# Council Decision of 28 June 1984 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement for cooperation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances (84/358/EEC), Article 9


1. In the absence of an agreement concerning the financial arrangements governing actions of Contracting Parties to deal with pollution which might be concluded on a bilateral or multilateral basis or on the occasion of a joint combating operation, Contracting Parties shall bear the costs of their respective actions in dealing with pollution in accordance with subparagraphs (a) or (b) below:
(a) if the action was taken by one Contracting Party at the express request of another Contracting Party, the Contracting Party requesting such assistance shall reimburse to the assisting Contracting Party the costs of its action;
(b) if the action was taken by a Contracting Party on its own initiative, this Contracting Party shall bear the costs of its action.
2. The Contracting Party requesting assistance may cancel its request at any time, but in that case it shall bear the costs already incurred or committed by the assisting Contracting Party.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/1984/358/attachment/1/article/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1984-358/attachment-1/article-9
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