Water Environmental Quality Standards Directive

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy and amending Directive 2000/60/EC

Stage: In force
In force: In force since 13 Jan 2009 · CELEX 32008L0105
Transposition deadline: 13 Jul 2010
Procedure: Directive
Last activity: 16 Dec 2008

1 act

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 1 adopted.

Act	Kind	Status	Adoption
Watch list of surface-water pollutants	Implementing · Decision	Adopted	Q3 2024

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Directive 2008/105/EC sets environmental quality standards (EQS) for priority substances in surface waters, amended by Directive (EU) 2026/805 in force since 10 May 2026. It applies to Member States, requiring compliance with revised EQS for substances 46–70 by 22 December 2039. New monitoring obligations include effect-based methods for estrogens from 1 January 2030.

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