Author (Corporate) | European Commission: DG Environment |
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Series Details | COM (2022) 540 |
Publication Date | 26/10/2022 |
Content Type | Policy-making |
Summary:Legislative initiative - tabled by the European Commission on 26 October 2022 - introducing amendments to Directive 2000/60/EC, Directive 2006/118/EC and Directive 2008/105/EC as regards the protection of surface and groundwater against new pollutants. This is a text with EEA relevance. Further information:The European Union's legislative framework on water shares an overarching objective of protecting human health and the environment from the combined effects of toxic and/or persistent pollutants. Among those several acts, Directive 2000/60/EC - also known as the Water Framework Directive (WFD) - sets out rules to halt deterioration in the status of EU water bodies; Directive 2006/118/EC - also known as the Groundwater Directive (GWD) - includes procedures for assessing the chemical status of groundwater and measures to reduce levels of pollutants; Directive 2008/105/EC - also known as the Environmental Quality Standards Directive (EQSD) - sets out environmental quality standards for the presence in surface water of certain substances identified as priority pollutants. The legislation includes lists of pollutants and quality standards, and includes requirements for their regular review. The need to update the lists was confirmed in Fitness Check concluded in 2019, which also highlighted that other improvements to the legislative framework would increase its effectiveness, efficiency and coherence. The ultimate aim of this draft law is to set new standards for a series of chemical substances of concern to address chemical pollution in water, to facilitate enforcement based on a simplified and more coherent legal framework, to ensure dynamic and up-to-date information on water status, and create a more flexible framework for addressing pollutants of emerging concern. The specific objectives of the initiative are to:
The draft law was adopted by the European Commission on 26 October 2022 as part of a so-called Zero Pollution Package of legislative initiatives. |
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https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=COM:2022:540:FIN
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Subject Categories | Environment |
Subject Tags | Chemicals, Water |
Keywords | Water Pollution |
International Organisations | European Union [EU] |