ENVI committee urges Commission not to approve two beaching yards for EU recycling list

The European Parliament's Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI) has urged the European Commission not to approve two beaching ship recycling yards for inclusion in the 16th List of European ship recycling facilities. A large majority of committee members voted against the inclusion of Shree Ram and YSI Recyclers on 4 November, according to a report published by reports on 5 November 2026.

The committee's decision focused on the proposed addition of the two beaching yards to the EU list maintained under the Union's Ship Recycling Regulation. The ENVI Committee recorded a clear majority opposing their inclusion during its session on 4 November.

By voting as it did, the committee formally called on the Commission not to approve beaching yards under the terms of the EU Ship Recycling Regulation. The call was made in the context of the preparation of the regulation's 16th List of authorised European ship recycling facilities, to which Shree Ram and YSI Recyclers had been proposed for inclusion.

The committee's recommendation is not itself an approval or veto of the list but represents a key parliamentary position that the Commission will take into account before deciding whether to confirm the proposed entries. Sources indicated the committee outcome on 5 November 2026.

The two facilities named by the committee were Shree Ram and YSI Recyclers. Both were singled out in the committee vote against adding them to the 16th List of ship recycling facilities that fall within the scope of the Ship Recycling Regulation.

The matter reached the committee stage as part of routine scrutiny of candidate facilities for the European list. The ENVI Committee’s stance, as reported, constitutes a formal recommendation to the Commission concerning whether beaching yards should be approved under the Regulation for the purposes of inclusion in the 16th List.

Parliamentary step in the listing process

The ENVI Committee’s vote on 4 November represents a parliamentary intervention inside the process leading to finalisation of the 16th List. The committee recorded a large majority against the two named beaching yards and made a direct call to the Commission regarding approval under the Ship Recycling Regulation.

Next administrative stage

Following the committee’s recommendation, the Commission will be required to consider the vote when it determines whether to adopt the 16th List with the proposed entries. The committee’s call against approval of beaching yards forms part of the material the Commission will assess before taking its decision.

The report dated 5 November 2026 summarised the ENVI Committee’s vote and the specific recommendation to the Commission not to approve the two beaching facilities for inclusion in the 16th List of European ship recycling facilities.