# Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration, Division 1: For the purposes of assessing groundwater chemical status in accordance with Article 4, the following groundwater quality standards will be the quality standards referred to in Table 2.3.2 in Annex V to Directive 2000/60/EC and established in accordance with Article 17 of that Directive.

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

‘Pesticides’ means plant protection products and biocidal products as defined in Article 2 of Directive 91/414/EEC and in Article 2 of Directive 98/8/EC, respectively.
‘Total’ means the sum of all individual pesticides detected and quantified in the monitoring procedure, including their relevant metabolites, degradation and reaction products.
Pollutant
Quality standards
Nitrates
50 mg/l
Active substances in pesticides, including their relevant metabolites, degradation and reaction products
0,1 μg/l
0,5 μg/l (total)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2006/118/annex/I/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2006-118/annex-I/division-1
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