# Council Decision of 17 December 2012 on the accession of the European Union to the Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution resulting from exploration and exploitation of the continental shelf and the seabed and its subsoil (2013/5/EU), Article 22: Studies and research programmes


In conformity with Article 13 of the Convention, the Parties shall, where appropriate, cooperate in promoting studies and undertaking programmes of scientific and technological research for the purpose of developing new methods of:
(a) Carrying out activities in a way that minimises the risk of pollution;
(b) Preventing, abating, combating and controlling pollution, especially in cases of emergency.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/5/attachment/1/article/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-5/attachment-1/article-22
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