Article 2
The Committee shall assist the Commission in the implementation of the programme set out in the communication on the protection of the environment in the Mediterranean basin, and in particular it shall: 1. Gather information on present and foreseeable environmental problems and on measures under way or planned; 2. Identify and deliver opinions on feasibility studies, descriptive analyses and pilot or demonstration projects for which a financial contribution by the Commission is proposed from the budgetary appropriations for direct Community measures in regions where the environment is under particular threat; 3. Direct its work towards the study and examination of questions whose solution will require the deployment of more substantial resources and in respect of which results may only be expected in the longer term; 4. Develop, with the help of the abovementioned resources, a medium- and long-term strategy and plan of action for the protection of the environment in the Mediterranean basin.