# 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 2: In undertaking any investigations referred to in Article 4(2)(c), Member States will take into account:

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

(a) the information collected as part of the characterisation to be carried out in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 2000/60/EC and with Sections 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 of Annex II thereto;
(b) the results of the groundwater monitoring network obtained in accordance with Section 2.4 of Annex V to Directive 2000/60/EC; and
(c) any other relevant information including a comparison of the annual arithmetic mean concentration of the relevant pollutants at a monitoring point with the groundwater quality standards set out in Annex I and the threshold values set by Member States in accordance with Article 3 and Annex II.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2006/118/annex/III/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2006-118/annex-III/division-2
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