Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/116 of 19 January 2026 amending Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2321 on the format of the ready for recycling certificate issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling

Article 1

The Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2321 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

ANNEX

ANNEX
‘ANNEX
INTERNATIONAL READY FOR RECYCLING CERTIFICATE
( Note:
This certificate shall be supplemented by the inventory of hazardous materials and the ship recycling plan)
(Official seal)
(State)
Issued under the provisions of the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships adopted in Hong Kong on 15 May 2009 (the ‘Hong Kong Convention’), for those Member States that are Parties to the Convention, and the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 under the authority of the Government of
...
(Name of State)
by …
(Full designation of the person or organization authorised under the provisions of the Hong Kong Convention and Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013)
Particulars of the Ship
Name of Ship
Distinctive number or letters
Port of Registry
Gross tonnage
IMO number
Name and address of shipowner
IMO registered owner identification number
IMO company identification number
Date of Construction
Particulars of the Ship Recycling Facility(ies)
Name of Ship Recycling Facility
Distinctive Recycling Company identity number based on the DASR  ( *1 )
Distinctive Recycling Company identity number as indicated in the European List
Full address
Date of expiry of DASR
Date of expiry of the inclusion of the ship recycling facility in the European List
Particulars of the inventory of hazardous materials
Inventory of hazardous materials identification/verification number: ...
Note:
The inventory of hazardous materials, as required by regulation 5 of the Annex to the Hong Kong Convention and Article 9(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013, is an essential part of the International Ready for Recycling Certificate and must always accompany that certificate. The inventory of hazardous materials should be compiled on the basis of the standard format shown in the guidelines developed by the International Maritime Organization, supplemented, where applicable, by guidelines on aspects specific to Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013, such as substances listed in that Regulation but not in the Hong Kong Convention.
Particulars of the ship recycling plan
Ship recycling plan identification/verification number: ...
Note:
The ship recycling plan, as required by regulation 9 of the Annex to the Hong Kong Convention and Article 9(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013, is an essential part of the International Ready for Recycling Certificate and must always accompany that certificate.
THIS IS TO CERTIFY:
1.
that the ship has been surveyed in accordance with regulation 10 of the Annex to the Hong Kong Convention, for those Member States that are Parties to the Hong Kong Convention, and with Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013;
2.
that the ship has a valid inventory of hazardous materials in accordance with regulation 5 of the Annex to the Hong Kong Convention, for those Member States that are Parties to the Hong Kong Convention, and with Article 5(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013;
3.
that the ship recycling plan, as required by regulation 9 of the Annex to the Hong Kong Convention properly reflects the information contained in the inventory of hazardous materials as required by regulation 5.4 of the Annex to the Hong Kong Convention and contains information concerning the establishment, maintenance and monitoring of Safe-for-entry and Safe-for-hot work conditions, for those Member States that are Parties to the Hong Kong Convention;
4.
that the ship recycling plan was compiled in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013; and
5.
that the ship recycling facility(ies) where this ship is to be recycled holds a valid authorization in accordance with the Hong Kong Convention, for those Member States that are Parties to the Hong Kong Convention, and is listed in the European List in accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013.
This certificate is valid until (dd/mm/yyyy) …
(Date)
Issued at …
( Place of issue of certificate )
(dd/mm/yyyy) …
…
( Date of issue )
( Signature of duly authorized official issuing the certificate )
( Seal or stamp of the authority, as appropriate )
ENDORSEMENT TO EXTEND THE VALIDITY OF THE CERTIFICATE UNTIL REACHING THE PORT OF THE SHIP RECYCLING FACILITY FOR A PERIOD OF GRACE WHERE REGULATION 14.5 OF THE ANNEX TO THE HONG KONG CONVENTION AND ARTICLE 10(5) OF REGULATION (EU) NO 1257/2013 APPLY
( *2 )
This certificate shall, in accordance with regulation 14.5 of the Annex to the Hong Kong Convention, for those Member States that are Parties to the Hong Kong Convention, and Article 10(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 on ship recycling, be accepted as valid for a single point to point voyage
from the port of: …
to the port of: …
Signed: …
(Signature of duly authorized official)
Place: …
Date: (dd/mm/yyyy) …
(Seal or stamp of the authority, as appropriate)
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( *1 )   Document of Authorization to conduct Ship Recycling (DASR).
( *2 )   This page of the endorsement shall be reproduced and added to the certificate as considered necessary by the Administration.

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/116 of 19 January 2026 amending Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2321 on the format of the ready for recycling certificate issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling

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