In order to achieve these goals the participating States recommend: - that the ECE elaborate an international convention, code of practice or other appropriate legal instrument which should be based essentially upon the objectives and principles mentioned below, avoiding redundancy and duplication of efforts and building upon work already under way in international organizations, and taking into account work achieved or in progress in other international fora, without prejudice to any existing or future bilateral or multilateral agreements, with due regard to the legislation and practices of participating States, recognizing that such legal instruments should provide for a high level of protection and safety, and develop, inter alia, a precise definition of the industrial activities to be covered; - that the development of all appropriate measures of prevention, preparedness and response shall recognize the combined responsibilities of industry and competent authorities.
Ils insistent tout particulièrement sur la nécessité d'une réduction des risques d'accidents, afin de diminuer ou d'empêcher les effets trans- frontières néfastes de tels accidents; sur l'amélioration de la préparation à la lutte contre les accidents et à la gestion des situations d'urgence dans un contexte transfrontière; et sur l'examen des principales questions qui se posent en matière de nettoiement, de remise en état et de responsabilité.