# Council Decision of 24 July 1995 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Community, of the Convention on the protection and use of transboundary watercourses and international lakes (95/308/EC), Appendix Annex III: GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPING WATER-QUALITY OBJECTIVES AND CRITERIA

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Water-quality objectives and criteria shall:
(a) take into account the aim of maintaining and, where necessary, improving the existing water quality;
(b) aim at the reduction of average pollution loads (in particular hazardous substances) to a certain degree within a certain period of time;
(c) take into account specific water-quality requirements (raw water for drinking-water purposes, irrigation, etc.);
(d) take into account specific requirements regarding sensitive and specially protected waters and their environment, e.g. lakes and groundwater resources;
(e) be based on the application of ecological classification methods and chemical indices for the medium-and long-term review of water-quality maintenance and improvement;
(f) take into account the degree to which objectives are reached and the additional protective measures, based on emission limits, which may be required in individual cases.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/1995/308/annex/I/annex/III (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1995-308/annex-I/annex-III
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