ker je skupni cilj okoljske politike Skupnosti visoka stopnja varstva; ker temelji na načelih previdnostnega in preventivnega ukrepanja, na načelu odpravljanja okoljske škode, prednostno pri viru, in na načelu »plača povzročitelj obremenitve«;
Whereas the Community's environmental policy as a whole aims at a high level of protection; whereas it is based on the principles of precautionary and preventive action, on the principle of rectifying, as a priority at source, environmental damage and on the polluter should pay principle;