▁the ▁off sh ore ▁expl oration ▁and ▁expl oration ▁activities ▁set ▁out ▁in ▁Anne x ▁VI ). ▁ ▁The ▁States - Part ies ▁to ▁the ▁Convention ▁are ▁oblig ated ▁to ▁notify ▁and ▁enter ▁into ▁consult ations ▁with ▁each ▁other ▁when ▁an ▁environmental ▁impact ▁assess ment ▁of ▁a ▁proposed ▁activity ▁is ▁likely ▁to ▁cause ▁a ▁significant ▁ad verse ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁marine ▁environment ▁of ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁Sea ▁Area . ▁Similarly , ▁they ▁are ▁to ▁notify ▁and ▁consult ▁each ▁other ▁whenever ▁a ▁poll ution ▁incident ▁in ▁their ▁territory ▁is ▁likely ▁to ▁cause ▁poll ution ▁to ▁the ▁marine ▁environment ▁of ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁Sea ▁Area ▁outside ▁its ▁territory ▁and ▁adjacent ▁mar itime ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁Convention ▁sets ▁up ▁a ▁Balt ic ▁Marine ▁Environment ▁Prote ction ▁Commission ▁( H EL COM )( origin ally ▁set ▁up ▁purs u ant ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁Hels ink i ▁Convention , ▁its ▁functions ▁subsequently ▁review ed ), ▁whose ▁respons ib ilities ▁are ▁to ▁implement ▁the ▁Convention , ▁make ▁recommend ations ▁to ▁the ▁Part ies , ▁define ▁poll ution ▁control ▁criteria ▁and ▁object ives ▁and ▁promote ▁additional ▁measures ▁in ▁co - operation ▁with ▁respective ▁government al ▁bodies ▁of ▁the ▁Part ies . ▁ ▁The ▁Part ies ▁also ▁undert ake ▁to ▁implement ▁measures ▁to ▁maintain ▁ade qu ate ▁ability ▁and ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁poll ution ▁inc idents ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁eliminate ▁or ▁minim ize ▁the ▁consequences ▁of ▁these ▁inc idents ▁and ▁regularly ▁report ▁to ▁the ▁H EL COM ▁commission ▁on ▁and ▁inform ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁of ▁the ▁measures ▁taken ▁in ▁accord