Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 446m - Mercury Reduction and Education
Section 22a-615. - Notification.

(a) On and after January 1, 2003, no person shall offer any mercury-added product for sale or distribute any such product for promotional purposes in this state unless the manufacturer or its designated industrial trade group gives prior notification in writing to the commissioner or the regional multistate clearinghouse described in section 22a-614 as provided in this section. Such notification, in a form prescribed by the commissioner, shall at a minimum include (1) a brief description of the product or category of products to be offered for sale or distributed; (2) an identification of each product by its mercury content in one of the following ranges: Less than zero to five milligrams, greater than five milligrams to ten milligrams, greater than ten milligrams to fifty milligrams, greater than fifty milligrams to one hundred milligrams, greater than one hundred milligrams to one thousand milligrams and greater than one thousand milligrams; (3) the actual total amount of mercury in each product; and (4) the name and address of the manufacturer and the position, address and phone number of a contact person at the manufacturer. The manufacturer or its designated industrial trade group shall revise the information in the notification whenever there is significant change in the information or when requested by the commissioner or the regional multistate clearinghouse.

(b) Any mercury-added product for which federal law preempts state authority over notice requirements is exempt from the requirements of this section.
(c) With the approval of the commissioner, the manufacturer or its designated industrial trade group may supply the information required in subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of subsection (a) of this section for a product category rather than an individual product.
(d) Public disclosure of trade secrets submitted to the commissioner pursuant to this section shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 14. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 14, the commissioner may provide the regional multistate clearinghouse described in section 22a-614 with copies of such information and the commissioner, in consultation with the clearinghouse, may compile or publish analyses or summaries of such information, provided the analyses or summaries do not identify any manufacturer or reveal any confidential information.
(P.A. 02-90, S. 4; P.A. 03-123, S. 16.)
History: P.A. 02-90 effective July 1, 2002; P.A. 03-123 made technical changes in Subsecs. (a) and (d), effective June 26, 2003.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 22a - Environmental Protection

Chapter 446m - Mercury Reduction and Education

Section 22a-612. - Legislative finding regarding mercury.

Section 22a-613. - Definitions.

Section 22a-614. - Multistate clearinghouse.

Section 22a-615. - Notification.

Section 22a-616. - Ban on sale or distribution of mercury-added novelties, mercury fever thermometers, mercury dairy manometers and mercury button cell batteries. Restriction on use of mercury amalgam.

Section 22a-617. - Restriction on sale or distribution of mercury-added products. Working group on regulation of certain mercury-added products.

Section 22a-618. - Exemptions from restrictions on sale or distribution of mercury-added products.

Section 22a-619. - Labeling requirements. Advisement re mercury. Exceptions. Alternatives. Lamps containing mercury.

Section 22a-620. - Plan for collection of mercury-added products. Report on collection system. Exemptions.

Section 22a-621. - Restrictions on sale or distribution of elemental mercury.

Section 22a-622. - Restrictions on sale or distribution of elemental mercury to a dental practitioner.

Section 22a-623. - Exemptions for mercury-added products with certain manufacture dates.

Section 22a-624. - Public education program.

Section 22a-625. - Exemption for pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical products, biological products and substances sold without a prescription.

Section 22a-625a. - Mercury thermostat collection and recycling programs established by manufacturers.

Section 22a-626. - Orders to correct or abate violations.

Section 22a-627. - Action in the superior court.

Section 22a-628. - Criminal negligence. False statement, representation or certification. Knowing violation. Penalties.