The purpose of this Regulation is also to reduce disparities between operators in the Union, in OECD countries and in relevant third countries in terms of health and safety at the workplace and environmental standards and to direct ships flying the flag of a Member State to ship recycling facilities that practice safe and environmentally sound methods of dismantling ships instead of directing them to substandard sites as is currently the practice.
Is é críoch an Rialacháin seo freisin difríochtaí a laghdú idir oibreoirí san Aontas, i dtíortha ECFE agus i dtríú tíortha ábhartha i dtéarmaí sláinte agus sábháilteachta ag an obair agus i dtéarmaí caighdeán maidir leis an gcomhshaol agus longa atá faoi bhratach Ballstáit a dhíriú chuig saoráidí athchúrsála long ina gcleachtaítear modhanna sábháilte atá neamhdhíobhálach don chomhshaol chun longa a dhíchóimeáil seachas na suímh atá ann faoi láthair agus atá faoi bhun caighdeáin faoi mar atá an cleachtas faoi láthair.