ob upoštevanju Konvencije o presoji čezmejnih vplivov na okolje, sestavljene v Espooju na Finskem 25. februarja 1991, in Sklepa II/9 njenih pogodbenic iz Sofije z dne 26. in 27. februarja 2001, s katerim je bilo določeno, da se pripravi pravno zavezujoč protokol o strateški presoji vplivov na okolje,
Bearing in mind the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, done at Espoo, Finland, on 25 February 1991, and decision II/9 of its Parties at Sofia on 26 and 27 February 2001, in which it was decided to prepare a legally binding protocol on strategic environmental assessment,