Det er derfor vigtigt, at der gøres en indsats for at få et ret omfattende billede af miljøspørgsmålene, som Fællesskabet forventes at stå overfor i de kommende 10-12 år og at forsøge at finde frem til løsningerne på mulige problemer på et tidligt stadium for at give et bedre grundlag for en definition af en afbalanceret og effektiv EF-indsats og -politik.
Hence, it is important that an effort be made to establish a fairly comprehensive picture of the environmental issues with which the Community is likely to be faced over the next 10-12 years and to try to identify the solutions to possible problems at an early stage, so as to provide a better basis for the definition of balanced and effective Community responses and policies.