The purpose of this Regulation is to enhance safety, the protection of human health and of the Union marine environment throughout a ship′s life-cycle, in particular to ensure that hazardous waste from such ship recycling is subject to environmentally sound management.
Is éard is aidhm an Rialacháin seo an tsábháilteacht a fheabhsú mar aon le sláinte an duine agus comhshaol muirí an Aontais a chosaint le linn saolré loinge, go háirithe lena áirithiú go mbeidh dramhaíl ghuaiseach ó athchúrsáil long den sórt sin faoi réir bainistiú a bheidh neamhdhíobhálach don chomhshaol.