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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)742final.
Brussels.11January1979*
t/
X;,
AmendmentstotheproposalforaCouncildirective
ontheprotectionofgroundwateragainstpollution
caused "bycertaindangeroussubstances.
(Presented "bytheCommissiontotheCouncilpur­
suanttothesecondparagraphofArticle149of
theEECTreaty)
CW78)742final.

PROPOSALFORACOUNCILDIRECTIVE OHTHEPROTECTION
OPGROUNDWATER AGAINSTPOLLUTION CAUSEDBYCERTAIN
DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES
ORIGINALTEXT AMENDEDTEXT
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN –unchanged
COMMUNITIES ,
Havingregard,totheTreaty
establishingtheEuropeanEconomic
Community,andinparticularArticles
100and235thereof,
Havingregardtotheproposalfrom
theCommission ,
Havingregardtotheopinionofthe
EuropeanParliament ,
Havingregardtotheopinionofthe
EconomicandSocialCommittee,
Whereasthereisanurgentneedfor–unchanged
actiontoprotectthegroundwater of
theCommunityfrompollution,parti­
cularlythatcausedbycertaintoric,
persistentandbioaccumulable sub­
stances;
Whereastheprogrammesofactionof–unchanged
theEuropeanCommunities onthe
environmentof1973and1977^provide
foranumberofmeasurestoprotect
groundwater fromcertainpollutants ;
WhereasArticle4ofCouncilDirective–unchanged
74/464/EECof4May1976onpollution
causedbycertaindangeroussubstances
dischargedintotheaquaticenviron­
mentoftheCommunity2providesfor
theimplementation ofaseparate
Direotiveongroundwater ;
OJNoC112,20.12.1973 ,p.1and
OJNoC139»13.06.1977,p.1
OJNoL129,I8.O5.I976,p.23

ORIGINALTEXTAMETTDEDTEXT
Whereasanydisparitybetweenthe-unchanged
provisionsonthedischargeofcer­
taindangeroussubstancesinto
groundwateralreadyapplicableorin
preparationintheMemberStatesmay
createunequalconditionsofcompe­titionandthusdirectlyaffectthe
functioningofthecommonmarket;
whereasitisthereforenecessaryto
approximate lawsinthisfield,as
providedforinArticle100ofthe
Treaty;
Whereasitisnecessaryforthis-unohanged
approximation oflawstobeac­
companiedbyCommunityactioninthe
sphereofenvironmental protection
and-improvementofthequalityof
life;whereascertainspecificpro­
visionstothiseffectshouldthere­
forebelaiddown;whereasArticle
235of"theTreatyshouldbeinvoked
astherequisitepowershavenotbeen
providedforbytheTreaty;
Whereassubstancesdischargedare,by
virtueofthepurifyingcapacityof
thesoilandsubsoil,subjectedto
processescapableofreducingtheir
pollutantcapacity;whereasadistinc­
tionshouldthereforebemadebetween
directandindireotdischargeintothe
groundwater ;
Whereas,inordertoensureeffective
protectionofthegroundwater ofthe
Community,itisnecessarytoprohibit
thedirectdischargeofthesubstances
enumeratedinListIandtomakethe
indirectdischargeofthesubstances
onthisListandthedirectorin­
directdischargeofthesubstances on
ListIIsubjecttopriorauthorization )
Whereasthefollowingshouldbeex­
cludedfromthescopeofthis
Directive !domesticeffluentfrom
isolateddwellings,onaccountofthe
lowriskofpollutionandthediffi­
cultyofcontrollingthedischargeof
Bucheffluent;wastesarisingfrom
normalagricultural activities ;wastes
generatedbythetitaniumdioxide
industry,whichwillbethesubject
cfspeoialCommunityrulesfWhereas,byvirtueofthepurifyingcapacity
ofthesoilandsubsoil,substancesdis­
chargedmaybesubjectedtoprocesses
whichreducetheirpollutantcapacity;
whereastheexistenceofthiscapacityshould
beverifiedandmonitoredinordertoavoid
anyriskofpollutionoftheCToundwater :
Whereas,inordertoensureeffective
protectionofthegroundwater ofthe
Community,itisnecessarytoprohibit
thedischargeofthesubstances onListI
andtomakealldirectandindirectdis­
chargesofthesubstances onListIIsubject
topriorauthorization ;
Whereasthefollowingshouldbeexcludedfrom
thescopeofthisDirectivesdomesticeffluent
fromisolateddwellings,onaccountofthelow
riskofpollutionandthedifficultyofcon­
trollingthedischargeofsucheffluent;
wastesarisingfromnormalagricultural
acitivities whichwillbethesubjectof
specialCommunityrules:wastesgenerated
bythetitaniumdioxideindustrywhichare
alreadycoveredbyCouncilDirective
OJHoL54t25.02.1978,p.19

