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Brussels,3February1975
PROPOSALFORACOUNCILDIRECTIVE RELATING
TOPOLLUTION OFSEAWATERMPFRESHWATER
FORBATHING(QUALITYOBJECTIVES)
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
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EXPLAHATORY MSfclORMTUM '-■
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Introduction
Formanyyearsthepublicauthorities havebeenconcernedaboutthepart
playedbybathingwater,whichispollutedbysewagewater,inthetrans­
missionofinfeotiousdiseases.This"isnotmerelyamatterofnational
concern,itisalsoofCommunityinterest.Katerpollution,whetherof
theseaorrivers,frequentlyhasinternational implications .Itmay
affecttheinterestsofmorethanoneMemberState,eitherbecausethe
pollutionitselfmovesacrossnationalfrontiersorbecausepeoplefrom
severalMemberStates,especiallytourists,'maysufferfromtheeffectsof
suchpollutioninthelocalitieswhichtheyvisitorfrequent.
Itisonlyrecently,asaresultofthegrowinginterestshowninenviron­
mentalquestionsbypublicopinion,thatithasbeenadmittedthatbathing
watershouldInadditionsatisfycriteriaotherthanthoseof'publichealth,
suchasamenities,aestheticattractionandtheimprovementofthequality
oftheenvironmentingeneral. .■> ■
TheaimofthisDirective-whichispresentedinpursuanceoftherEuropean
Communities *jprogracimeofactiononthe.environment-conoernstheestab–.
lishment,inaccordancewithcertainprocedures ,bytheMemberStates,of
asetofnumericalvaluescorresponding toparameterslayingdownthemini­
mumqualityrequiredofbathingwater.•Therapeuticuseofwaterand
bathinginswimmingpoolsare.excludedfromthisDirective.
Initsdeclaration of22November1973ontheabove-nentioned programmeof
action,'theCouncilacknowledgedthatpollutionandnuisancesshouldbe
effectively combatedinordertoimprovethelivingconditionsofthepeoples
oftheCommunityinaccordancewiththeaimsoftheTreatyestablishing the
EuropeanEconomicCommunity.
Theprogrammeofactionstatesmoreparticularly thattheCommunityaction
mustinclv.dethedefinitionofenvironmental qualityobjectivesandwill.
consistinlayingdownasetofreferenceparametersforthevarioususes
andfunctionsofwater,andespeciallyforfreshwaterandseawaterfor:
bathingpurposes.

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Itshould benoted that "bathing inthese twotypes ofwater presents
general similarities "because itconcerns direct human contact with writer
inanarea inwhich "bathing istolerated orauthorized .However ,the ,..
micro-biological andphysico-chemical factors differ insuch awaythat
twodifferent sets ofvalues arepresented :onefor fi'esh-watcr "bathing
and the other forsea-water "bathing .
EXISTING CONDITIONS AM )RULES COTICER NING THEQUALITY OFBACHING .TjAT.^iITT
THE EEME5R STATES
Anexamination ofthelegal position intheMember States reveals that no
provisions ofthesame scope andthesane decree oftechnicality as+hose
contained inthedraft directive already exist inthenational legislation
IntheNetherlands ,guiding principles ofageneral nature forthe
evaluation ofbathing water quality (inlakes andthesea)were iaid down
in1952 byanadhoccommittee oftheTNO (Organization forApplied
Scientific Research ).Initsreport theTNOCommittee recommended quality
criteria forswimming-pool water andforsurface water intended for
recreational activities (e.g. ,swimming ,paddling ,cliving andother
activities inwhich there isdirect andprolonged contact with wr.tei ).
Asecond report onquality réquiroments forbathing water (Gezondheidsraad
Interim rapport inzake deeisen ,welke methetoogopdegezondheid vnn
demens aanoppervlaktewater dienen teworden gesteld .Rijswijk ,
25juni 1973 )hasbeen prepared bytheNetherlands Health Council .This
report recommends classification of "bathing places inthree grades ,based
ontheresult oflocal inspection andchemical andbacteriological water
analysis .
InDenmark ,thodraft lawontheProtection oftheEnvironment of
13June 1973 provides that thoMinistry ofthoEnvironment maylaydown a
regulation onhygienic conditions forbathing water and "beaches .
Chapter 2,Section 4states theduty tocontrol bathing water ontho
Municipal Councils .

