# EUR-Lex - 12005SPN07/09/C - EN

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# 12005SPN07/09/C

**Protocol concerning the conditions and arrangements for admission of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union - 9.Environment - C.Water quality **

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Official Journal L 157 , 21/06/2005 P. 0166 - 0171 *

C. WATER QUALITY

1. 31983 L 0513: Council Directive 83/513/EEC of 26 September 1983 on limit values and quality objectives for cadmium discharges (OJ L 291, 24.10.1983, p. 1), as amended by:

- 31991 L 0692: Council Directive 91/692/EEC of 23.12.1991 (OJ L 377, 31.12.1991, p. 48);

- 31984 L 0156: Council Directive 84/156/EEC of 8 March 1984 on limit values and quality objectives for mercury discharges by sectors other than the chlor-alkali electrolysis industry (OJ L 74, 17.3.1984, p. 49), as amended by:

- 31991 L 0692: Council Directive 91/692/EEC of 23.12.1991 (OJ L 377, 31.12.1991, p. 48).

By way of derogation from Article 3 and Annex I to Directive 83/513/EEC and Article 3 and Annex I to Directive 84/156/EEC, the limit values for discharges of cadmium and mercury into the waters referred to in Article 1 of Council Directive 76/464/EEC of 4 May 1976 on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community [24], shall not apply in Romania until 31 December 2009 to the following industrial installations:

ARIEŞMIN SA Baia de Arieş — Valea Sărtaş — Baia de Arieş — Alba county

ARIEŞMIN SA Baia de Arieş — ape de mină — Baia de Arieş — Alba county

EM TURŢ — Turţ — Satu Mare county

SM BAIA BORŞA- evacuare ape de mină Gura Băii - Borşa — Maramureş county

SM BAIA BORŞA- evacuare ape de mină Burloaia - Borşa — Maramureş county

SM BAIA BORŞA-evacuare Colbu-Toroioaga - Borşa — Maramureş county

EM BAIA SPRIE — Baia Sprie — Maramureş county

EM CAVNIC — Cavnic — Maramureş county

EM BĂIUŢ — Băiuţ — Maramureş county

S.C. Romplumb SA BAIA MARE-evacuare în canal de.transport — Baia Mare — Maramureş county

SUCURSALA MINIERĂ BAIA MARE-flotaţie centrală - Baia Mare — Maramureş county

SM BAIA BORŞA- evacuare ape flotaţie - Borşa — Maramureş county

Romarm Tohan Zărneşti — Zărneşti — Braşov county

S.C. Viromet SA Victoria — Victoria — Braşov county

S.C. Electrocarbon SA Slatina - R 1 — Slatina — Olt county

S.C. Electrocarbon SA Slatina - R 2 - Slatina — Olt county

S.C. Electrocarbon SA Slatina - R 3 - Slatina — Olt county

S.C. Electrocarbon SA Slatina - R 4 - Slatina — Olt county

S.C. Electrocarbon SA Slatina - R 5 - Slatina — Olt county

S.C. Electrocarbon SA Slatina - R 6 - Slatina — Olt county

S.C. Electrocarbon SA Slatina - R 7 - Slatina — Olt county

S.C. GECSAT Târnăveni — Târnăveni — Mureş county

SGDP BAIA BORŞA - Borşa — Maramureş county

SPGC SEINI — Seini — Maramureş county

S.C. VITAL BAIA MARE-evacuare staţie - Baia Mare — Maramureş county

S.C. IMI SA BAIA MARE-evacuare staţie mina Ilba - Baia Mare — Maramureş county

S.C. WEST CONSTRUCT MINA SOCEA — Valea Socea — Maramureş county

2. 31984 L 0491: Council Directive 84/491/EEC of 9 October 1984 on limit values and quality objectives for discharges of hexachlorocyclohexane (OJ L 274, 17.10.1984, p. 11), as amended by:

- 31991 L 0692: Council Directive 91/692/EEC of 23.12.1991 (OJ L 377, 31.12.1991, p. 48).

By way of derogation from Article 3 and Annex I to Directive 84/491/EEC, the limit values for discharges of lindane into the waters referred to in Article 1 of Council Directive 76/464/EEC of 4 May 1976 on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community [25], shall not apply in Romania until 31 December 2009 to the following industrial installations:

S.C. Sinteza SA Oradea — Oradea — Bihor county

S.C. OLTCHIM SA Râmnicu Vâlcea — Râmnicu Vâlcea — Vâlcea county

S.C. CHIMCOMPLEX SA Borzeşti — Borzeşti — Bacău county

3. 31986 L 0280: Council Directive 86/280/EEC of 12 June 1986 on limit values and quality objectives for discharges of certain dangerous substances included in List I of the Annex to Directive 76/464/EEC (OJ L 181, 4.7.1986, p. 16), as last amended by:

- 31991 L 0692: Council Directive 91/692/EEC of 23.12.1991 (OJ L 377, 31.12.1991, p. 48).

