BALTIC SEAENVIRONMENT PROCEEDINGS No. 59 - Helcom

10. r"I?GANCF-, GENERAL GUI9ELIh'ES (lease, costs, etc.)
?inancia.l impact of assistance rendered
ANNEX5
CHZ;PTER 10
p3ge l/2
According to P.ZLCOI\! Recommendation 3/S (Chapter 3, page 13)
:he Commission has recommended the Governments of the Con-
tracting Parties to bear the costs of joint actions in
accordance with t'ne following formula, in cases where there
is no agreement between them on the financial modalities
go1ierni.n.g such acTions:
- in c.;?e case cf one Contractinc Partv Droviding assistance
_ L
a t the express reauest
a of ancther Party the latter should
be prepared tc reimburse to the first the full cost of
such assistance; and
- when a P arty takes actions spontaneously (i.e. in the
absence of an express request by another State) to prevent
or control a spillage of oil or other harmful substance
that P-aity
shculd be prepared to bear the full costs cf
its action.
Guitielines for the calculation of the total costs which
should be paid by the Requesting Country to the Assisting
Country or Countries
.k ccording to EELCOY 3ecommendation 5/3 (Chapter 3, pz.ges 18-19)
ihe Cox~~ss2.on has I ecommended that the Governments of the
C 0 fi Y r a c r I n g
Par2 .‘
_ Lies LO t ih e Helsinki Convention should use
rrje following guidelines when deciding on the monetary
implications between the Requesting Countrv. and
Ccunzry cr Countries:
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the Assistino i
Updated, April 1985
Amendment No. 3