This Regulation subjects ships within its scope to controls throughout their life-cycle and aims to secure recycling of those ships in an environmentally sound manner.
Leis an Rialachán sin, cuirtear longa atá faoina raon feidhme faoi réir rialuithe le linn a saolré agus dírítear ann ar athchúrsáil na long sin a áirithiú ar bhealach a bheidh neamhdhíobhálach don chomhshaol.