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InIreland anAct (Foreshore Act1933 )which provides that noperson may
leave inthetidal area (i.e. "below high-water mark )orthrow into the
seaadjacent tothat area anyarticle ,whole orbroken ,whioh could cause
injury toaperson bathing orpaddling there .
Theprohibition extends toanysubstance ,solid orliquid ,which could "be
injurious tosuch persons .Without theconsent oftheMinister ofTransport
andPower ,nobody maydump material onaforeshore orseashore oratany
place from which itwould beblown ,washed ,ormoved tyother natural
causes toaseashore .
InItaly ,fecal coliforia limits only are (specified forseabathing water .
This specification iscontained inacircular from theMinistry ofHealth
addressed totheProvincial Health Inspectorate (Ho.400.5/79D.A.C. 67
of1June 1971 ).
IntheUnited Kingdom bathing isregulated bytheprovisions oftheWater
Act1973 ,Chapter 37*This Actprovides that each Water Authority shall
take anyappropriate measure toensure that theuse ofthewater andthe
beach isinconformity with -recreational use .Tothis endevery water ...
authority must take allequitable andpractical measures .
1
InPrance ,sea-water bathing isgoverned byabye-law based onthelawof ..
16December 1964 *This bye–lawprohibits the "dumping into theseaofmaterial
ofanykinds which maybehrxmful .topublic health ,fatma ,flora andthe
development oftourism .Asfor .fresh-water bathing ,this hasbeen dealt .with
inanotification totheCommission (see .Section 3.1.).,
Inview ofthelegal situation inthemember countries andthefact that .the
Treaty hasnotprovided allthenecessary powers toachieve its aira-3 inthis
field ,itisappropriate toinvoke together Articles 100and235asthe .legal basis
for the draft directive .

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3.C0!-»TT5 ONTHEDIRECTIVE
3.1.General Comments .
AFrench draft order setting out ,inimplementation oftheLawof
16December 19^4 |tables with thephysical ,chemical andmicrobiological
characteristics offresh water forbathing wassent totheCommission in
pursuance ofthe "information agreement "adopted bytherepresentatives ,
ofthegovernments oftheMember States meeting within theCouncil on .
5March 1573 *After receiving this docunent theCommission expressed ■
itsintention ofproposing adraft Community directive inthis field and
ofgathering together thearticles concerning thequality ofseawater in
bathing places .Itconvened agroup ofnational experts forthepurpose
ofassisting inthecompilation ofthetechnical data required forthe
preparation ofthis draft .This group provided information onthelegal .
\ position intheMember States anddrew updetailed lists ofthe , .
characteristics ofbathing waters andofthepermissible concentration
levels for the various substances .
3»2.Implementation ... . <.
Thedirective concerns only authorized ortolerated ,bathing places .Bathing ,
atunauthorized places isatthebather 'sownrisk .
3.3«Site inspections andlocal conditions .■. .y\
Theimportance ofageneral inspection ofthe .environmental .conditions of
thebathing place must be .stressed .Such aninspection oftheupstream 1
conditions inthecase offresh running waters andofenvironmental
conditions inthecase offresh still waters (.lakes )orsea .water must be
scrupulously carried outorrepeated inorder to .establish thegeographical -
andtopological data ,thevolume andnature ofallpollutants andpotentially .,
pollutant discharges andtheir effects asafunction oftheir distance
from the water under consideration .
Additionally ,the -risk ofaccidental pollution which these discharges may
cause inthearea ofthepotential hazard must beassessed .

