The OSPAR Convention, article 2(2)(a), says: “The Contracting Parties shall apply the precautionary principle, by virtue of which preventative measures are to be taken when there are reasonable grounds for concern that substances or energy introduced, directly or indirectly, into the marine environment may bring about hazards to human health, harm living resources and marine ecosystems, damage amenities or interfere with other legitimate uses of the sea, even when there is no conclusive evidence of a causal relationship between the inputs and the effects “ Which of the following is true about this article?Group of answer choicesIt is not an articulation of the precautionary approach.It is a weaker version of the precautionary approach than Rio Principle 15, because it waters down the approach set out in Principle 15.It is a stronger version of the precautionary approach than Rio Principle 15, in that it requires precaution at a lower level of uncertainty/in more circumstances than the Rio Declaration does. PreviousNext
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The OSPAR Convention, article 2(2)(a), says: “The Contracting Parties shall apply the precautionary principle, by virtue of which preventative measures are to be taken when there are reasonable grounds for concern that substances or energy introduced, directly or indirectly, into the marine environment may bring about hazards to human health, harm living resources and marine ecosystems, damage amenities or interfere with other legitimate uses of the sea, even when there is no conclusive evidence of a causal relationship between the inputs and the effects “ Which of the following is true about this article?Group of answer choicesIt is not an articulation of the precautionary approach.It is a weaker version of the precautionary approach than Rio Principle 15, because it waters down the approach set out in Principle 15.It is a stronger version of the precautionary approach than Rio Principle 15, in that it requires precaution at a lower level of uncertainty/in more circumstances than the Rio Declaration does. PreviousNext
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This article is a stronger version of the precautionary approach than Rio Principle 15, in that it requires precaution at a lower level of uncertainty/in more circumstances than the Rio Declaration does.
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