Summary: The European Commission
and the European Parliament have reached an agreement on the text of the
much-awaited ship recycling regulation.
LONDON (Scrap Monster) : The
European Commission and the European Parliament have reached an agreement on
the text of the much-awaited ship recycling regulation. The text would be
published in the official EU journal and will come into force within 20 days
from the date of publication.
The new regulation will be
applicable to commercial vessels of more than 500 GT. The ship owners must
maintain an Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM). All ships flying under EU
flag must have IHM. Also, all ships entering European ports will have to
present the IHM to port state control authorities.
The EU ship owners henceforth can
recycle their ships only at EU approved facilities whether inside EU or in
third countries. The ship recycling facility engaged by the ship owner has to
initially prepare a ‘ship recycling plan’ to the EU flag state administration
or respective authorities. Such a plan should outline the handling of hazardous
materials in detail. The EU flag state administration upon verification of the
plan shall issue a ‘ready for recycling’ certificate. The recycling facility
must inform the EU flag administration when the recycling of the ship is
completed.
The EU ship recycling program is
scheduled to come into effect either towards the end of this year or by early
next year.
Source:
Shanhai Metals Market. 23 September 2013
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