WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE

CIS CD ROM - 2005 VERSION




Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)

To view the text of the WFD in your language, click on the relevant link below:

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Priority Substances Decision (2455/2001/EC)

To view the European Parliament and Council Decision establishing the list of priority substances in your language, click on the relevant link below:

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Intercalibration Decision (2005/646/EC)

To view the Commission Decision establishing a register of sites to form the intercalibration network in your language, click on the relevant link below:

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Other Legislation related to the WFD

The WFD relates to and overarches a number of Community legislation. Links to existing legislation below provide the original text and subsequent amendments. Other legislative texts can be found at EUR-LEX

Legislation that will be repealed by December 2007 is marked with *
Legislation that will be repealed by December 2013 is marked with **

Directives concerning Annex VI, part A – Programme of Measures

Bathing Water Directive (76/160/EEC)
Birds Directive (79/409/EEC as amended by Directive 97/49/EC) (Consolidated text)
Drinking Water Directive (98/83/EEC)
Environment Impact Assessment Directive (85/337/EEC as amended by Directive 97/11/EC) (Consolidated text)
Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) (Consolidated text)
Integrated Pollution Prevention Control Directive (96/61/EC) (Consolidated text)
Major Accidents Directive (96/82/EC) (Consolidated text)
Nitrates Directive (91/676/EEC) (Consolidated text)
Plant Protection Products Directive (91/414/EEC) (Consolidated text)
Sewage Sludge Directive (86/278/EEC) (Consolidated text)
Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC as amended by directive 98/15/EC) (Consolidated text)

Directives concerning Annex IX - establishing Emission Limit Values and environmental quality standards.

Cadmium Discharge Directive (83/513/EEC) (Consolidated text)
Dangerous Substances Directive (76/464/EEC)** (Consolidated text)
Dangerous Substances Discharges Directive (86/280/EEC) (Consolidated text)
Hexachlorocyclohexane Discharge Directive (84/491/EEC) (Consolidated text)
Mercury Directive (84/156/EEC) (Consolidated text)
Mercury Discharges Directive (82/176/EEC) (Consolidated text)

Other related directives

Directive (79/869/EEC) concerning the methods of measurement and frequencies of sampling and analysis of surface water intended for the abstraction of drinking water* (Consolidated text)
Exchange of Information Directive (77/795/EEC)*
Fish Life Directive (78/659/EEC)*  (Consolidated text)
Groundwater Directive (80/68/EEC)**  (Consolidated text)
Shellfish Waters Directive (79/923/EEC)** (Consolidated text)
Surface Water Abstraction Directive (75/440/EEC)* (Consolidated text)

Other Information

Technical guidance document in support of Commission Directive 93/67/EEC on risk assessment for new notified substances and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1488/94 on risk assessment for existing substances