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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)801 final
Brussels,6December1982
Amendedproposalfora
COUNCILDIRECTIVE
concerninglimitvaluesfordischarges ofcadmiuminto
theaquaticenvironment andqualityobjectivesfor
cadmiumintheaquaticenvironment
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission inaccordancewithArticle
149,indent2oftheEECTreaty)
C0(1(82)801final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
On18and19November1982,theEuropeanParliament passedaresolution
ontheproposalforaCouncildirectiveconcerning thelimitvaluesfor
dischargesofcadmiumintotheaquaticenvironment andqualityobjectives
1forcadmiumintheaquaticenvironment ,andapproved aproposalamending
theDirective .
TheCommission hasaccepted20amendments putforwardbyParliament and
hasundertaken tomakethenecessary changestotheproposalbeforethe
Councilinaccordance withArticle149(2)oftheEECTreaty.Theproposed
changeswouldalignthewordingoftheproposalonthewordingofthe
Directive onlimitvaluesandqualityobjectivesformercurydischarges
bythechlor-alkali electrolysis industrywhichwasadoptedbytheCouncil
on22March1982.BothtextsareDirectives implementing theCouncil
Directiveof4May1976onpollution causedbycertaindangerous substances
dischargedintotheaquaticenvironment oftheCommunity,anditisim­
portantthattheprovisions Laiddownbyeachshouldtally.
0JNoC118,21.05.81
20JNoL81,27.03.82
30JNoL129,18.05.76

AmendedproposalforaCouncildirectiveconcerninglimit
valuesfordischargesofcadmiumintotheaquaticenvironment
andqualityobjectivesforcadmiumintheaquaticenvironment
ORIGINAL TEXT
Récitals 1to4
Fifthrecital
Whereasatthepresenttimeitisnot
practicable toestablishlimitvalues
fordischargesarisingfromthemanu­
factureofphosphoric acidfrom
phosphaterock;
otherrecitals
Article 1
Article2a),b)andc)
Article 2d)
(d)1industrialplant'means:
aplantatwhichcadmiumorany
substancecontaining cadmiumis
handled,withtheexceptionof
plantatwhichphosphoric acidis
manufactured fromphosphate rock;
Article2e),f)andg)
Article3
Article4AMENDEDTEXT
unchanged
Fifthrecital
Thisrecitaltoreadasfollows:
Whereasatthepresenttimeitisnot
practicable toestablishlimitvalues
fordischargesarisingfromthemanu­
factureofphosphoric acidandferti­
lizersfromphosphaterock;
unchanged
unchanged
unchanged
Article 2d)toreadasfollows:
(d)'industrial plant'means:
aplantatwhichcadmiumoranysub­
stancecontaining cadmiumishandled,
withtheexceptionofplantatwhich
phosphoric acidand/orphosphate
fertilizers aremanufactured from
phosphate rock;
unchanged
unchanged
unchanged

Article 5(1)and(2) unchanged
Article5,paragraph 2a(new)
Addthefollowing newparagraphto
Article 5:
2a-In_the_event_of_a_chan3e_i^n scientific
jSG°yi£^9§z._££i§t incj_gri_nc i_ga11^to
l2*i£it££_Ee£S2stence_and_accurnu '-a't"■on
of_cadmi_um_i^n_^i^ving_organi^sms_and
sedi^ments^_or_i^n_the_event_of_a nimgrove-
ment_i_Q_the_best_technica Imeans_avai_l~
le£_the_Counci_l.£_acti_nc[_on_a_f)roQosa ^
l£2!!!_i.ll®_£2iI!!!!i§s2on_sha l._l_adagt^if
necessar^^_the_J .i_mit_vaj.ues_and_the
gua^t^_obj^ec12ves_wi^th_theaimof
reinforcing them.
Articles 6and7 unchanged
ANNEXI(table)
First6pointsANNEXI(table)
unchanged
Point7(last) Point7(last)
Otherindustries exceptthe
manufacture ofphosphoric acid
fromphosphate rock.Thelastentryinthefirstcolumntoread
asfollows:
'Otherindustries exceptthemanufacture of
phosphoric acidandfertilizers fromphos­
phaterock'.
RestofAnnexI unchanged