ORIGINALTEXT AMENDEDTEXT
radioactivesubstancesaridwastes,
aincetheyarealreadycoveredby
CouncilDirective'jC/yj^/WGof
1June1976layingdowntherevised
basicsafetystandardsforthehealth
protectionofthegeneralpublicand
workersagainstthedangersof
ionizingradiation 15
Whereasexceptionsshouldbepermit­
tedtoallowcertaindangeroussub­
stancestoberemovedfromthe
ecosystem,"discharge"ofwhichinto
aquifersisolatedfromthebiosphere
iseffectiveandecologically
harmless;
Whereasitisnecessarytoprovide
forotherexceptionstotheprohibi­
tiononthedirectdischargeofsub­
stancesonListIinviewofthe
scientificandpraoticalbenefitwhich
certaindischarges mayoffer,or
becausetheydonotaffectground­
waterquality}
Whe^pasaninventoryoftheauthori––unchanged
xationsgrantedforthedischargeof
ListIsubstancesintogroundwater
shouldbedrawnupinorderthat
theiroriginmaybedetermined ;
WhereasMemberStatesshouldbeable,–unchanged ,
individuallyorjointly,totakemore
stringentmeasuresthanthosepro­
videdforunderthisDirective }
Whereasitmaybenecessarytorevise–unchanged
and,whererequired,supplementLists
IandIIonthebasisofexperience,
ifappropriate,bytransferringcer­
tainsubstancesfromListIItoListI;
1radioactive mibsiancea andvraates,since
theyarealreadycoveredbyCouncilDirective76/579/fECof1June1976
layingdowntherevisedbasicnaf'ctystan­
dardsforthehealthprotectionofthe
generalpublioandworkersuftninetthe
dangersofionizingradir.tion
Whereasexceptionsshouldbepermitted
toallowcertaindangerousnubstanoes
toberemovedfromtheecosystem,
"discharge"ofwhichintoaquifers
unusableforanypresentorfuturepur­
poseiseffectiveandeoologically
harmless;
Whereasitisnecessarytoprovidefor
otherexceptionstotheprohibition on
thedirectdischargeofsubstances on
ListIinviewofthescientific and
practicalbenefitwhichcertaindis­
chargesmayoffer,orbecausetheydonot
affectgroundwater qualitypreciselysince
theyonlycontaintracesofsuchsubstances ;
(newrecital)
Whereasreplenishment ofgroundwater for
thepurposeofimprovingwatersupplies,
carriedoutunderthepermanentsupervision
oftheappropriate authorities inthe
MemberStates,guarantees continuous
suppliesforthepopulation ;
(newrecital)
Whereas,inviewoftheirvulnerability
topollution ,karstsoilandsubsoil
requirespecialprotection measures ;
–unchanged
OJNoL187.12.07.1976,p.1 OJHoL187,12.07.1976,P.1

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ORIGINAL TEXT AMENDED TEXT
Article 1
1.Thepurpose ofthis Directive is
toprevent }reduce oreliminate
groundwater pollution caused bysub­
stances belonging tothefamilies and
groups ofsubstances enumerated in
Lists Iand IIintheAnnex ,herein­
after called "substances inLists I
orII".
2.Forthe purposes ofthis
Directive :–
(a)
00
(o)
or
(d)"indirect discharge "means the
introduction into theground­
water ofsubstances inLists I
IIafter passage through th®
groundsorArticle 1
–unchanged
1a
The Member States shall take all possible
measures toensure that the discharge into
groundwater ofthe substances onLists I
and IIisprohibited orstrictly limited .
2.Forthe purposes ofthis Directive i–
"groundwater "means allwater
which isbelow the surface ofthe
ground inthewater saturation
zone and indirect contact with
the ground ;
"pollution "means thedischarge by
man ,directly orindirectly ,of
substances into thegroundwater ,
the consequences ofwhich are
likely toendanger human health ,
water supplies ,living resources
ortheaquatic ecosystem ,orto
interfere with other legitimate
uses ofthis water ;
"direct discharge "means the
introduction into theground­
water ofsubstances inLists I
IIwithout passage through the
ground ;(a)"groundwater "means allwater which is
below the surface oftheground inthe
saturation zone and indirect contact
with theground ;
(oneword deleted )
(b)–unohanged
(c)"direct discharge "means theintroduction
into thegroundwater ofsubstances in
Lists IorIIwithout percolation
through theground ;
(d)"indireot discharge "means theintro­
duction into thegroundwater of
substances inLists IorIIafter
percolation through theground ;
(®)"traces "mean residual concentrations ofa
substance inList Iafter treatment o"f~~
discharges with thebest technical moans
available ,inquantities such asto
exclude anyrisk ofpollution oraltera­
tion ofthenatural qualities ofthe
groundwaters

