Six areas have been identified where EU legislation is currently not adapted to the Minamata Convention, which concern (1) import of metallic mercury, (2) exports of mercury-added products (3) existing use of mercury in industrial processes, (4) new mercury uses in products and processes (5) artisanal small gold mining and (6) use of dental amalgam.
Ta področja zadevajo (1) uvoz kovinskega živega srebra, (2) izvoz proizvodov, ki vsebujejo dodano živo srebro, (3) obstoječo uporabo živega srebra v industrijskih postopkih, (4) novo uporabo živega srebra v proizvodih in postopkih, (5) obrtniško kopanje zlata in kopanje zlata v majhnem obsegu ter (6) uporabo zobnega amalgama.