A REVIEW OF THE STATUS OF PRODUCTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MINAMATA CONVENTION ON MERCURY IN MAURITIUS

A REVIEW OF THE STATUS OF PRODUCTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MINAMATA CONVENTION ON MERCURY IN MAURITIUS A REVIEW OF THE STATUS OF PRODUCTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MINAMATA CONVENTION ON MERCURY IN MAURITIUS Mauritius December 2017 This report has been prepared by Mr. [...] 10 More detailed information on specific products in Mauritius would be especially useful, such as: the availability of other mercury-free measuring devices listed in Annex A, Part I; the mercury content of the various types of lamps on the market; the availability of mercury-free switches/relays; the mercury content of skin-lightening creams on the market; the extent of use of alternati. [...] This was confirmed by the 2013 Mercury Level I Inventory1 compiled by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (hereafter referred to as MoE) with the assistance of the UNDP during a national project pertaining to the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM).2 In early 2016, the national Minamata Initial Assessment (MIA) was launched by the MoE and the UNDP,. [...] 1 Compiled using the UNEP Toolkit; one of the outputs of the Mauritius SAICM Initiative, a national project on the sound management of chemicals implemented by the Government of Mauritius and the UNDP (2011 - 2014) 2 Adopted in 2006, SAICM is an over-arching policy framework advocating the sound management of chemicals with the ultimate aim of minimizing adverse effects to the environment and huma. [...] 20 National Chemicals Profile for Mauritius, accompanied by the NAP and the Mercury Level I Inventory.9 The MoE and the UNDP were the leading institutions for the NAP and the Mercury Level I Inventory, which gathered inputs from stakeholders under the MFG.