2003/0210(COD)COM(2003)550

Groundwater Protection Directive

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the protection of groundwater against pollution

Stage: In force, reached 27 Dec 2006
In force: In force since 16 Jan 2007 · CELEX 32006L0118
Transposition deadline: 16 Jan 2009
Procedure: Directive · Ordinary legislative procedure
Last activity: 16 Jan 2007

1 act

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 1 published.

Act	Kind	Status	Adoption
Amending Annex II to Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration	Commission · Directive	Published

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14 documents

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Text adopted · OJ L 372 27.12.2006, p. 0019-0031Commission · 27 Dec 2006
Text adopted · Directive 2006/0118Commission · 12 Dec 2006
OJ C 109 30.04.2004, p. 0029-0032Commission · 30 Apr 2004
Report · A6-0061/2005Parliament
Report · A6-0146/2006Parliament
Report · A6-0446/2006Parliament
Committee opinion · PE347.222Parliament
Committee opinion · PE349.870Parliament
Report · PE367.996Parliament
Amendments · PE370.253Parliament
Text adopted · SP(2005)2124Parliament
Text adopted · T6-0145/2005Parliament
Text adopted · T6-0251/2006Parliament
Text adopted · T6-0543/2006Parliament

Summary

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Directive 2006/118/EC sets EU criteria for assessing good groundwater chemical status, including nitrate and pesticide quality standards and threshold values Member States had to establish by 22 December 2008. It requires identification and reversal of significant upward pollution trends and measures to prevent or limit pollutant inputs.

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