In the interest of protecting human health and the environment and having regard to the ‘polluter pays’ principle, the Commission should assess the feasibility of establishing a financial mechanism applicable to all ships calling at a port or anchorage of a Member State, irrespective of the flag they are flying, to generate resources that would facilitate the environmentally sound recycling and treatment of ships without creating an incentive to out-flag.
Chun sláinte an duine agus an comhshaol a chosaint agus ag féachaint don phrionsabal gurb é údar an truaillithe a íocfaidh as, ba cheart don Choimisiún measúnú a dhéanamh ar a indéanta atá sé sásra airgeadais a bhunú is infheidhme maidir le gach long atá ag stopadh ag calafort nó ancaireacht de chuid Ballstáit, beag beann ar an mbratach a bhfuil siad faoi, chun acmhainní a chur ar fáil lena n-éascófar longa a athchúrsáil agus a chóireáil ar dhóigh a bheadh neamhdhíobhálach don chomhshaol gan dreasacht a chruthú longa a chlárú i stáit eile.