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2025-01-30

2025

Bakogiorgou Aliki-Anna

κ. Λία Ι. Αθανασίου, Καθηγήτρια, Νομική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
κος Νικόλαος Α. Βερβεσός, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Νομική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
κος Δημήτριος Φ. Χριστοδούλου, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Νομική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ

Ζητήματα ευθύνης από τη Διεθνή Σύμβαση του Χονγκ Κονγκ του 2009 για την ανακύκλωση πλοίων

Greek

Liability issues arising from Hong Kong International Convention (2009) on ship recycling

The present research attempts to underline the most transnational environmental issue of waste management, particularly ship recycling when ships reach the end of their operational life. Given that the primary purpose of ship dismantling is to reintroduce its components into the market, recycling is initially understood not only as economically reasonable but also as environmentally appropriate. However, numerous issues arise during the dismantling process, as the hazardous and polluting substances carried by the ships since their construction, as well as the toxic and flammable substances accumulated during their operation, are released, threating to both the workforce and the natural environment. Given the above, there emerged a need for environmentally sound and safe ship dismantling, leading to the adoption of two international legislative texts. Initially, the Basel Convention on Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste, which, although does not consider scrapping from a regulatory perspective, has been argued to be analogically applicable. However, it has proven difficult in practice to include ships within the scope of this Convention, rendering it inapplicable. To address this regulatory gap, the IMO established the Hong Kong International Convention, specifically focused on the issue of ship recycling in an environmentally sound and safe manner, adopting a holistic approach that includes regulations on the control of hazardous materials from the construction and maintenance stages of ships to their dismantling. This convention will come into force on June 26, 2025, having been ratified by the required number of countries. Notable is also the EU's action, which, in addition to promoting the Hong Kong International Convention, adopted three regulations: on waste (Regulation No. 1013/2006 and 1157/2024) and on ship recycling (Regulation No. 1257/2013), aiming to regulate in detail the obligations of all parties involved in ship dismantling and to establish a comprehensive framework of responsibility for them.

Law and Legislation

Commercial Law
Maritime Law

ship,recycling,liability,ship,breaking,Basel,Convention,Hong,Kong,Convention,Ship,Recycling,Regulation,Waste,Shipment,Regulation

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https://pergamos.lib.uoa.gr/uoa/dl/object/3461429/file.pdf

https://pergamos.lib.uoa.gr/uoa/dl/object/3461429