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<p>The UK has signed the Minamata Convention in its own right, and intends to ratify
the Convention in 2018, once our domestic implementing legislation is in force. As
such, the UK will then continue to be a party to this Convention following exit.</p><p>The
UK has a proud history of environmental protection which predates our accession to
the EU (e.g. the 1956 Clean Air Act) and much EU environmental legislation is in line
with UK environmental aims. <br> <br>The Department for Exiting the European Union,
in conjunction with other Departments, is working to identify the full range of international
agreements that will be impacted by our exit from the EU. We recognise that in certain
circumstances we will need to take action to maintain our commitment to environmental
agreements.</p><p>We will work with our international partners to seek to maintain
the relationships and cooperation we currently enjoy as we exit the EU.</p>
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