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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1998-83/annex-III/part-A",
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  "legislation": "eudr/1998/83",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1998-83",
  "path": "annex/III/part/A",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "A",
  "heading": "Microbiological parameters for which methods of analysis are specified",
  "text": "The following principles for methods of microbiological parameters are given either for reference, whenever a CEN/ISO method is given, or for guidance, pending the possible future adoption by the Commission of further CEN/ISO international methods for those parameters. Member States may use alternative methods, providing the provisions of Article 7(5) are met.\nThose measures on further CEN/ISO international methods, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, inter alia , by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 12(3).\nThe methods for microbiological parameters are:\n(a) Escherichia coli ( E. coli ) and coliform bacteria (EN ISO 9308-1 or EN ISO 9308-2)\n(b) Enterococci (EN ISO 7899-2)\n(c) Pseudomonas aeruginosa (EN ISO 16266)\n(d) enumeration of culturable microorganisms — colony count 22 °C (EN ISO 6222)\n(e) enumeration of culturable microorganisms — colony count 36 °C (EN ISO 6222)\n(f) Clostridium perfringens including spores (EN ISO 14189).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Directive (EU) 2015/1787 of 6 October 2015 amending Annexes II and III to Council Directive 98/83/EC on the quality of water intended for human consumption."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Substituted by Regulation (EC) No 596/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 adapting a number of instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty to Council Decision 1999/468/EC with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny Adaptation to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny — Part Four."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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