# The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017, Paragraph 5


Article 7(2) is to be read as if—
(a) for “at Community level under Article 16” there were substituted “ by assimilated law which implemented the EQSD ”;
(b) for “Directive 80/778/EEC as amended by Directive 98/83/EC” there were substituted “ assimilated law which implemented Directive 98/83/EC on the quality of water intended for human consumption ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/407/schedule/5/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-environment-water-framework-directive-england-and-wales-regulations-2017/schedule-5/paragraph-5
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