Hong Kong International Convention for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships, 2009

Party

Cyprus modified

• Ratification: 26-11-2025 (A)
• Entry into force: 26-02-2026
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• added reservation
  26-11-2025
  Pursuant to article 16, paragraph 6 of the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009, the Republic of Cyprus declares that it requires explicit approval of the Ship Recycling Plan before a ship may be recycled in its authorized Ship Recycling Facility(ies).

Solomon Islands modified

• Ratification: 27-11-2025 (A)
• Entry into force: 27-02-2026
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• added reservation
  27-11-2025
  Pursuant to article 16, paragraph 6 of the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009, Solomon Islands declares that it requires explicit approval of the Ship Recycling Plan before a ship may be recycled in its authorized Ship Recycling Facilities.

Party

Barbados added

• Ratification: 29-09-2025 (A)
• Entry into force: 29-12-2025
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Party

Finland added

• Ratification: 31-07-2025 (A)
• Entry into force: 31-10-2025
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Party

Marshall Islands added

• Ratification: 18-01-2024 (A)
• Entry into force: 26-06-2025
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Party

Pakistan modified

• Ratification: 30-11-2023 (A)
• Entry into force: 26-06-2025
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• added reservation
  30-11-2023
  In accordance with article 16 paragraph 6 of the Convention, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan declares that an explicit approval of the Ship Recycling Plan is required before a ship may be recycled in its authorized/approved Ship Recycling Facilities.

Party

Portugal modified

• Reservations / Declarations: Yes

• added reservation
  28-03-2023
  In accordance with article 16, paragraph 6 of the Convention, the Portuguese Republic declares that an explicit approval of the Ship Recycling Plan is required before a ship may be recycled in its authorized Ship Recycling Facility(ies).

Kingdom part

Netherlands (in Europe) added

• Entry into force: 26-06-2025

Netherlands (Bonaire) added

• Entry into force: 26-06-2025

Netherlands (Sint Eustatius) added

• Entry into force: 26-06-2025

Netherlands (Saba) added

• Entry into force: 26-06-2025

General information

• Entry into force: 26-06-2025

Party

Bangladesh modified

• Ratification: 26-06-2023 (A)
• Entry into force: 26-06-2025
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• added reservation
  26-06-2023
  [...] declaration, in accordance with article 16, paragraph 6 of the Convention: Bangladesh declares that it requires tacit approval of the Ship Recycling Plan before a ship may be recycled in its authorized Ship Recycling Facility/Facilities.

Liberia modified

• Ratification: 26-06-2023 (A)
• Entry into force: 26-06-2025
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• added reservation
  26-06-2023
  [...] declaration, in accordance with article 16, paragraph 6 of the Convention: The Government of Liberia declares that it requires explicit approval of the Ship Recycling Plan before a ship may be recycled in its authorized Ship Recycling Facility(ies).

Belgium modified

• Entry into force: 26-06-2025

Croatia modified

• Entry into force: 26-06-2025

Denmark modified

• Entry into force: 26-06-2025

Estonia modified

• Entry into force: 26-06-2025

France modified

• Entry into force: 26-06-2025

Germany modified

• Entry into force: 26-06-2025

Ghana modified

• Entry into force: 26-06-2025

India modified

• Entry into force: 26-06-2025

Japan modified

• Entry into force: 26-06-2025

Luxembourg modified

• Entry into force: 26-06-2025

Malta modified

• Entry into force: 26-06-2025

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the modified

• Entry into force: 26-06-2025

Norway modified

• Entry into force: 26-06-2025

Panama modified

• Entry into force: 26-06-2025

Portugal modified

• Entry into force: 26-06-2025

Republic of the Congo modified

• Entry into force: 26-06-2025

São Tomé e Principe modified

• Entry into force: 26-06-2025

Serbia modified

• Entry into force: 26-06-2025

Spain modified

• Entry into force: 26-06-2025

Türkiye modified

• Entry into force: 26-06-2025

Party

Belgium

• Ratification: 07-03-2016 (A)
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  07-03-2016
  In accordance with article 16(6) of the Convention, Belgium declares that the Recycling Plan of a ship must be explicitly approved before a ship may be recycled in its Ship Recycling Facilities.

Croatia

• Ratification: 16-02-2021 (A)
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  16-02-2021
  In accordance with article 16, paragraph 6 of the Convention, the Republic of Croatia declares that an explicit approval of the Ship Recycling Plan is required before a ship may be recycled in its authorized Ship Recycling Facility(ies).

