text: occurrence of any accident in order to prevent that accident from happening, and the other was to take measures either after the occurrence of any accident t.o reduce the scope and the degree of harm, or to take mea8ure6 to mitigate, ala/ For example the draft rules on compensation for damage to the environment prepared by the Council of Europe dealing with dangerous activities also covered activities causing harm 66 a result of continuous pollution, without apparently differentiati g between the legal treatment accorded to them (see document CDCJ (89) 60, Strasbourg, 8 September 1969). 592/ The legal princi,)les and recommendPtion6 on environemntal protection and sustainable development drawn up by the Expert6 Group on Environmental Law of the World Cornmisriion on Environment and Development made distinctions between activities creating a risk of substantial transboundary harm and tho6e which actually caused Pubstantial transboundary harm. -1 grotection.aadSustsinab_;le_Awxitiua .' BLf.lw (1986), adopted by the EXprt6 Group on Environmental Law of the World Commission on Environment and Development. - 246 -cantain tx minimi8a the transbauadary harm fa reepsct of activities with harmful sffsctai. The flrat meaning of *~pravsation*’ applied to activities Involving risk, the 6eCOnd mainly to activities with harmful effects. While the Special Rapporteur was prepared to follow the wiehes of the Commission, he was meanwhile inclined to the first approach with modification and to propose the establishment of a r6gPme for both types of activities in which there was a need for notification. informetion and consultation between the States concerned. However, the 6a-called "hard" obligations arose only when harm had occurred and could be imputed to an activity by a causal link. It was reasonable to expect State6 to inform, consult and negotiate with one another in respect of such activities affecting them. As regards liability. he was still inclined to recommend the obligation to negotiate compensation
analysis: The text appears to focus on environmental protection and the prevention of harm caused by human activities, discussing the need for notification, consultation, and liability in the event of environmental damage. The language used is technical and legal, suggesting a focus on policy and regulation rather than specific economic or industrial activities.