Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/121 of 19 January 2026 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2325 on the format of the certificate on the inventory of hazardous materials issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling
Date: 2026-01-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Environment, European Commission
Subjects: dangerous substance, hazardous waste, pollution from ships, prevention of pollution, vehicle documents, vessel, waste recycling, water pollution




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Official Journal of the European Union


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2026/121


20.1.2026







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2026/121
of 19 January 2026
         
amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2325 on the format of the certificate on the inventory of hazardous materials issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling
(Text with EEA relevance)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on ship recycling and amending Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 and Directive 2009/16/EC (1), and in particular Article 9(1), third subparagraph, thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The format of the inventory certificate is set out in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2325 (2). It was developed to be consistent with Appendix 3 to the International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships adopted in Hong Kong on 15 May 2009 (the ‘Hong Kong Convention’).












(2)


Following the entry into force of the Hong Kong Convention on 26 June 2025, it should be ensured that the format of the inventory certificate issued under Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 can be used under both the Hong Kong Convention and Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 for legal certainty and administrative simplification.












(3)


The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee established by Article 25 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2325 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 19 January 2026.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 330, 10.12.2013, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1257/oj.

(2)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2325 of 19 December 2016 on the format of the certificate on the inventory of hazardous materials issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling (OJ L 345, 20.12.2016, p. 131, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2016/2325/oj).




ANNEX



‘ANNEX

INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATE ON INVENTORY OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

(Note: This certificate shall be supplemented by Part I of the inventory of hazardous materials)








(Official seal)



 



(State)





Issued under the provisions of the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships adopted in Hong Kong on 15 May 2009 (the ‘Hong Kong Convention’) for those Member States that are Parties to the Hong Kong Convention, and under Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling under the authority of the Government of
…
(Name of State)
by …
(Full designation of the person or organization authorized under the provisions of the Hong Kong Convention and under Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013)



Particulars of the Ship








Name of Ship


 




Distinctive number or letters


 




Port of Registry


 




Gross tonnage


 




IMO number


 




Name and address of shipowner


 




IMO registered owner identification number


 




IMO company identification number


 




Date of Construction


 






Particulars of Part I of the inventory of hazardous materials


Part I of the inventory of hazardous materials identification/verification number: …
Note: Part I of the inventory of hazardous materials, as required by regulation 5 of the Annex to the Hong Kong Convention and by Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013, is an essential part of the International Certificate on Inventory of Hazardous Materials and must always accompany that certificate. Part I of the inventory of hazardous materials should be compiled on the basis of the standard format shown in the guidelines developed by the International Maritime Organization, supplemented, where applicable, by guidelines on aspects specific to Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013, such as substances listed in that Regulation but not in the Hong Kong Convention.
THIS IS TO CERTIFY:






1.


that the ship has been surveyed in accordance with regulation 10 of the Annex to the Hong Kong Convention, for those Member States that are parties to the Hong Kong Convention, and Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013; and










2.


that the survey shows that Part I of the inventory of hazardous materials fully complies with the applicable requirements of the Hong Kong Convention, for those Member States that are parties to the Hong Kong Convention, and Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013.




Completion date of survey on which this certificate is based: … (dd/mm/yyyy)
This certificate is valid until … (dd/mm/yyyy)
Issued at …
(Place of issue of certificate)






(dd/mm/yyyy) …


…




(Date of issue)


(Signature of duly authorized official issuing the certificate)




(Seal or stamp of the authority, as appropriate)

ENDORSEMENT TO EXTEND THE CERTIFICATE IF VALID FOR LESS THAN FIVE YEARS WHERE REGULATION 11.6 OF THE ANNEX TO THE HONG KONG CONVENTION AND ARTICLE 9(5) OF REGULATION (EU) No 1257/2013 APPLY
                               (*1)

The ship complies with the relevant provisions of the Hong Kong Convention, for those Member States that are parties to the Hong Kong Convention, and of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013, and this certificate shall, in accordance with regulation 11.6 of the Annex to the Hong Kong Convention and with Article 9(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013, be accepted as valid until (dd/mm/yyyy): …
Signed: …

(Signature of duly authorized official)

Place: …
Date: (dd/mm/yyyy) …

(Seal or stamp of the authority, as appropriate)


ENDORSEMENT WHERE THE RENEWAL SURVEY HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND REGULATION 11.7 OF THE ANNEX TO THE HONG KONG CONVENTION AND ARTICLE 9(4) OF REGULATION (EU) No 1257/2013 APPLY (*)
The ship complies with the relevant provisions of the Hong Kong Convention, for those Member States that are parties to the Hong Kong Convention, and of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013, and this certificate shall, in accordance with regulation 11.7 of the Annex to the Hong Kong Convention and with Article 9(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013, be accepted as valid until (dd/mm/yyyy): …
Signed: …

(Signature of duly authorized official)

Place: …
Date:(dd/mm/yyyy) …

(Seal or stamp of the authority, as appropriate)


ENDORSEMENT TO EXTEND THE VALIDITY OF THE CERTIFICATE UNTIL REACHING THE PORT OF SURVEY OR FOR A PERIOD OF GRACE WHERE REGULATION 11.8 OR 11.9 OF THE ANNEX TO THE HONG KONG CONVENTION AND ARTICLE 9(7) OR (8) OF REGULATION (EU) No 1257/2013 APPLY (*)
This certificate shall, in accordance with regulation 11.8 or 11.9 (*2) of the Annex to the Hong Kong Convention, for those Member States that are parties to the Hong Kong Convention, and with Article 9(7) or 9(8) (**) of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013, be accepted as valid until (dd/mm/yyyy): …
Signed: …

(Signature of duly authorized official)

Place: …
Date: (dd/mm/yyyy) …

(Seal or stamp of the authority, as appropriate)


ENDORSEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL SURVEY WHERE REGULATION 10 OF THE ANNEX TO THE HONG KONG CONVENTION AND ARTICLE 9(2) OF REGULATION (EU) No 1257/2013 APPLY (*)
At an additional survey in accordance with regulation 10 of the Annex to the Hong Kong Convention, for those Member States that are parties to the Hong Kong Convention, and with Article 8(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013, the ship was found to comply with the relevant provisions of the Hong Kong Convention and Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013.
Signed: …

(Signature of duly authorized official

Place: …
Date: (dd/mm/yyyy) …

(Seal or stamp of the authority, as appropriate)



            ’
         


(*1)  This page of the endorsement at survey shall be reproduced and added to the certificate as considered necessary by the Administration.

(*2)  Delete as appropriate.



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2026/121/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)