This Technical Information became null and void on 21 Jan 2022. Compliance with the EU Ship Recycling Regulation-For Japanese flagged vessels Full-text PDF:TEC- 1223 (58kb) Contact:Ship Management Systems Department Issued:10 Dec 2020 As announced in ClassNK Technical Information No. TEC-1184, prior to the entry into force of the Hong Kong Ship Recycling Convention, an international certificate on inventory of hazardous materials (IHM certificate) is voluntarily issued to Japanese-registered vessels in accordance with the "Ship Recycling Law" and the relevant government ordinances. On the other hand, Regulation (EU) No. 1257/2013 on Ship Recycling (EU-SRR) will be applied to non-EU-registered ships from December 31, 2020, and these ships calling at EU member states will be required to have an approved Inventory (IHM) and a statement of compliance (SOC) issued by their flag state or an organization on behalf of the flag state. This time, the Japanese Government (hereinafter referred t