The EU Regulation on Ship Recycling entered into force on December 30, 2013. By the Regulation, development of inventory of hazardous materials (IHMs), a list which indicates type and amount of hazardous materials and their location in a ship, is required for both EU flagged ships and non-EU flagged ships. Summary of the regulation is provided as below for your information.

1. Summary of the EU Regulation on Ship Recycling
The Regulation is basically in line with the Hong Kong Convention. Requirements are applied to 1) ships, 2) ship recycling facilities (SRFs), and 3) procedure when ships are recycled. Details are provided as below.

(1) Name of the Regulation
REGULATION (EU) No 1257/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 20 November 2013 on ship recycling and amending Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 and Directive 2009/16/EC

(2) Scope (Article 2)
The regulation is applicable for both ships flying the flag of a Member State (EU flagged ships) and ships of a third country calling at a port or anchorage of a Member State (non-EU flagged ships). However, applicable ships are limited to the commercial ships more than 500 gross tonnage (GT). Also, the requirements for non-EU flagged ships are limited to having on board an IHM and acceptance of Port State Control (PSC).

(3) Control of hazardous materials
The installation or use of hazardous materials referred to in Annex I on ships shall be prohibited or restricted. Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) is newly added to those of the Hong Kong Convention.