ORIGINALTEXT AMENDEDTEXT
(f)"normalagriculturalactivities"mean
theuseofsubstances whicharespecifi­
callyrecruiredforagricultural pro­
ductioninquantities recommended "bythe
competent authorities oftheMember
States»Thisexcludesallagricultural-
industrialactivities suchaaintensive
livestock "breeding.
Article2
ThisDirectiveshallnotapplytothe
followingdisoharges :-
-domestioeffluentsfromisolated
dwellings;
_dischargesarisingfromnormal
agriculturalactivities ;
-dischargesfromthetitanium
dioxideindustry;
-dischargescontainingradio­
activesubstances;Article2
ThisDirectiveshallnotapplytothe
followingdischargest–
–unchanged
–unchanged
–unchanged
–unchanged
–insofarastheaboveinvolveseepage
throughbanksorinfiltration into
surfacewaterintendedforsubsequent
useasdrinkingwater.
Artide3 Article3
1.TheMemberStatesshallprohibit
alldirectdischargeofsubstancesin
ListI.
2.Notwithstanding theforegoing
provision,MemberStatesmay,undera
systemofpriorauthorization ,pro­
videforexceptionsintheoaseofl–
(a)dischargesintoaquiferswhichare
isolatedfromthebiosphereand
unusableforanypurpose,
especiallydomestiooragri­
cultural;1.TheMemberStatesshallprohibitall
directandindirectdischargeofsubstances
inListI.
2.Notwithstanding theforegoing
provision,MemberStatesmay,undera
systemofpriorauthorization ,provide
forexceptionsinthecaseof:–
(a)dischargesintoaquiferswhichare
permanently unusableforotherpurposes,
especially domesticoragricultural ,pro­
videdthatBuchdischarges donotharm
thequalityofotherwaterresourcesand
donothindertheexploitation ofother
naturalresources t

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ORIGINALTEXT AMMEEDTEXT
(b)dischargesduetothere-injection (b)-unohanged
intothesameaquifersofwater
usedforgeothermalpurposes,of
waterpumpedoutfromminesand
quarries,orwaterpumpedout
forcivilengineering works}
(o)dischargesduetotheinjeotion (o)-unchanged
ofwastewaterusedintheexplo­
rationfor,andworkingof,
resourcescontainedintheground
anddischargesduetothe
exploitation oftheseresources !
(d)dischargesduetotheinjection (d)-unchanged
ofsubstancesduringsoientifio
"work;
(e)dischargesofcollected (©)–unchanged
rainwater *
(f)dischargescontainingonlytracesof
substancesinListI.
Article3a
TheMemberStatesshallprohibitalldirect
andindirectdischargeofthesubstances on
ListsIandIIinareaswheretheground­
waterisatpresentused,orwillbeusedin
future,asdrinkingwater*
Article4 Article4
TheMemberStatesshallmakeallin–TheMemberStatesshallmakealldirect
directdischargesofsubstancesinandindirectdischargesofsubstancesin
ListIandalldirectandindirect ListIIsubjecttopriorauthorization ,
dischargesforsubstancesinListII'(9wordsdeleted)
subjecttopriorauthorisation *
Article4a
TheMemberStatesshallmakedischargesfor
thepurposeofimprovingwatersupplies
throughreplenishment ofgroundwater subject
topriorauthorization *

