# Directive 2008/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directives 82/176/EEC, 83/513/EEC, 84/156/EEC, 84/491/EEC, 86/280/EEC and amending Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Article 2: Definitions

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

For the purposes of this Directive, the definitions laid down in Article 2 of Directive 2000/60/EC and in Article 2 of Commission Directive 2009/90/EC of 31 July 2009 laying down, pursuant to Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, technical specifications for chemical analysis and monitoring of water status shall apply.
In addition, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) ‘ matrix ‘ means a compartment of the aquatic environment, namely water, sediment or biota;
(2) ‘ biota taxon ’ means a particular aquatic taxon within the taxonomic rank ‘ sub-phylum ’ , ‘ class ’ or their equivalent.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2008/105/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2008-105/article-2
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