April 2017

Assuming the Board can revoke any existing authorizations pertaining to the manufacture, import, or export of mercury-added pesticides prior to the end of 2020, and commit (as written policy) to restrict any post-2020 authorizations only to circumstances meeting one of the exemptions specified in Annex A of the Convention, this existing authority may be sufficient to meet the mercury-added pestici. [...] Accordingly, as discussed above, the Board can commit (as written policy) not to issue licenses or permits for the import or sale of mercury for use in the manufacture of mercury-added batteries.3 To address the export of mercury-added batteries, we propose relying upon 2 We note the term used in the Mauritius regulation – “mercury containing” - is broader than the analogous term in the Convention. [...] We note the Dangerous Chemical Control Act appears well suited for this purpose, since the Act creates an Advisory Council composed of all the relevant ministries, one of the functions of the Council is to advise on matters related to the implementation of intervention conventions relating to dangerous chemicals, and the Board itself is authorized to develop “policies and measures” necessary to en. [...] 2 the legal authorities in Part VI of the 1988 Customs Act, and Section 35 of the Consumer Protection Act 1998, to prohibit the export of specified goods by regulation, as attached.4 Given the battery precedent in Mauritius regulations, and the control of products containing CFCs, asbestos, and PCBs in the same way, we propose this approach for the remaining products to be phased out under Article. [...] XX of 20XX THE CONSUMER PROTECTION (PRICE AND SUPPLIES CONTROL) ACT AND THE CUSTOMS ACT Regulations made by the Minister under section 35 of the Consumer Protection (Price and Supplies Control) Act and section 62 of the Customs Act 1988 1.