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as defined in Council Directive 96/98/EC of 20 December 1996 on marine equipment, Article 2, point (l)
a ship the keel of which is laid or which is at a similar stage of construction on or after the date of the entry into force of this Directive. For the purposes of this definition, 'a similar stage of construction` shall mean the stage at which: (i) construction identifiable with a specific ship begins and (ii) assembly of that ship has commenced, comprising at least 50 tonnes or 1 % of the estimated mass of all structural material, whichever is less
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- Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on ship recycling and… 32013R1257, Article 3(1), point (2)
a ship for which either: (a) the building contract is placed on or after the date of application of this Regulation; (b) in the absence of a building contract, the keel is laid or the ship is at a similar stage of construction six months after the date of application of this Regulation or…