Regard should be had to the existing agreements on accidental pollution, which facilitate mutual assistance and cooperation between Member States in this field, as well as to the relevant international conventions and agreements for the protection of European maritime areas from pollution incidents requiring parties to take all appropriate measures to prepare for and respond to an oil pollution incident.
Ba cheart féachaint do na comhaontuithe atá ann cheana maidir le truailliú de thaisme, lena n-éascaítear cúnamh agus comhar idir na Ballstáit sa réimse sin, agus ní mór féachaint freisin do na coinbhinsiúin agus do na comhaontuithe idirnáisiúnta ábhartha maidir le limistéir Eorpacha mhuirí a chosaint ó theagmhais truaillithe lena gceanglaítear ar na páirtithe gach beart iomchuí is gá a dhéanamh chun bheith ullamh do theagmhas truaillithe ola agus chun freagairt air.