Pristojni organ ima pravico sprožiti postopek za povračilo stroškov proti izvajalcu ali, če je to ustrezno, proti tretji stranki, ki je povzročila škodo ali neposredno nevarnost zanjo, nastalih zaradi ukrepov, sprejetih po tej direktivi, v petih letih od datuma zaključka ukrepov ali od datuma, ko je bil odgovorni izvajalec ali tretja stranka identificiran, kar koli je pozneje.
The competent authority shall be entitled to initiate cost recovery proceedings against the operator, or if appropriate, a third party who has caused the damage or the imminent threat of damage in relation to any measures taken in pursuance of this Directive within five years from the date on which those measures have been completed or the liable operator, or third party, has been identified, whichever is the later.