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3.4.Sampling andanalysis
Itisrecommended that thegreatest attention be'devoted tothefrequent
sampling ofthemere important parameters revealed "bylocal inspection .
Routine sampling must hecarried outatregular intervals andits
frequency determined according totheimportance ofthesite andthe
concentration of "bathers using it.Special attention should bepaid
tosites where the concentration ofbathers exceeds amean value
of10,000 persons ,perlinear kilometer ofbeach andamore intensive
sampling andanalysis programme isproposed insuch cases .
Sampling asabove specified isnormally carried outatleast afortnight
before thebathing season opens andduring that season .
3*4*1*Thesampling ofmicrobiological parameters
TheMPETtechnique (KPN=Most Probable""3Tumber )isgenerally considered
anacceptable method forenumerating boliform bacteria inwater .Itis
obvious ,however ,that inview ofthelowaccuracy ofthis method .andthe
usually fluctuating densities ofbacteria present 'insurface water ,
knowledge ofthebacteriological quality ofacertain recreational water
canonly begained byfrequent examinations .Themicrobiological conditions
atasampling point mayvary considerably intime but ithasbeen found
that twenty samples ,spread over afull recreational season ,should be
examined asaminimum atthe onset .
Insubsequent years thefrequency ofsailing can'besomewhat reduced ,
provided thegeneral ;situation hasremained unchanged ,butitshould be'kept
inmind .that ifless ,than tensamples are ;examined itistobeexpected
that thestatistical reliability ,ofthefinal assessment will berather
low. ;~ '
Thechoice oflocation ofsampling points will depend onthelocal
situation .Inprinciple ,samples will botaken atplaces where the
densitt# ..ofbathers ishighest .
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Ageneral rule forthenumber ofsampling points cannot begiven ;in
many instances thecapacity oftheexamining laboratory will bea ...
limiting factor#
Inlarge recreational areas ofhigh population density ,thedistance
between thesampling points should beabout twokilometres atthemost .
3*4*2.Themethods ofreference analysis fortheparameters inquestion are , .
setoutinAnnexes 1and 2.Laboratories which employ other methods ,
must make sure that theresults they obtain areequivalent tothose
given bythereference methods .
3»5*Régional variations
Thehazards tohealth will beproportional tothetime ofexposure tothe
water andthey vary greatly according totemperature of .theair , .and
consequently of"thewater .Thedirective therefore prescribes for .-
seawater -x-jhich isthepreferred bathing medium less stringent
conditions forthose "areas where thelowprevailing water temperature
(lessthan20°C)limits thetineofbathing ,compared withother regions
where bathhg maycontinue throughout theday.
3»6.Parameters •'
Thenumerical values oftheparameters ,assetoutinAnnexes 1and 2,
enable thecharacteristics offresh andseawater used forbathing to
bedefined .Themicrobiological examinations maybesubdivided .into
three groups according t6their importance andthefrequency ofsampling
laid down inAnnexes 1and2,i.e. fundamental ,complementary .and .
occasiolial tests .Allthese tests aredesigned toreveal thepresence
ofamounts ofsewage orfecal matter inthewater ,which areinexcess
ofthose permissible . '
Prolonged immersion ofthewhole body istheprincipal activity that
determines therequired physical andchemical characteristics ofbathing
water .However ,ashasbeen pointed outintheintroduction ,general

environmental considerations must also "betaken into account morder to
have consistency "between different quality objectives forthesame "body of
water *For this reason chemical substances which aretoxic only through
ingestion (andgenerally a"bather involuntarily 3wallows asmall amount
ofwater while swimming )arealso included intheAnnexes asapollution
index .
Thesame considerations likewise apply toradioactive emitters
contained inwater .
Theletters used inAnnexes 1and 2have thefollowing meanings :
I=Theparametric values inColumn Iareofamandatory nature .The
Member States must notlaydown lass coercive values intheir national
rules .Ontheother hand ,they maylaydown more strigent values .
G=Theparametric values inColumn Garemerely given "bywsy of
guidance andmust "beconsidered asguidelines .Hhere avalue appears
in "both Column IandColumn G,theMember State mayfixmore stringent values ,
taking Gasabasis .Ifthere guidelines areadopted byMember St&tes they '
become binding inthecountries which have adopted them .
0■Theparametric values designated bytheletter 0allow forcertain
departures onaccount ofexceptional meteorological conditions .
Bathing waters areconsidered toconform totheparametric values shown in
theAnnexes iftheu satisfy thefollowing conditions :
Inthecase oftheparameters listed inColumn IoftheAnnexes ,95$ofthe
samples must beequal toorlower than thevalues shown ,except forthepH.
Inthecase ofdissolved oxygen ,arange ofvalues islaid down forfresh
water .Inthecase ofseawater ,theoxygon percentage must notexceed the
natural values ofseawater measured atadistance ofonekilometer from
the coast athirfi tide .

