24- وتنص الفقرة 35 من مقرر مجلس الإدارة 7 على أن عبارة "الضرر البيئي المباشر واستنفاد الموارد الطبيعية" تشمل الخسائر أو النفقات الناتجة عما يلي:
Paragraph 35 of Governing Council decision 7 provides that “direct environmental damage and the depletion of natural resources” includes losses or expenses resulting from: Abatement and prevention of environmental damage, including expenses directly relating to fighting oil fires and stemming the flow of oil in coastal and international waters; Reasonable measures already taken to clean and restore the environment or future measures which can be documented as reasonably necessary to clean and restore the environment; Reasonable monitoring and assessment of the environmental damage for the purposes of evaluating and abating the harm and restoring the environment; Reasonable monitoring of public health and performing medical screenings for the purposes of investigation and combating increased health risks as a result of the environmental damage; and Depletion of or damage to natural resources.