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COMMISSION NOTICE Guidelines providing a common understanding of the term ‘environmental damage’ as defined in Article 2 of Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage · European Union

| 80. | The Directive is subject to interpretation in accordance with the interpretation methods of the Court, and in the light of relevant legal principles, such as the precautionary principle (99) (see also paragraph 8 above). Under the precautionary principle, scientific certainty that measurable adverse effects will arise is not required. A reasonable belief is sufficient. Furthermore, if the operator or the competent authority decides not to take or require preventive measures or an immediate management of damage factors, its decision should be on the basis that there is no reasonable scientific doubt as to the absence of measurable adverse effects to a natural resource (100).

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.