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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12541

4 August 2020
SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment
Ship recycling, public consultation on proposal to update list of approved facilities
Brussels, 03/08/2020 (Agence Europe)

On Monday 3 August, the European Commission launched a public consultation on a draft decision to update the European list of authorised facilities for the environmentally sound recycling of end-of-life ships.

Under Regulation 1257/2013, owners of ships sailing under the flag of an EU country are required to have them dismantled at the end of their operational life in approved yards in accordance with EU health and environmental standards.

The requirements to be met are set out in Article...

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