The 50-ratification milestone required for the Minamata Convention on Mercury to enter into force was reached on 18 May 2017!
The EU and seven of its member States – Bulgaria, Denmark, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Romania and Sweden – deposited their instruments of ratification at the UN Headquarters in New York, bringing to 51 the current number of future Parties. As a result on 16 August 2017, the Convention, which aims at protecting human health…