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Directive 2000/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2000 on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues - Commission declaration · European Union

(1) Community policy on the environment aims at a high level of protection. It is based on the precautionary principle and the principles that the polluter should pay and that preventive action should be taken.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-02 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.