Activists say EU’s new ship recycling regulation breaches UN agreement

Campaign groups have accused EU decision-makers of weakening a regulation designed to end the practice of “beaching” old ships in foreign countries, saying the new law offers loopholes to shippers and would “unilaterally exempt” European vessels from international rules barring the export of hazardous materials to developing nations.

Negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council representing the 27 EU member states gave on 27 June 2013 their political support to a new law that puts the EU in line with a global agreement on the safe dismantling of ships, known as the Hong Kong Convention.

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ESO: Background Information: EU under pressure to toughen ship recycling regulation http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-under-pressure-to-toughen-ship-recycling-regulation/

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