By way of derogation from Article 3 and Annex II to Directive 86/280/EEC, the limit values for discharges of hexachlorobenzene, hexachlorobutadiene, 1,2 — dichloroethane (EDC), trichloroethylene (TRI) and trichlorobenzene (TCB) into the waters referred to in Article 1 of Council Directive 76/464/EEC of 4 May 1976 on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community [25], shall not apply in Romania until 31 December 2009 to the following industrial installations:

S.C. NUTRISAM SATU MARE- Ferma MOFTIN — Satu Mare — Satu Mare county

S.C. MARLIN SA ULMENI — Ulmeni — Maramureş county

S.C. PROMET — Satu Mare — Maramureş county

ARDUDANA ARDUD — Ardud - Maramureş county

SM BAIA BORŞA- evacuare ape de mină Gura Băii — Borşa — Maramureş county

SM BAIA BORŞA-evacuare Colbu-Toroioaga - Borşa — Maramureş county

ERS CUG CLUJ - evacuare 3 — Cluj — Napoca — Cluj county

S.C. ARMĂTURA CLUJ — 6 evacuări directe - Cluj-Napoca — Cluj county

SUCURSALA MINIERĂ BAIA MARE-flotaţie centrală — Baia Mare — Maramureş county

S.C. OLTCHIM SA — Râmnicu Vâlcea — Vâlcea county

S.C. CHIMCOMPLEX SA Borzeşti-M 1 — Borzeşti — Bacău county

S.C. Electrocarbon SA Slatina - R 2 — Slatina — Olt county

S.C. TERAPIA CLUJ - evacuare staţie 3 + staţie 2 - Cluj-Napoca — Cluj county

S.C. PHOENIX ROMÂNIA CAREI — Carei — Satu Mare county

S.C. SILVANIA ZALĂU — Zalău — Sălaj county

SNP PETROM SA - ARPECHIM Piteşti — Piteşti — Argeş county

S.C. TEHNOFRIG CLUJ - evacuare 1 - Cluj-Napoca — Cluj county

RBG ELCOND ZALĂU - Zalău — Sălaj county

S.C. MUCART CLUJ - Cluj-Napoca — Cluj county

S.C. CELHART DONARIS SA Brăila — Brăila — Brăila county

STRATUS MOB SA Blaj — Blaj — Alba county

4. 31991 L 0271: Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water treatment (OJ L 135, 30.5.1991, p. 40), as last amended by:

- 32003 R 1882: Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29.9.2003 (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

By way of derogation from Articles 3, 4 and 5 (2) of Directive 91/271/EEC, the requirements for collecting systems and treatment of urban waste water shall not fully apply in Romania until 31 December 2018, in accordance with the following intermediate targets:

- by 31 December 2013, compliance with Article 3 of the Directive shall be achieved in agglomerations with a population equivalent of more than 10000;

- by 31 December 2015, compliance with Article 5(2) of the Directive shall be achieved in agglomerations with a population equivalent of more than 10000.

Romania shall ensure a gradual increase of provision of Article 3 collecting systems in accordance with the following minimum overall population equivalent rates:

- 61 % by 31 December 2010,

- 69 % by 31 December 2013,

- 80 % by 31 December 2015.

Romania shall ensure a gradual increase of provision of Articles 4 and 5(2) waste water treatment in accordance with the following minimum overall population equivalent rates:

- 51 % by 31 December 2010,

- 61 % by 31 December 2013,

- 77 % by 31 December 2015.

5. 31998 L 0083: Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (OJ L 330, 5.12.1998, p. 32), as amended by:

- 32003 R 1882: Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29.9.2003 (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

By way of derogation from Articles 5(2) and 8, and from Annex I, Part B and Part C to Directive 98/83/EC, the values set for the following parameters shall not fully apply to Romania under the conditions set out below:

- until 31 December 2010 for oxidisability in agglomerations with less than 10000 inhabitants;

- until 31 December 2010 for oxidisability and turbidity in agglomerations with between 10000 and 100000 inhabitants;

- until 31 December 2010 for oxidisability, ammonium, aluminium, pesticides, iron and manganese in agglomerations with more than 100000 inhabitants;

- until 31 December 2015 for ammonium, nitrates, turbidity, aluminium, iron, lead, cadmium and pesticides in agglomerations with less than 10000 inhabitants;

- until 31 December 2015 for ammonium, nitrates, aluminium, iron, lead, cadmium, pesticides and manganese in agglomerations with between 10000 and 100000 inhabitants.

Romania shall ensure compliance with the requirements of the Directive, in accordance with the intermediate targets set out in the table below:

Localities complying by 31 December 2006

Population connected | Total of localities | Oxidisability % | Ammonium % | Nitrates % | Turbidity % | Aluminium % | Iron % | Cadmium, Lead % | Pesticides % | Manganese % |

<10000 | 1774 | 98,4 | 99 | 95,3 | 99,3 | 99,7 | 99,2 | 99,9 | 99,9 | 100 |

10000 - 100000 | 111 | 73 | 59,5 | 93,7 | 87 | 83,8 | 78,4 | 98,2 | 93,4 | 96,4 |

100001 - 200000 | 14 | 85,7 | 92,9 | 100 | 100 | 92,9 | 100 | 100 | 78,6 | 92,9 |

>200000 | 9 | 77,8 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 88,9 | 88,9 | 100 | 88,9 | 88,9 |

TOTAL | 1908 | 96,7 | 96,7 | 95,2 | 98,64 | 98,64 | 97,9 | 99,8 | 99,4 | 99,7 |

Localities complying by the end of 2010

Population connected | Total of localities | Oxidisability % | Ammonium % | Nitrates % | Turbidity % | Aluminium % | Iron % | Cadmium, Lead % | Pesticides % | Manganese % |

<10000 | 1774 | 100 | 99,5 | 97,7 | 99,7 | 99,7 | 99,3 | 99,9 | 99,9 | 100 |

10000 - 100000 | 111 | 100 | 80,2 | 97,3 | 100 | 94,6 | 90 | 98,2 | 96,4 | 96,4 |

100001 - 200000 | 14 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |

>200000 | 9 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |

TOTAL | 1908 | 100 | 98,32 | 97,7 | 99,7 | 99,4 | 98,7 | 99,8 | 99,7 | 99,7 |

This derogation does not apply to drinking water intended for food processing.

[24] OJ L 129, 18.5.1976, p. 23. Directive as last amended by Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1).

[25] OJ L 129, 18.5.1976, p. 23. Directive as last amended by Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1).

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