. States of origin shall take appropriate measures to prevent or minimize the risk of transboundary harm or, where necessary, to contain or minimise the harmful transboundary effects of such activities. To that end they shall, in so far as they are able, use the best practicable, available means with regard to activities referred to it article 1. . To the extent compatible with the present articles, the State of origin shall make reparation for appreciable harm caused by an activity referred to in article 1. Such reparation shall be decided by negotiation between the State of origin and the affected State or States and shall be guided, ic principle, by the criteria set forth in these articles, bearing in mind in particular that reparation should seek to restore the balance of interests affected by the harm." - 257 -activity. AAS for article 9, the Special Rapporteur ~~~gqes~sd qualilying the obligation of the State of origin by rtatlng that "the State of origin shafl en6ure that [compans8tion] [reparation] is made" and to replace the wordo '*the Stats of arigin mh the affected State or States" by "the parties" in order to include cases where individuals other than Statea were involved, such a8 in cams of civil liabflitp. Articles 6 and 7 weru not s%ti?nsively diecussed, except that a few mambers felt that their drafting could be improve&, In atticle 7, tk cmmv~~at was mad6 that uhilte it was useful to call OR assistance fro64 international organisations, thure might not be such organi6ations eaapetent to iaturvune. 190. A6 regard6 attich9 8, While 6ollHt llMSWb6rt6 found it 96nerallp aCCsptabl6, 6 feat others did not agree with the inclusion of the broader concept of pmvautiva atCa6ures to include those desfgnud to miniari+a harmful effects. A
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the responsibility of a state to prevent or mitigate harm caused by its activities to other states or individuals. It mentions the use of best practicable means to prevent harm and the obligation to make reparation for appreciable harm caused. This suggests a focus on environmental or ecological concerns, as the harm being discussed is related to activities that could have transboundary effects.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, International trade