Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000
Establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy
Water Framework Directive
- Recitals
- Article 1 — Purpose
- Article 2 — Definitions
- Article 3 — Coordination of administrative arrangements within river basin districts
- Article 4 — Environmental objectives
- Article 5 — Characteristics of the river basin district, review of the environmental impact of human activity and economic analysis of water use
- Article 6 — Register of protected areas
- Article 7 — Waters used for the abstraction of drinking water
- Article 8 — Monitoring of surface water status, groundwater status and protected areas
- Article 9 — Recovery of costs for water services
- Article 10 — The combined approach for point and diffuse sources
- Article 11 — Programme of measures
- Article 12 — Issues which can not be dealt with at Member State level
- Article 13 — River basin management plans
- Article 14 — Public information and consultation
- Article 15 — Reporting
- Article 16 — Strategies against pollution of water
- Article 17 — Strategies to prevent and control pollution of groundwater
- Article 18 — Commission report
- Article 19 — Plans for future Community measures
- Article 20 — Technical adaptations to the Directive
- Article 21 — Committee procedure
- Article 22 — Repeals and transitional provisions
- Article 23 — Penalties
- Article 24 — Implementation
- Article 25 — Entry into force
- Article 26 — Addressees
- ANNEX I — INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR THE LIST OF COMPETENT AUTHORITIES
- ANNEX II
- ANNEX III — ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
- ANNEX IV — PROTECTED AREAS
- ANNEX V
- ANNEX VI — LISTS OF MEASURES TO BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE PROGRAMMES OF MEASURES
- ANNEX VII — RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLANS
- ANNEX VIII — INDICATIVE LIST OF THE MAIN POLLUTANTS
- ANNEX IX — EMISSION LIMIT VALUES AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS
- ANNEX X
- ANNEX XI — MAP A