AnnexIIQualityObjectives AnnexII,Qualityobjectives
Afterthetitle'Qualityobjectives',insert
thefollowingtext:
f2I_il]2se_Member_States_wh_i ch_aggj.y_the_excegtionfir2ylded_for_in_Article_6(3)_of_Directiyi".~ ~~
76/464/EEC^_the_em2SS2n2_standards_wh_i chthe
Member_States_must_estabj.2sh_and_ensure_are
aEBil££L_Byisuant_to_Art2c !£_5_of_thatDjrecti^ve^
sha^^._be_f2.xed_s2_that_the_agpr2Eri ^ateguality
2^i££ily2_2r_2^i®2lly§§_ll2n!_3!D2D2_lE2§£_Ilsted
beiow_2s_or_are_comgl2ed_w2th_2n_the_area_af fected
b^_djscharges_2i_cadm_ium _.The_comgetent_autho -
£jtsha_L_determ2ne_the_area_affected_jin_each
£a§2_a2d_select_from_amonc!_the_gua^2t£_ob2ect iyes
ii5£ed_beiow_the_ob2ect ive_or_ob2ect2ves_that_2t
d££!Ds_agErogri^te_hayi^9_regard_to_the_2n tended
use_of_the_areaaffected£_taking_account_of the
factthatthepurposeoftrnsDireçtive_2Sto
eliminate_all_B2ÌÌ2Ì12Di
Beforetheheading'Freshwater',insertanew
paragraph 1:
'1.Inorderto_eliminate_gglJ.ut2gn_as_def2ned
"■Q2i£2£lly£_Z6/^64/EEC_and_gursuant_to
Articj.e_2_of_that_D2£ect2ve^_the_f ollowing
guaobject2ves_are_set^_2n_wh2ch_t he
cadmi^m_content_sha ].l_alwa^s_be_taken_to
meanthetotaI_cadm2um_content_2n_the_water
Cwhether_or_not_2Q_soIut2on)i'
Replace'1.Fresh_water'by:
'1.1Fresh_water
This_article_refers_to_inIand_surface_waterãsmentTõnêcPinÃrticle1IlZ_2f_5Í£e£tive
Paragraph1.1.tobecomeparagraph1.1.1.
text unchanged
'2.Saltwater'tobecome
1.2Salt_water
This_article_relates_to_the_estuar_interna].coastal~~and~terri tori_al_waters_referred_to
in~Artic!e_Ti1i_of_Di_rect2ve_76/46A/EECi
Formerparagraph2.1.tobecomeparagraph1.2.1.

ANNEXII
QUALITY OBJECTIVESAnnexII,Qualityobjectives
Paragraphs1.2.and2.2.tobecome1.3.andtoreadasfollows:1.3.Ihe_cadmium_content_of_secHments ormoUuscsand
shellfish mustnotincreasewithtime.
Paragraphs 1.3.and2.3.(identical)tobecomeparagraph1.4.
Paragraph 3tobecomeparagraph 2andtoreadas
3.Itshallbedeemedthatthequalityobjectives specified
inparagraph1.1and2.1havebeensatisfiedifduring
thecourseofanyperiodofoneyear,atleast95%ofthe
relevantsamplescomplywiththeappropriate quality
objective .
Paragraph 4tobecomeparagraph 3andtoreadas
4.Highercadmiumconcentration thanthosereferredinparagraphs
1.1.and2.1.shallnotbetakenintoaccountwhentheyarise
asaresultoffloods,naturaldisastersorexceptional
metereological conditions .follows:
'2.Itshallbedeemedthatthequalityobjectives
specifiedinparagraph1.1.1.and1.2.1.havebeen
satisfiedifduringthecourseofanyperiodof
oneyear,atleastninetyfivepercentofthe
relevantsamplescomplywiththeappropriate
qualityobjective .1
follows:
'3.Highercadmiumconcentrations thanthosereferredto
inparagraphs1.1.1.and1.2.1.shallnotbetaken
intoaccountwhentheyariseasaresultoffloods,
naturaldisastersorexceptional metereological
conditions '.
Paragraph 5tobecomeparagraph 4andtoreadasfollows:
5.Thequalityobjectives giveninparagraphs 1.1and2.1apply
from1January1986.Lessseverequalityobjectivesapply
from1January1983butinnocasemaytheseexceedtwice
therelevantvaluespecifiedin1.1and2.1.
Thequalityobjectivesspecifiedin1.2,1.3,2.2and2.3
applyfrom1January1983.4.Ih6_Qy[0er2ca l_values_of_the_gua^2t^_ob2ect ives
®*££Eli20£_3Qd_where_thi s_2§_necessary ^ortechni-
£§!_E£§§2n§£_^£_2yi£i2l.i££L!2£_I.iI_ynti.I_1 _January
!2§§_groyi^ed_that_the_Commjss2on_ha s_beennotified
beforehand .

