# Council Directive of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water treatment (91/271/EEC), Article 1

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

This Directive concerns the collection, treatment and discharge of urban waste water and the treatment and discharge of waste water from certain industrial sectors.
The objective of the Directive is to protect the environment from the adverse effects of the abovementioned waste water discharges.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1991/271/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1991-271/article-1
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