1. The States concerned shall enter into consultations, at the request of any of them, with a view to achieving acceptable solutions regarding measures to be adopted in order to prevent significant transboundary harm or at any event to minimize the risk thereof. The States concerned shall agree, at the commencement of such consultations, on a reasonable time frame for the consultations.
1. 各当事国在其中任何一国提出要求时，应进行协商，以期为预防重大跨界损害或随时尽量减少这种危险所须采取的措施达成可以接受的解决办法。当事国应在这类协商开始时，就协商的合理时限达成协议。