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Parliamentary question - E-005300/2018Parliamentary question
E-005300/2018

Ship Recycling Regulation — implementing act on a European list

Question for written answer E-005300-18
to the Commission
Rule 130
Bendt Bendtsen (PPE) , Wim van de Camp (PPE)

Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling will enter into force on 1 January 2019. However, the implementing act on a European list of approved ship recycling facilities, including non-EU recycling yards, in accordance with Articles 15 and 16 of the regulation, is still pending.

We understand that the Commission is currently finalising the analysis of inspections of several yards located in third countries, including Turkey and India, in accordance with the regulation’s requirements under Articles 13 and 15. As the European list of approved recycling facilities could be a strong force to raise the bar globally in this industry, we request transparency in the Commission’s assessment of the outcome of the inspections and therefore ask:

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