ORIGINALTEXT AMENDEDTEXT
Article5
Theauthorizations referredtoin
Article3(2)and4may"begranted
onlyafterconsideration ofthehydro-
geologicalconditionsoftheareacon­
cernedandonconditionthatany
significantriskofpollutionis
eliminated.Theauthorizations may"be
amendedorwithdrawn#Article5
Theauthorizations referredtoinArticles
3(2)and4may"begrantedonlyaftercon­
siderationofthehydrogeological conditions
oftheareaconcernedandofthepurifying
capacityofthesoilandsubsoilandoncon­
ditionsthatanysignificantriskof
pollutionorofalterationofthenatural
qualitiesofthegroundwater iseliminated.
Theauthorizations maybeamendedor
withdrawn.
Article6 Article6
1.Theauthorizations grantedforthe
dischargesreferredtoinArticle3(2)
andfortheindirectdischargesofsub­
stancesinListIandthedirectdis­
chargesofsubstancesinListIIshall
hesubjecttosupplementary require­
ments*
2*Theauthorizations shallspecify
inparticular:–
-placeofdischarge,
-methodofdischarge,
-essentialprecautionsineach
individualcase,takingparticular
accountofthenatureandconeentrac­
tionofthesubstances containedin
thedischargeandthecharacteristics
ofthereceivingenvironment.
3.Inaddition,theauthorizations
shall,wherenecessaryfortheimple­
mentationofthisDirective,lay
down:–
–themaximumpermissibleconcentration
ofasubstanceinthedischarges,
–themaximumpermissiblequantityof
asubstanceinthedischargesover
oneormorespecifiedperiodsoftime.deleted.
2.Theauthorizations shallspeoifyin
particular:–
–placeofdischarge,
–methodofdischarge,
–essentialprecautionsineachindividual
case,takingparticularaccountofthe
natureandconcentration ofthesubstances
containedinthedischargeandthe
characteristics ofthereceiving
environment ,
–measuresforcontrolofthequalityofthe
receivinggroundwater.
3.unchanged

ORIGINALTEXT AMENDEDTEXT
4*Author!zatiorisgrantedfor"thedisohargeintogroundwatersituatedinkarstregionsof
substancesinListsIandIIshalllafvdown
specialprotectionmeasuresmadonecessaryby
thevulnerability ofsuchwater*
Article7 Article7
1.Ifthedischargerstatesthathe1*unchanged
isunabletocomplywiththeconditions
laiddowninanauthorization ,orifthis
factisevidenttothecompetent
authority,authorization shallbe
refused.
2*"Shouldtheconditionslaiddown2.unchanged
inanauthorization notbemet,the
competentauthorityshalltakeall
appropriate stepstoensurethatthe
conditionsarefulfilledand,if
necessary,withdrawtheauthorization *
Article8 Article8
Asregardsdirectorindirectdis––unchanged
chargesofthesubstancesinListsI
andIIoccurringatthetimeofthe
notification ofthisDirective,the
MemberStatesmaystipulateaperiod
notexceedingthreeyearsafterentry
intoforceoftheprovisionsreferred
toinArticle14(1),ontheexpiryof
whichthedischargesinquestionmost
complywiththisDirective *
Article9 Article9
TheMemberStatesshallkeepan–unchanged
inventoryofauthorizations as i
referredtoinArtiole3(2)and4
grantedinrespeotofdirector
indirectdischargescontaining suT>-
stancesinListI*

ORIGINAL TEXT AMENDED TEXT
Article 10 Article 10
1.Forthepurposes ofthis 1•unchanged
Directive ,theMember States shall
supply theCommission ,atitsrequest ,
tobemade separately foreach case ,
with allthenecessary information ,
andinparticular :-
a)thehydrogeological conditions
referred toinArticle 5»
b)details oftheauthorizations
granted ;
(c)results ofthemonitoring and
inspection operations carried out ;
(d)results oftheinventory provided
forinArticle 9*
2.Information acquired pursuant to 2»unchanged
this Article shall beused only for
thepurpose forwhich itwasrequested .
3.TheCommission andthecompetent 3»unchanged
authorities oftheMember States ,their
officials andother employees shall not
disclose information acquired bythem
under this Directive and ofakind
covered bytheobligation ofpro­
fessional secrecy .
4.Theprovisions ofparagraphs 2 4»Theprovi
and 3ofthis Article shall not ofthis Artie ]
prevent publication ofgeneral ofinformatior
information orsurveys not containing quantity and c
data relating toparticular under – andtheplace
takings orassociations ofunder­
takings .2*unchanged
unchanged
4.Theprovisions ofparagraphs 2and .3
ofthis Article shall not prevent publication
ofinformation concerning the nature ,
quantity and concentration ofthe substances
and the place ofdischarge .
Article 11
Theapplication ofthemeasures taken
pursuant tothis Directive mayonno
account bepermitted toincrease ,
either directly orindirectly ,the
pollution ofgroundwater *Article 11
Theapplication ofthe measures taken pur­
suant tothis Directive may onnoaccount
bepermitted tocause ,either directly or
indirectly ,thepollution ofgroundwater
orthe alteration ofthe natural qualities
ofsuch water .