Inthecase oftheparameters listed jnColumn GoftheAnnexes ,90%
ofthesairolee nrist heequal toorlo.rer than thevalue laid down ,
except foxthepHanddissolved oxyger .,forwhich arange ofvalues is
supplied .
With regard tothe5$or10$ofthesamples Which according tothecase
donot conform :
(a)the vr„vfcer nrist notdiverge bymore than 50$from themaximum value
of -thep-u-aniebers inquestion ,excpet forthemicrobiological parameters ,
thepHand Jc>3dissolved oxygen .
b)successive samples ofwater taken atastatistically appropriate
frequency Lx.xt notdiverge from theparametric values relating tothem .
IntheCSPG oftheGvalue which does nothave corresponding Ivalues ,
the10$ofcables which donotconform with themaximum values orranges
shown inil:.eAnnexes maybeaccepted .
This is trated bythefollowing graphs

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3.7.Radioactivoparaneters
Theparanetersrelatingtoradioactivity arenotincludedinthislist.
TheynustconforntotheprovisionsinforceintheMenberStates
adoptedpursuanttotheBasicStandardsprovidedforintheEuraton
Treaty.
4»Consultation oftheEuropeanParliament andtheEcononicandSocialΜ!ΊΤ-ΪΛ- ΟΗΜΜΜΗηΜηΜΜΜΜΗΜΜΜΜΙΗΜΜΗΒΜΜΜΜΜΜΜΜΜΜΜΜΒΜΜΜΒΜΜΜΜΜΜΜΒΜΜΜΝΜΙΜΜΙΜ
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TheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliamentisrequiredundertheprovisionsofArt­
iclesloo&235oftheEECTreaty,andtheEcononicandSocialConnittee
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PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILDIRECTIVE RELATING TOTHEQUAIaTT
OPBATHIîIGWATER
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,and
inparticularArticles100and235thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee;
Whereastheprotectionoftheenvironment andpublichealthnecessitates the
reductionofpollutionandthesafeguarding againstsubsequentdegradationof
bathingwater;
Whereassurveillance ofbathingwaterisnecessaryinordertoattainwithinthe
frameworkofthecommonmarket,theainsoftheCommunityasregardstheimprove­
mentoflivingconditions,theharmonious'developmentofeconomicactivities
throughouttheCommunityandcontinuous andbalancedexpansion;
*Wherer.nthorcarecertainprovisionslaiddown'bylaw,regulationoradministra­
tiveactioninI-IenbcrStateswhichdirectlyaffectthefunctioningofthe
oonmonmarketbutwhereasalltheneoessarypowersarenotprovidedfor-in
theTreaij^;
WhereastheProgrammeofActionoftheEuropeanCommunitiesontheEnvironment?
providesforthejointdetermination of-qualityobjectiveslayingdownthevarious
requirements whichanenvironment mustsatisfy,andinparticularthedefinition
ofparametersforwater,includingbathingwater;
WhereasinordertoattainthesequalityobjectivestheMemberStatesshouldlay
downlimitvaluescorresponding tocertainparameters ,aisdwhereasbathingwaters
shouldbemadetoconformtothesevalueswithineightyearsaftertheentryinto
forceofthisDirective;
OJMoC112,20December1973»P»1

Whereasitshouldbeprovided ,that"bathingwaterwill,oncertainconditions,
hedeemedtoconformtotherelevantparametricvaluesevenifacertainper­
centageofsamplestakenduringthebathingseasondonotcomplywiththe
limitsspecifiedintheAnnexes;whereasincasesinwhichtheminimumfrequency
ofsuchsamplingisnotspecifiedinthisDirectiveitshouldsospecifiedbe
"bythecompetentauthoritiesofeachMemberState)
Whereas,inordertoachieveacertaindegreeofflexibilityintheapplication
ofthisDirective,theMemberStatesshouldhavethepowertoprovidefordero­
gations;whereassuchderogations mustnot,however,disregardrequirements
essentialtotheprotectionofpublichealth;
Whereastechnicalprogressnecessitates rapid©daptationofthetechnical
requirements laiddownintheAnnexestothisDirective;whereasitisadvisable
inordertofacilitatetheintroduction ofthemeasuresrequiredforthispur­
pose,tolaydownaprocedureestablishing closecooperation betweentheMember
StatesandtheCommissionwithina.CommitteefortheAdaptationtoTechnical
Progressofri^ectivesrelatingtoWaterQuality;
HASADOPTEDTELSDIRECTIVE:
Article1
1«ThisDirectiveconcernsthequalityofbathingwateis,withtheexception
ofwaterfortherapeutic useandswimming-pool water.
2«ForthepurposesofthisDirective:
(a)"batir.ngwaters"meanallrunningorstillwater,includingseawater,
inwhichthecompetentauthoritiesofMemberState ,sauthorizeor
toleratebathing;
(b)"bathingarea"meansanyplacewherebathingwaterisfound;

