# Commission Implementing Decision of 26 June 2014 concerning formats for reporting on the national programmes for the implementation            of Council Directive 91/271/EEC (notified under document C(2014) 4208) (2014/431/EU)         

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# Commission Implementing Decision

# of 26 June 2014

# concerning formats for reporting on the national programmes for the implementation of Council Directive 91/271/EEC

# *(notified under document C(2014) 4208)*

# (2014/431/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water treatment(1), and in particular Article 17(4) thereof,                        

Whereas:

(1)Member States are required to draw up reports concerning their national programmes for the implementation of Directive 91/271/EEC                              and shall, if necessary, provide the Commission by 30 June every two years with an update of the information on the basis                              of formats drawn up by the Commission.

(2)The Union is committed to maximising the benefits of Union environment legislation by improving implementation, including                              by ensuring that the public has access to clear information showing how it is being implemented. Systems which actively disseminate                              such information should be put in place at national level, and should be complemented with a Union level overview of individual                              Member States' performance(2).

(3)The Commission, in its Communication on the European Citizens' Initiative ‘Water and sanitation are a human right! Water is                              a public good, not a commodity’(3) committed to making information on urban waste water more accessible for citizens, in particular through streamlined and                              transparent data management and dissemination.

(4)The modifications introduced by this Decision build on the pilot exercise establishing a Structured Implementation and Information                              Framework as part of the Commission's efforts to develop a simple, clear, stable and predictable regulatory framework for                              businesses, workers and citizens, with the aim to reduce administrative burden and increase transparency(4).

(5)The formats adopted by Commission Decision 93/481/EEC(5) require revision taking into consideration the need for simplification and increased transparency, the reduction of administrative                              burden and new approaches to data management and reporting. That Decision should therefore be replaced.

(6)The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established under Article 18                              of Directive 91/271/EEC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

# Article 1U.K.

The formats for reporting on the national programmes for the implementation of Directive 91/271/EEC provided for in the Annex                     are adopted.                  

# Article 2U.K.

Decision 93/481/EEC is repealed.

# Article 3U.K.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 June 2014.

*For the Commission*                            

Janez Potočnik                            

*Member of the Commission*                            

## ANNEXU.K.PROGRAMME FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DIRECTIVE 91/271/EEC

### *Table 1*

**Basic Information**

Member State:

### *Table 2*

A —**Collecting systems or IASa of agglomerations of 2 000 p.e. and larger than 2 000 p.e. not compliant at the reference date**

### B —

### **Collecting systems or IAS of agglomerations of 2 000 p.e. and larger than 2 000 p.e. for which pending deadlines existeda at the reference date**

Member State:

### *Table 3*

A —**Urban waste water treatment plants (UWWTP) of agglomerations of 2 000 p.e. and larger than 2 000 p.e. not compliant at the                           reference datea**

### B —

### **Urban waste water treatment plants of agglomerations of 2 000 p.e. and larger than 2 000 p.e. for which pending deadlines                           existeda at the reference dateb**

Member State:

### *Table 4*

**Current and expected total organic design capacity and investment costs at national level**

Member State:

### *Table 5*

**Other issues to be considered for drafting the national programme**

**Relevant information, if any, should be provided as free texta**

1

OJ L 135, 30.5.1991, p. 40.                           

2

Decision No 1386/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on a General Union Environment                              Action Programme to 2020 ‘Living well, within the limits of our planet’ (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 171).                           

3

COM(2014) 177 final.

4

COM(2012) 746 final.

5

Commission Decision 93/481/EEC of 28 July 1993 concerning formats for the presentation of national programmes as foreseen                              by Article 17 of Council Directive 91/271/EEC (OJ L 226, 7.9.1993, p. 23).