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1. The 7th Environment Action Programme shall have the following priority objectives:

(a) to protect, conserve and enhance the Union’s natural capital;

(b) to turn the Union into a resource-efficient, green and competitive low-carbon economy;

(c) to safeguard the Union’s citizens from environment-related pressures and risks to health and well-being;

(d) to maximise the benefits of Union environment legislation by improving implementation;

(e) to improve the knowledge and evidence base for Union environment policy;

(f) to secure investment for environment and climate policy and address environmental externalities;

(g) to improve environmental integration and policy coherence;

(h) to enhance the sustainability of the Union’s cities;

(i) to increase the Union’s effectiveness in addressing international environmental and climate-related challenges.

2. The 7th EAP shall be based on the precautionary principle, the principles of preventive action and of rectification of pollution at source and the polluter-pays principle.

3. The 7th EAP shall contribute to a high level of environmental protection and to an improved quality of life and well-being for citizens.

4. All measures, actions and targets set out in the 7th EAP shall be proposed and implemented in accordance with the principles of smart regulation and, where appropriate, subject to a comprehensive impact assessment.