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(c)"bathingperiod"meansaperiodcommencingtwoweeks"beforethe
openingofandterminatingattheendofthe"bathingseason.Where
thereisnoofficialopeningthisperiodlaststhroughouttheyear.
3.Theopeningandtheendofthe"bathingseasonreferredtoaboveshallbe
determinedbytheoompetentauthoritiesofeachMemberState.
Artide2
1.ForthepurposesofthidDirective,bathingwatersshallbesubdivided
intoseawaterandfreshwater.Foreachofthesetwotypesofwater
thereshallbedifferentrequirements ,thephysico-chemical andmicro­
biologicalcharacteristics ofwhicharesetoutinAnnexes 1and2to
thisDirective,whichformanintegralparthereof.
2.EachMemberStateshallspecify,havingregardtolocalgeographical
conditions ,thecategoryfreshwaterorseawaterintowhichbrackish
andmixedwatersinitsestuariesaretoberegardedasfalling.
Artide3
TheMemberStatesshalllaydownthelimitvaluescorresponding tocertain
t>arametersforbathingwaterinthefollowingmannert
l
(a)inthecaseoftheparametricvaluesshownincolumnI(mandatory
values)ofAnnexes1and2,theMemberStatesshalllaydownvalues
whichconformtothelimitsshowninthiscolumn?
(b)-inthecaseoftheparametricvaluesshowninbothcolumnsIand
G,theMemberStatesmaylaydownvaluesmorestringentthanthe
Ivalues,basingthemselvesontheguidevaluesshornincolumn
G;
(c)inthecaseoftheparametricvaluesshownsolelyincolumnGof
Annexes1and2,theMemberStatesmaylaydownvaluesbasedon
thosespecifiedinthosecolumns;
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(d)wheneverpossible,theMemberStatesshallapplytheGvaluesin
thecaseof"bathingwatersinwhich"bathingisauthorizedor
toleratedforthefirsttimeaftertheentryintoforceofthis
Directive,
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Article4
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallnecessarystepstoensurethatwithineight
yearsfollowingtheentryintoforceofthisDirectivethequalityofbathing
waterconformstothelimitvalueslaiddowninaccordancewithArticle3.
Article5
1.Bathingwatershallbedeemedtoconformtothemandatoryvaluesofthe
relevantparametersif95$ofthesamplesofthiswatertakenduringthe
bathingperiodatthesamesamplingpointcomplywiththelimitsspeci­
fiedincolumnIofAnnexes 1and2.
2.Bathingwatershallbedeemedtoconformtotheguidevaluesoftherele­
vantparametersif90/-'ofthesamplesofthiswatertakenduringthe
bathingperiodatthesamesamplingpointcomplywiththelimitsspeci­
fiedincolumnGofAnnexes1and2,irrespective ofthevaluesandthe
frequenciesofexceedingthemspecifiedintheregulationsofeachMember
State.
3.Inthecaseofthe5$or10$ofsampleswhichunderparagraphs 1and2
aboveneednotconformwiththeprescribedvalues:
(a)thewatermustnotdivergebymorethan50$fromthelimitvalues
oftheparametersinquestion,exceptforthemicrobiological para­
meters,andthoseinrespectof.pHanddissolvedoxygen,
(t)consecutivewatersamplestakenatstatistically appropriateinter­
valsmustnotdivergefromtherelevantparametriovalues.

