On 27 March 2026, the Icelandic Parliament (Althingi) amended the national Chemical Regulation (Efnalög) by adopting Article 27 of Act No. 30/2026, which states: “The use of dental amalgam is prohibited unless a dentist considers such use to be necessary on medical grounds.” The Act was officially published following the President’s signature and entered into force on 18 April 2026.
The national legislation followed the decision of the Joint Committee of the European Economic Area (EEA), which agreed on 12 February 2026 to incorporate Regulation (EU) 2024/1849 on Mercury into the EEA Agreement. The EEA Agreement extends the EU internal market to the three EFTA States— 
Iceland, 
Liechtenstein, and 
Norway. An exemption for dental amalgam was made only with regard to the export and import restrictions, which do not apply between the EU and the EFTA States.
The Joint Committee Decision entered into force on 1 July 2026, following its incorporation into the EEA Agreement. In practice, this primarily affects Iceland, as Norway has prohibited dental amalgam since 2008, while Liechtenstein has restricted its use since 2015 to cases where mercury-free alternatives are not medically appropriate.
Further Information:
👉 https://www.efta.int/eea-lex/32024r1849
👉 https://www.althingi.is/lagasafn/pdf/157b/2013061.pdf