USA - Maine Prohibits Mercury-Containing Compact Fluorescent Lamps
Business description
Maine adopted the Bill HP 1160 on 5 July without the signature of the Governor, banning certain mercury-containing compact fluorescent lamps with exemptions.
- screw or bayonet base type mercury containing compact fluorescent lamp, effective January 1, 2024;
- pin base type or linear fluorescent lamp containing mercury, effective January 1, 2025.
Exemptions:
- exclusively for image capture and projection;
- has a high proportion of UV light emission;
- exclusively for use in medical or veterinary diagnosis or treatment or in a medical device;
- exclusively for use in the manufacturing or quality control of pharmaceutical products;
- exclusively for spectroscopy and photometric applications;
- exclusively for use by academic and research institutions for conducting research projects and experiments;
- used to replace a lamp in a motor vehicle that was manufactured on or before January 1, 2020.
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