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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-2398/annex/part-4/division-4.2",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2015/2398",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2398 of 17 December 2015 on information and documentation related to an application for a facility located in a third country for inclusion in the United Kingdom List of ship recycling facilities (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-2398",
  "path": "annex/part/4/division/4.2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "4.2",
  "heading": "Safe and environmentally sound management of hazardous materials",
  "text": "The ship recycling facility is authorised to accept a ship for recycling that contains hazardous materials as specified in the following table subject to the conditions noted below:\nFor the management of each item, the national and/or international requirements should be identified for reference. Any limitations imposed under the authorisation granted by the competent authority/-ies of the country where the facility is located should be mentioned. The hazardous materials may be present in parts of the ship or equipment (e.g. in paint or as plastic additives) or in chemical mixtures (e.g. cooling fluids).\nAs per Article 15(2)(f)(ii) of the Regulation, please 1) indicate which management process will be applied, 2) indicate the location where the activity takes place (either within the facility or at a downstream waste management facility — in the latter case, information should also be provided, including the facility name and contact information) and 3) provide evidence that the applied process will be carried out without endangering human health and in an environmentally sound manner.\nManagement of hazardous materials\nDescriptions of the management steps\n1)\nAsbestos\nRemoval\nStorage\nWaste treatment\nManagement of hazardous materials\nDescriptions of the management steps\n2)\nOzone-depleting substances\nRemoval\nStorage\nWaste treatment\nHeavy metals:\n3))Tinorganic anti-fouling compounds and system\n4))Cadmium and Cadmium Compounds\n5))Hexavalent Chromium and Hexavalent Chromium Compounds\n6))Lead and Lead Compounds\n7))Mercury and Mercury Compounds\nRemoval\nStorage\nWaste treatment\nFlame retardants:\n8))Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs)\n9))Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD)\n10))Polybrominated Biphenyl (PBBs)\nRemoval\nStorage\nWaste treatment\n11)\nRadioactive substances\nRemoval\nStorage\nWaste treatment\nManagement of hazardous materials\nDescriptions of the management steps\nOther Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)\n12))Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)\n13))Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS)\n14))Polychlorinated Napthalenes (more than 3 chlorine atoms)\n15))Certain Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCP) (Alkanes, C10-C13, chloro)\nRemoval\nStorage\nWaste treatment\n16)\nHazardous liquids, residues and sediments\nRemoval\nStorage\nWaste treatment\n17)\nPaints and coatings that are highly flammable and/or lead to toxic release\nRemoval\nStorage\nWaste treatment\n18)\nOther Hazardous Materials not listed above and that are not part of the ship structure (specify)\nRemoval\nStorage\nWaste treatment",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "For the management of each item, the national and/or international requirements should be identified for reference. Any limitations imposed under the authorisation granted by the competent authority/-ies of the country where the facility is located should be mentioned. The hazardous materials may be present in parts of the ship or equipment (e.g. in paint or as plastic additives) or in chemical mixtures (e.g. cooling fluids)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "As per Article 15(2)(f)(ii) of the Regulation, please 1) indicate which management process will be applied, 2) indicate the location where the activity takes place (either within the facility or at a downstream waste management facility — in the latter case, information should also be provided, including the facility name and contact information) and 3) provide evidence that the applied process will be carried out without endangering human health and in an environmentally sound manner."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/2398/annex/part/4/division/4.2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:14:07.340386+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}