Euro Chlor

Summary of the initiative

Name
Euro Chlor
Objective(s)
Ensuring that all metallic mercury no longer used in the chlor-alkali industry is safely stored.

Description of the Initiative

    Sector

    Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act

    PRIVATE ACT
    Year
    2007
    Title of Act
    Euro Chlor, Voluntary Agreement on Safe Storage of Decommissioned Mercury
    NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT
    Year
    2008
    Title of Act
    Commission Recommendation of 22 December 2008 on the safe storage of metallic mercury no longer used in the chlor-alkali industry (notified under document number C(2008) 8422), OJ L 14, 20.1.2009, p. 10-11

    Geographical Coverage

    Global coverage
    Participating Countries
    Austria

    Description

    Problems that lead to the introduction of Self/Co-Regulation and the adoption of the Founding Act
    Introduction of an export ban foreseen in 2011 requires arranging safe storage of metallic mercury within the EU.
    Target Group(s)
    Chlor-alkali industry in Europe.
    Type of Instrument(s)
    Voluntary agreement.
    Level(s) at which private rules should be defined and applied
    Type of Monitoring
    Conduct an initial survey of compliance capacity of future regulateesConduct regular visits and spot checksInitiate complaints proceduresMaintain database of those bounded by the normsProduce regular reportsReceive complaints and verify if norms were breached or notReflexive dialogue with the - stakeholdersOther
    European Commission
    National public authority
    International public authority
    Private regulator (code owner)yesyes
    Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors)
    Self-appointed private parties (e.g. NGOs)
    Type of Enforcement
    Faming, shaming and blamingJudicial sanctionsMembership suspension/exclusionPrivate finesOther
    Private Regulator
    Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors)
    Court system
    Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) / Online dispute resolution (ODR)
    Succinct description of the type of Enforcement
    -

    Downloads

    SMO self- and co-regulation database - private code 135