On 30 October the Permanent
Representatives Committee (COREPER I) has found an agreement on a compromise
text for a Council decision supporting the ratification of the Hong Kong
Convention – the Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the ratification of
or the accession to the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and
Environmentally Sound recycling of ships, 2009, in the interests of the
European Union, reports LETA/ELTA, referring to eu2013.lt.
The Chair of the Committee
ambassador Arunas Vinciunas said: "I think that we all can say that this
Convention is of utmost importance in the fight against current substandard
practices in the field of ship recycling. This point of view has been held up
high by all participants during negotiations on the ship recycling Regulation
that implements this Convention at Union level, but also by Member States
during the discussions on the proposed decision on ratification that is now on
our table. Support to the Hong Kong Convention will give a strong signal
towards rapid ratification of this instrument."
The Hong Kong Convention for the
Safe and Sound Recycling of Ships (Hong Kong Convention) was adopted in May
2009. It needs to be ratified by a sufficient number of both large flag and
recycling states in order to enter into force and start producing effects.
Source:
The Baltic Course. 31 October 2013
No comments:
Post a Comment