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Water Framework Directive In force Unlisted

Overview

Jurisdiction
European Union
Topic
Environment
Instrument type
Directive
Reference number
2000/60/EC
Valid from
2000-12-22
Valid to
2010-12-22
Modified date
2024-07-18
Listed at
Unlisted draft
Withdrawn at
-
Description
Establishes an EU framework for protecting and sustainably managing inland surface waters, transitional waters, coastal waters and groundwater. It requires measures to prevent deterioration, achieve good water status, reduce pollution, control abstraction and manage impacts from point and diffuse sources, affecting companies that discharge pollutants, abstract or use water, or operate activities that may affect water status.

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Rule sets

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Questions this regulation asks

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This regulation asks no questions of its own — every condition uses a general attribute.

Obligations

No obligations.

Measures

No measures.

Penalties

Description Kind Rule set
Member States must establish effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties for breaches of national provisions adopted pursuant to the Directive. The specific sanctions applicable to companies are determined by national law. Other -
Responsible authority:
Competent authorities of the Member States
Source reference:
Article 23
Source excerpt:
Member States shall determine penalties applicable to breaches of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive. The penalties thus provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

Milestones

Date Type Description
2003-12-22 Transposition Deadline Deadline for Member States to bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the Directive.
Source reference:
Article 24(1)
Source excerpt:
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive at the latest 22 December 2003.
2026-05-10 Other Delegation of power to adopt delegated acts begins for an indeterminate period.
Source reference:
Article 20a(2)
Source excerpt:
The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 20 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from 10 May 2026.
2027-11-11 Other The Commission is to publish a report on options for a European Union joint monitoring facility.
Source reference:
Article 8(6)
Source excerpt:
By 11 November 2027, the Commission shall publish a report on options for the establishment, financing and functioning of a European Union joint monitoring facility.
2029-05-11 Other The Commission is to publish a report on the possibility of including an extended producer responsibility mechanism in the Directive.
Source reference:
Article 19a
Source excerpt:
By 11 May 2029, the Commission shall publish a report on the possibility to include in this Directive an extended producer responsibility mechanism.
2030-05-11 Other ECHA is to prepare and make publicly available a report summarising the findings of its scientific reports.
Source reference:
Article 16(5)
Source excerpt:
By 11 May 2030 and every six years thereafter, ECHA shall prepare and make publicly available a report summarising the findings of the scientific reports prepared under this paragraph.
2032-05-11 Other The Commission is to review the list of priority substances and corresponding environmental quality standards.
Source reference:
Article 16(2)
Source excerpt:
The Commission shall review the list of priority substances and the corresponding EQS for those substances set out in Part A of Annex I to Directive 2008/105/EC by 11 May 2032 and every six years thereafter,
2032-05-11 Other The Commission is to review the list of river basin-specific pollutants and corresponding environmental quality standards.
Source reference:
Article 16(4)
Source excerpt:
The Commission shall review the list of river basin specific pollutants and corresponding EQS in Part C of Annex II to Directive 2008/105/EC by 11 May 2032 and every six years thereafter,
2032-05-11 Other The Commission is to review the indicative list of categories of river basin-specific pollutants.
Source reference:
Article 16(4b)
Source excerpt:
The Commission shall review the indicative list of categories of river basin specific pollutants set out in Part A of Annex II to Directive 2008/105/EC by 11 May 2032 and every six years thereafter,

Linked regulations

Type Regulation
Cites Directive 98/83/EC
Cites Directive 96/61/EC
Cites Directive 80/778/EEC
Repeals Directive 75/440/EEC
Repeals Council Decision 77/795/EEC
Repeals Council Directive 79/869/EEC
Repeals Council Directive 78/659/EEC
Repeals Council Directive 79/923/EEC
Repeals Council Directive 80/68/EEC
Repeals Directive 76/464/EEC
Cites Council Directive 91/271/EEC
Cites Council Directive 91/676/EEC
Cites Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93
Cites Council Directive 91/414/EEC
Cites Directive 98/8/EC
Cites Directive 1999/468/EC
Cites Decision 1999/468/EC
Cites Directive 76/160/EEC
Cites Directive 79/409/EEC
Cites Directive 96/82/EC
Cites Directive 85/337/EEC
Cites Directive 86/278/EEC
Cites Directive 92/43/EEC
Cites Directive 82/176/EEC
Cites Directive 83/513/EEC
Cites Directive 84/156/EEC
Cites Directive 84/491/EEC
Cites Directive 86/280/EEC