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Guidance for Ship Inspections under the Port Reception Facilities Directive. Directive (EU) 2019/883

Date

Published
16.06.2023
Updated
06.07.2023

s cover prf reportThe main objective of the Directive (EU) 2019/883 on Port Reception Facilities for the delivery of waste from ships, (hereafter referred to as ‘the PRF Directive’) is to reduce the discharge of ship waste including cargo residues (hereafter referred to as ‘waste from ships’ or just ‘waste’) into the sea, by requiring that vessels visiting EU ports deliver all waste from ships to a port reception facility (hereafter referred as PRF) before departure.

This document should be read in conjunction with the text of the PRF Directive.

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