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Article6
1.TiieTlemberStatesshrJlcarryoutsamplingoperationsattheminimumfre­
quencylaiddowninAnnexes1and2.Whentheminimumsamplingfrequency
isnotspecifiedintheAnnexestothisDirectiveitshall "bedetermined
bythecompetentauthorityofeachMemberStateaccordingtothesize
1ofthebathingarea,thenumberofpersonsusingitandthepre­
vailingwatertempérature »'
Thenumberofpersons-expressedasthemeandensityofbathersperkilo­
metreofbeachoretherwatersideinthebathingarea-andtheprevailing
watertemperatureshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheaveragemonthly
valuesforthepreviousthreeyears.Forthispurposeaccountshallbe
takenof.thesummermonthin'whichthehighestwatertemperature andthe
greatestnumberofbatherswererecorded.
2.Theparametersshownunderthetitle0^pollutionindex"inAnnexes1and2
shallbeverifiedbythecompetentauthoritywhenasanitaryinspection
carriedoutintheregioninwhichabathingareaislocatedrevealsthat
thereisdischargeorsuspecteddischargeofthesesubstances.
3.Samplesshallbetakeninthebathingareawhenthedensityofbathers
isatamaximum,andpreferablyatadopthof30centimetres belowthe
surfaceofthewater.
4.Localinvestigation oftheconditionsprevailingupstreaminthecaseof
freshrunningwaterandoftheambientconditionsinthecaseoffreshstill
waterandseawatershallbecarriedoutscrupulously andrepeatedperio­
dicallyinordertoobtaingeographical andtopologicaldataandtodeter­
minethevolumeandnatureofallpollutantandpotentiallypollutant
dischargesandtheireffectsasafunctionofthedistancefromthe
bathingarea.
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5, Themethods ofreference analysis fortheparameters considered areset
outinAnnexes 1and 2.Laboratories vhich employ other methods shall
satisfy themselves that theresults obtained areequivalent tothose '
given "bythereference methods .
Article 7
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Innocase maytheimplementation ofmeasures ta2:en pursuant tothis Directive
result directly orindirectly ingreater deterioration oftheexisting quality
of "bathing water .
Article 8-
Inthefollowing cases derogations from theprovisions ofthis Directive shall
"bepermitted j
(a) intheoase offloods orother natural disasters *
(*) inthecase ofcertain parameters market (o)inAnnexes 1and2,where
exceptional meteorological conditions occur ;
(c) when bathing water undergoes natural enrichment with certain substances
exceeding thelimits laid down inaccordance with theprovisions ,of
Article 3.
Natural enrichment means theprocess whereby ,without human intervention ,a
given body ofwater -receives from thesoil certain substances contained therein .
Innocase shall anyderogation pursuant tothis Article disregard therequire­
ments essential totheprotection ofpublic health .
Where aMember State avails itself ofitspower ofderogation itshall forthwith
soinform theCommission ,stating "thereasons therefor andtheperiod during
which thederogation istoapply . ,

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Article 9
Such amendments asareneeded toadapt theAnnexes tothis Directive totech­
nical progress shall "beadopted inaccordance with theprocedure laid down in
Article 11.
Article 10
1. There ishereby setupaCommittee fortheAdaptation toTechnical
Progress ofDirectives relating toWater Quality (hereinafter called
the"Committee "). Itshall consist ofrepresentatives oftheMember
States ,with arepresentative oftheCommission asChairman .
2. TheCommittee shall draw upitsownrules ofprocedure .
Article 11
1. Where reference ismade totheprocedure laid down inthis Article ,the
Chairman shall refer thematter totheCommittee ,either onhisown
initiative orattherequest oftherepresentative ofaMember State .
2. Therepresentative oftheCommission shall submit totheCommittee a
draft ofthemeasures to "betaken . The Committee shall deliver its
opinion onthedraft within atime limit set "bytheChairman having
regard totheurgency ofthematter concerned . Itshall act "bya
majority of41votes ,thevotes oftheMember States being weighted
asprovided inArticle 148(2 )oftheTreaty .TheChairman shall not
vote .
3. (a)TheCommission shall adopt themeasures envisaged where they are
inaccordance with theopinion oftheCommittee .
(b)Where themeasures envisaged arenotinaccordance with theopinion of
theCommittee orifnoopinion isadopted ,theCommission shall without

