costs
as defined in Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April…, Article 2, point (16)
costs which are justified by the need to ensure the proper and effective implementation of this Directive including the costs of assessing environmental damage, an imminent threat of such damage, alternatives for action as well as the administrative, legal, and enforcement costs, the costs of data collection and other general costs, monitoring and supervision costs.