The Union's priorities for rural development should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and the Union's promotion of the aim of protecting and improving the environment, as set out in Article 11 TFEU, taking into account the polluter pays principle.
Ba cheart tosaíochtaí an Aontais maidir le forbairt tuaithe a shaothrú faoi chuimsiú na forbartha inbhuanaithe agus chuspóir an Aontais maidir le cosaint agus fheabhsú an chomhshaoil á chur chun cinn, mar a leagtar amach in Airteagal 11 CFAE, agus an prionsabal gurb é údar an truaillithe a íocfaidh as á chur san áireamh.