At #MinamataCOP6 delegates adopt, w/ standing ovation, decision to phase out #dentalamalgam by 2034, and add more phasedown measures for dental amalgam to Convention Annex A. #MakeMercuryHistory

Technical Matters Contact Group Co-Chair Claudia Dumitru (Romania) reports to the plenary on the state of Group work.

At #MinamataCOP6 the Technical Matters Contact Group reported progress in negotiating texts on #dentalamalgam & on declaring mercury-free alternatives for producing #VCM as technically & economically feasible, a step toward banning #mercury catalysts in VCM production. #MakeMercuryHistory

Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry calls for making dental amalgam history by 2030

At #MinamataCOP6, #dentalamalgam debate shows support by many for African proposal for 2030 phaseout & adding more phasedown measures, but some Parties voice skepticism. Matter has been referred to a contact group co-chaired by 2 former COP Presidents for further discussion. #MakeMercuryHistory

At #MinamataCOP6, #SierraLeone, for Africa, called for: phasing out #dentalamalgam by 2030; extending the Specific International Programme to support capacity building and technical assistance's (SIP) mandate to 2034; & establishing a COP contact group on the financial mechanism. #MakeMercuryHistory