delayforwardtotheCounci ■aproposalrelatingtothemeasuresto
betaken#TheCouncilshallactbyaqualifiedmajority.
(c)If,upontheexpiryofthreemonthsfromthedateonwhichtheproposal
wasforwardedtotheCouncil,thelatterhasnotacted,theproposed
measuresshallbeadoptedbytheCommission#
Article12
1.MemberStatesshallputintoforcethelaws,regulations andadministrative
provisionsneededinordertocomplywiththisDirectiveanditsAnnexes
withintwoyearsofitsnotification andshallforthwithinformthe
Commissionthereof*
2.MemberStatesshallcommunicate totheCommissionthetextsofthemain
provisionsofnationallawwhichtheyadoptirithefieldcoveredbythis
Directive.
Article13
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
Doneat

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RIDQUIREDQUALITY0?SEAWATERIM^TDEDFORmTKIFG\
..,PARAMETERS UNITSMAMER
0F.,...
EXPRESSIONMLTH0D50P
AMLYSIS .(Art.6(5))(Art.6(1))I
MINIMOIISMPLÍNGj
frequency1''
<"ioooo>.WATER
TFKP.
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L-T
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Totalcoliforir.s
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1'per100ml
por100cil
)
vtotalcoliforms
per100ml
focalcoliforiiis
per100ml1.Fermentation inmultipletubes*
Subculturing'of thepositive
tubesonaconfirmation mediums
CountaccordingtoII.P.N.
(mostprobablenumber)'
2.Membranefiltration andculture
onfinappropriate mediumsuoh
asTorgitollactoseagar,
endoagar,0.4$Tecpolbroth,
Guboulturing and.identification
ofthesuspoctcolonies.
Inthecaseof1.and2.the
incubationtemperatureisvariable
accordingtowhethertotalorfecal
coliformsarcinvestigated ;B
B ■
B'A
A
A
i
l
•I>20
*202000
500
500
; i
i i10000
200C
5ooo
Focalstreptococci per100mlfecal
strcptocooci
per100ml1.Latsryp.ethod.Countaccording
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oncoiappropriato medium...n
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/
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PARAMETSRS IUMTS
l
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•..FREQUIjlNCY'
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Salmonella
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Iperlitre
1
I•
I
PFtTper
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perlitre[Concentration bymembranefiltration.
|Inoculatiohonastandardmedium.
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[agar-identification .
Concentration byfiltration,
flocculation orcentrifugibg and
;confirmation ■ -1;0(3)
0(â)
Ph^sico-cheinîcal
pH PH,I•
l v
"pHElectrometry withcalibrationat
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istandardsonthePtCoscale
1 _ .II
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incolour(0)
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t -
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1 : -■--B
B
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A
1Nofilmvisible
onthesurface
iof,thewater
!<0.3'
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active
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reading
withmethy­
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1J
Sodium
lauryl
sulphateVisualinspection-
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indicesmg/l !
C,Hc0H65Verification oftheabsenceof'odour
duetophenol
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AMEX I
PARAMETRESI
j
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iI
MAM3R OPj
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(Art.6.3.)(Art .
MINIMUM
FREQUIO-0 OC6,1)
SAMPflITGCIICY^
L0>_G I
T<%rry residues Visual inspection B A Novisible tarry
residues onthe
foreshore .
I*
Floating materials such
?swood ,plastic articles ,
"bottles ,containers of
glass ,plastic ,rubber or
anyother substanceVisual -.inspection BAI
Nofloating
materials
Pollution index ;The conc
natural
Pesticides (parathion ,
HCE ,dieldrin )
Arsonio
Cadmium
Chromiuia .
Lead
Mercury
Cyanidcscentrât 3
values
mg/l
ng/l
rng/l
US/}mg/l
mg/l
ng/l.onofAs,(
ofsea wat «
As
c>
Pb
■HC.3d,Cr*' ,Pb,Hg,ONpollutants andpest j
srmeasured at1kmfrom thecoast athigt
Extraction with ,appropriate solvents
andchromatographic determination
^atomic absorption possibly preceded
)byextraction
)
Absorption spectrophotometry using a
specific reagent.cides must not exceed
itide .
(2)
\\\
ii!.the
Transparency
Dissolvcd ojygen
Nitrates
Phosphatesm
i°
mg/1
ng/ljI
I
I
|Secchi's dise
Wirikler»s method
Electrouetric method (oxygen motor )
Absorption spectrophotometry using a
specific reagent
Absorption spectrophotometry using ?«
specific reagent(3)
(3)

