# Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption, Division

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

For water referred to in Article 6(1)(a), (b) and (d), the value must be met, at the latest, 15 calendar years after the entry into force of this Directive. The parametric value for lead from five years after the entry into force of this Directive until 15 years after its entry into force is 25 μg/l.
Member States must ensure that all appropriate measures are taken to reduce the concentration of lead in water intended for human consumption as much as possible during the period needed to achieve compliance with the parametric value.
When implementing the measures to achieve compliance with that value Member States must progressively give priority where lead concentrations in water intended for human consumption are highest.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1998/83/annex/I/part/B/annotations/4/annotation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1998-83/annex-I/part-B/annotations/4/annotation/1
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