# Council Directive of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water treatment (91/271/EEC), Article 11

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

1. Member States shall ensure that, before 31 December 1993, the discharge of industrial waste water into collecting systems and urban waste water treatment plants is subject to prior regulations and/or specific authorizations by the competent authority or appropriate body.
2. Regulations and/or specific authorisation shall satisfy the requirements of section C of Annex I. The Commission may amend those requirements. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 18(3).
3. Regulations and specific authorization shall be reviewed and if necessary adapted at regular intervals.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1991/271/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1991-271/article-11
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