Denmark

• Ratification: 14-06-2017 (A)
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  14-06-2017
  Denmark declares, in accordance with paragraph 6 of article 16 of the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009, that it will require a tacit approval of the Ship Recycling Plan before a ship may be recycled in an authorized Danish Ship Recycling Facility. Denmark declares, in accordance with paragraph 4 of article 16 of the Convention that its accession does not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland until further notice.

Estonia

• Ratification: 25-04-2019 (A)
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  25-04-2019
  The Estonian Republic will apply the tacit approval of the Ship Recycling Plan.

France

• Signature: 19-11-2009
• Ratification: 02-07-2014 (R)
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  02-07-2014
  Under article 16.6 of the Convention, France requires explicit approval of the Ship Recycling Plan before a ship may be recycled in French recycling facilities. [...] Under article 16.4 of the Convention, France declares that the provisions of this Convention shall apply to the whole territory of the French Republic.

Germany

• Ratification: 16-07-2019 (A)
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  16-07-2019
  The Federal Republic of Germany declares that Ship Recycling Plans shall be explicitly approved in all of its federal states (Länder) by the Competent Authority of the respective Land.

Ghana

• Ratification: 18-11-2019 (A)
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  18-11-2019
  Pursuant to article 16(6) of the Convention: [...] the Republic of Ghana declares that it requires explicit approval of the Ship Recycling Plan before a ship may be recycled in its authorized Ship Recycling Facility(ies).

India

• Ratification: 28-11-2019 (A)
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  28-11-2019
  Pursuant to article 16(6) of the Convention: […] the Government of the Republic of India declares that India will require tacit approval of the Ship Recycling Plan before a ship may be recycled in its authorized Ship Recycling Facility(ies).

Italy

• Signature: 02-08-2010

Luxembourg

• Ratification: 29-07-2022 (A)

Portugal

• Ratification: 28-03-2023 (A)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Signature: 27-08-2010

São Tomé e Principe

• Ratification: 15-08-2022 (A)

Spain

• Ratification: 03-06-2021 (A)

Japan

• Ratification: 27-03-2019 (A)
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  27-03-2019
  Pursuant to paragraph 6 of article 16 of the Convention, Japan requires explicit approval of the Ship Recycling Plan before a ship may be recycled in its authorized Ship Recycling Facility(ies).

Malta

• Ratification: 14-05-2019 (A)
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  14-05-2019
  In accordance with article 16, paragraph 6 of the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, adopted in Hong Kong on the 15 May 2009, the Republic of Malta declares that it requires explicit approval of the Ship Recycling Plan before a ship may be recycled in its authorised Ship Recycling Facilities.

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

• Signature: 21-04-2010
• Ratification: 20-02-2019 (R)
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  20-02-2019
  The Kingdom of the Netherlands, for the European part of the Netherlands and the Caribbean part of the Netherlands (the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba), declares in accordance with article 16, paragraph 6, of the Hong Kong International Convention, that it requires explicit approval of the Ship Recycling Plan before a ship may be recycled in its authorized Ship Recycling Facility.

Norway

• Ratification: 26-06-2013 (A)
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  26-06-2013
  In accordance with article 16(6) of the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009, the Government of the Kingdom of Norway requires tacit approval of the Ship Recycling Plan before a ship may be recycled in its authorized Ship Recycling Facility(ies).

Panama

• Ratification: 19-09-2016 (A)
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  19-09-2016
  In accordance with article 16, paragraph 6 of the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009, the Government of the Republic of Panama declares that it will require explicit approval of the Ship Recycling Plan before a ship may be recycled in its authorized Ship Recycling Facility(ies).

Republic of the Congo

• Ratification: 19-05-2014 (A)
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  24-06-2015
  In accordance with article 16(6) of the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009, the Government of the Republic of the Congo requires explicit approval of the Ship Recycling Plan before a ship may be recycled in its authorized Ship Recycling Facility(ies).

Serbia

• Ratification: 22-03-2019 (A)
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  22-03-2019
  Pursuant to article 16(6) of the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009, the Republic of Serbia declares that it requires tacit approval of the Ship Recycling Plan before a ship may be recycled in its authorized Ship Recycling Facility(ies).

Türkiye

• Signature: 26-08-2010
• Ratification: 31-01-2019 (R)
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  31-01-2019
  The Republic of Turkey declares that pursuant to article 16, paragraph 6 of the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009, it requires explicit approval of the Ship Recycling Plan before a ship may be recycled in its authorized Ship Recycling Facility(ies). The Republic of Turkey dissociates itself from the references made in article 15 of the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009, to the international instruments that it is not party to, including the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea, 1982. The signing of Turkey of the said Convention cannot be construed as a change in the legal position of Turkey with regard to the said instruments.