In line with the "polluter pays" principle, the EU plan also stipulates that producers would have to organize and finance the treatment, recovery and disposal of waste.

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It also urges a review of the system for damages for oil spills to ensure that the "polluter pays" principle is upheld.

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The guiding principle is "the polluter pays".

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