FR: official ratification of the 2009 Hong Kong Convention for the recycling of ships (decree)

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©  Olivier Quédec / Ifremer
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A decree published in the Official Journal of the French Republic on 18/11/2025 ratifies the Hong Kong Convention for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships. Adopted in May 2009 under the auspices of the International Maritime Organisation in Hong Kong, its entry into force was scheduled for the 26/06/2025, following the...

©  Olivier Quédec / Ifremer
©  Olivier Quédec / Ifremer

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