Payments should contribute to covering additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments undertaken and should only cover commitments going beyond relevant mandatory standards and requirements, in accordance with the "polluter pays principle".
Ba cheart do na híocaíochtaí cuidiú le costais bhreise agus ioncam tarscaoilte mar thoradh ar an ngealltanas a rinneadh a chumhdach agus ba cheart nach gcumhdóidís ach gealltanais a théann níos faide ná na caighdeáin agus na riachtanais shainordaitheacha a bhaineann leo, i gcomhréir leis an bprionsabal gurb é údar an truaillithe a íocfaidh as.