Council Decision (EU) 2019/2119 of 21 November 2019 on the position to be taken, on behalf of the European Union, at the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury, as regards the adoption of a Decision establishing thresholds for mercury waste, as referred to in Article 11(2) of that Convention

The position to be taken, on behalf of the Union, in the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP3) shall be to support the adoption of a Decision on thresholds for mercury waste that is consistent with the Union acquis.

Refinement of the position referred to in Article 1, to the extent it is consistent with the Union acquis, may be agreed to, in the light of developments at COP3, by the representatives of the Union, in consultation with Member States during on‐the‐spot coordination meetings, without a further decision of the Council.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.