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

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.