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ORIGINALTEXT AMENDEDTEXT
Article12
Whereappropriate ,MemberStatesmay,
individually orjointly,takemore
stringentmeasuresthanthosepro­
videdforunderthisDirective.Article12
–unchanged
Article13 Article13
TheCouncil,actingonaproposal –unchanged
fromtheCommission,shallreviseand,
wherenecessary,supplementListsI
andIIontheabasisofexperience,if
appropriate ,bytransferring certain
substances fromListIItoListI*
Article14 Article14
1.TheMemberStatesshall,within–unchanged
twoyearsofthedateofnotification
ofthisDirective,bringintoforce
thelaws,regulations andadministrar *
tiveprovisionsnecessarytocomply
therewithandshallimmediately inform
theCommission thereof.
2.TheMemberStatesshalloommunicate –unchanged
totheCommissionthetextofthemain
provisionsofnationallawwhichthey
adoptinthesectorcoveredbythis
Directive.
3*Oncethemeasuresreferredtoin–unchanged
paragraph 1ofthisArticlehavebeen
implementedbyaMember"State,theprovisionsofDirective76/464/EEC
relativetogroundwatershallnolonger
apply.
Article15 Article15
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtothe–unchanged
MemberStates. .

List Ioffamilies andgroups ofsubstances
ORIGINAL TEXT/ AMEETDED TEXT
List Icontains theindividual sub– –unchanged
stances which belong tothefamilies
andgroups ofsubstances enumerated
below ,with theexception ofthose
which arebiologically harmless or
which arerapidly converted into
substances which arebiologically
harmless
1.organohalogen compounds andsub- –unchanged
stances which mayform such com­
pounds intheaquatic environment }
2*organophosphoruB compounds ; –unchanged
3.organotin compounds ; –unchanged
4*Substances which possess carcino – :–unchanged
genie properties inorviathe
aquatic environment ^;
5*mercury anditscompounds ; –unchanged
6*cadmium anditscompounds ; –unchanged
7*mineral oils andhydrocarbons of –unchanged
petroleum origin ;
8.chromium ;
9*lead and itscompounds ;
10.arpenic and its compounds
11.cyanides .
Where certain substances inList II
arecarcinogenic fthey areincluded
incategory 4ofthits list *

ORIGINALTEXTListIIoffamiliesandgroupsofsubsianoes
AMENDEDTEXT
ListIIcontainstheindividualsub­
stancesandthecategoriesofsub­
stancesbelongingtothefamiliesand
groupsofsubstanceslistedbelow.
1.Thefollowingmetalloidsand
metalsandtheircompounds*–
1.zinc
2.copper
3.nickel
4*chromium
5.lead
6.selenium
7*arsenic
8.antimony
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9•molybdenum
10.titanium •!
11.tin
12.barium
13.béryllium
14.boron (
13.uranium
16.vanadium
17.cobalt
18.thallium
19.tellurium
20.silver
2.Biocidesandtheirderivatives
notappearinginListI.
3°Substances whichhaveadeleterious
affectonthetasteand/orodourof
groundwater ,andcompoundsliableto
causetheformationofsuchsubstanoes
inwater.
4.ToxLcorpersistentorganiccom­
poundsofsilicon,andsubstances
whichmaycausetheformationofsuch
compoundsinwater,excludingthose
whicharebiologically harmlessorare
rapidlyconvertedlawaterintohtra-
li.'Sesubstances.–unohanged
–unchanged
–unchanged
–unchanged
–delete
–delete
–unchanged
–delete
–unchanged
–unchanged
–unchanged
–unchanged
–unchanged
–unchanged
–unchanged
–unchanged
–unchanged
–unchanged
–unchanged
–unchanged
–unchanged
–unchanged
3.Substances whichhaveanegativeeffectonthetasteand/orodourofground­
water,andcompoundsliabletocausethe
formationofsuchsubstancesinwater,thus
makingitunsuitableforhumanconsumption .
–unchanged

ORIGINAL TEXT AKE2TDED TEXT
5.Inorganic compounds ofphos­
phorus andelemental phosphorus .
6.Cyanides
Fluorides
7.Substances which have anadverse
effeot ontheoxygen balance ,
particularly *–unchanged
delete Cyanides
unchanged
unchanged
ammonia
nitrites .