for extension. This decision establishes precedent for how the Convention handles exemption extension requests from Parties requiring additional time to comply with phase-out requirements. Compliance teams should verify whether their operating jurisdictions have registered exemptions or received extensions that affect their product compliance timelines.
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COP-6 Grants First Exemption Extensions for Annex A Phase-Out Dates
mption from the relevant phase-out date listed in annex A or B to the Convention, Recognizing that the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties marks the first time that the Conference has been requested to consider such a request, Welcoming the revised exemption extension requests from two of the three parties requesting extensions, in which they provide additional information related to paragraph 6 (a), (b) a
COP-6 Grants First Exemption Extensions for Annex A Phase-Out Dates
under Annex A of the Minamata Convention on Mercury 2 f,D Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Date: 15 September 2025 Ms. Monika Stankiewicz Executive Secretary Minamata Convention on Mercury UNEP, International Environment House 1 1-13, Chemin des An6rnones CH-1219 ChAtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland Subject: Submission of Bangladesh's Request for Extensi