Annex II,Quality Objectives
Paragraph 6tobecome paragraph 5and to
6.When asaresult ofchanges inthepattern ofindustry areas
ofwater areaffected bydischarges from newplant ,the
quality ofobjectives inparagraphs 1.2and2.2shall apply
twoyears after thestart ofthenewdischarge .
Paragraph 7tobecome paragraph 6and tobe
7.Where astretch ofwater hasmore than one use which isto
beprotected ,thequality objective must bestringent enough
toprotect allthese uses .asfollows :
'5.When asaresult ofchanges inthepattern of
industry ,areas ofwater areaffected bydischarges
from newplant ,thequality ofobjectives in
paragraph 1.3 shall apply two years after the
start ofthenewdischarge .1
replaced bythefollowing text :
'6.If_a_st retch_of _water_i_n_a _gi_ven_a rea_i s_subj_ect
toseveral guali.ty_ob2£cti ves£_its_gua].2t^_must
meet each of_these_obj_ect ^ves ^.'
Addthefollowing newparagraph attheendofAnnex II:
'7.Thegyal2ty_of _the_water_must_be_such_as_to
comgI ^_W2th_the_regui rements_of_an^_other_Counc2l
Di^re cti\/e_agg^2£ ab^e_t o_such_wa ters_as_re2a rds
thepresence_of_cadm2um i'
ANNEX III
MONITORING PROCEDURE FOR QUALITY OBJECTIVES
3.Samples must beproperly representative ofthequality of
theaquatic environment forthearea affected bythedis­
charge ,andthefrequency ofsampling must besufficiently
high toshow changes inthestate oftheaquatic environment .Paragraphs 1.and 2.unchanged .
3.Samples must beproperly representative ofthequali­
tyoftheaquat icenvi ronment inthearea affected
bythedischarges ,andthefrequency ofsampling
must besufficient toshow any changes inthe
aquatic environment ,taking into account in
particular natural variations inthehydrological
regime .The salt-water fish analysis must be
carried out onasufficiently representative number
ofsamples andspecies .

ANNEXIV
METHODS OFMEASUREMENT
1.Thereferencemethodofanalysistodeterminecadmiuminwater,
molluscsandsedimentsisatomicabsorption spectrophotometry
afterappropriate treatmentofthesample.Inthecaseof
samplestakeninconnectionwiththequalityobjectives de­
finedinparagraphs 1(1),2(1)and2(2)ofAnnexIIthis
pretreatment mayincludefilteringthesamplethrougha
0.45micronfiIter.Article 1toreadasfollows:
'1.Thereferencemethodofanalysistodetermine
cadmiuminwater,insediments_and_in_mol luscs
and_she_l_lf_ish_i_s_atomi_c_absorgt ionsgectro-
ghotometr^'
(deletetherestofthearticle)