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

Parties with reservations, declarations and objections

Party	Reservations / Declarations	Objections
Bangladesh	Yes	No
Belgium	Yes	No
Croatia	Yes	No
Denmark	Yes	No
Estonia	Yes	No
France	Yes	No
Germany	Yes	No
Ghana	Yes	No
India	Yes	No
Japan	Yes	No
Liberia	Yes	No
Malta	Yes	No
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the	Yes	No
Norway	Yes	No
Pakistan	Yes	No
Panama	Yes	No
Portugal	Yes	No
Republic of the Congo	Yes	No
Serbia	Yes	No
Türkiye	Yes	No

Bangladesh

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.

Belgium

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

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

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

25-04-2019

The Estonian Republic will apply the tacit approval of the Ship Recycling Plan.

France

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

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

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

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).

Japan

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).

Liberia

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).

Malta

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

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

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).

Pakistan

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.

Panama

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).

Portugal

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).

Republic of the Congo

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

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

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.