(^Exceeding oflimits provided forincases ofexceptional geographical ormeteorological conditions .
..^Minimum sampling frequency foran ' A:weekly C:monthly E:annually
average concentration ofbathers more ■„ ..,orlessthan 10000persons perlinear kmBlf^^tly Dssix-monthly
(seeArt.6.1).
(?
'u/I t_ j« 1 1 i il..Concentration tobechecked "bythecompetent local authorities ofeach Member State when asanitary
inspection inthe .area ofestablishment ofthebathing beach reveals itspresence .
^These parameters mustbechecked bythecompetent authorities ofeachMember State whenthere isatendency
towards theentrophication ofthe .water .

ABHEX II
-«
REQUIRED QUALITY OPFRESH WATER INTENDED FOR BATHING
PARAMETERS UÎTITSLMAMEROF
IMPRESSIONMETHODS OPAIÏALYSIS (Art .6.5)(Art .6.1)
MINIMUM
•SAMPLI11G
..i^EQUENCY 1
<10000>
Hierobiologi cai :
Total coliforms
Pecal coliformsper100ml
per100mlTotal Col .
per 100ml
tecal Col .
per 100ml1.Fermentation inmultiple tubes .
Subculturing ofthepositive tubes
onaconfirmation medium .Count
according toI-I.P.E. (most probable
number ) .
2.J<!enbrane filtration and culture on
anappropriate medium such asTergitd
lactose agar ,endo agar ,0.4%Tsepol
broth ,sutcirlturiftg and'idontifidaiiah
of "thosu3poct Colonies .
Inthe case of 1.and 2.the incubation
temperature isvariable according to
whether total orfecal cqliforms are
investigated .3
B10000
2000
?ecal
streptococci per100mlFecal
Streptococci
per 100ml1..Litskymethod .Count according to
M.P.N ,.(.most probable .number .) .......
2.Filtration ,onmembrane .Culture .,.on
anappropriate medium .200
V
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AKHEX II
REQUIRED QUALITY OPFRESH WATER INTENDED FOR BATHING
PARAMETERS UNITSMAN1ŒR
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FREQUENCY
C"io ooo>
Salmonella per litre Salmonella
per litreConcentration "bymembrane filtration .
Inoculation onastandard medium .
Enrichment-subculturing onisolating
agar «identification .
Viruses PFU per101 Concentration "byfiltration ,
flocculation orcentrifuging and
confirmation .
^ulphite -
reducing
:elôstridiumper20ml. After heating thesample to80° ,
counting ofthe spores "by
-eeeding inastandard medrura
-membrane filtration
-distribution into tubes of"DJl.C.M. "
(differential reinforced clostridial
medium ).Count according toM.P.N ,
(most probable number ) .
Physico-chgnical
pïï pH PHElectrometry with calibration atC B.
Colour
Suspended matter mg/l S.M.Visual ,orphotometric inspection with
standards onthePttoscalet'-v
i
Suspon;"ert oa+torj Jctvtbod ofAnalysis
to os*corrk^^oacsF -
tio *.» afto?drTii ?:at105a0.B
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samplujg
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<10000>;.g;
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t I;mA•absorptionspectrophotometer •r'
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1 {
.. ^|
. I- 1;nofilm
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;011tlie
•surface
ofthe
;water
•f-0.3
fSnrface-ac«ve
I;substances
reactingwith
"methylenebluei
1
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-absorption ..spectrophotometry with--
methyleneblue,C
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no
;lasting
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<0.3
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I! ..mg/lC,H_0Ho5Vérification of.theabsenceofcolour
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:FïEQUSïTCr
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:ÏJ■
.i!loatingmaterials
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< *
.plasticarticles,.!
■bottles, 'i7 I
■containersof;i
Iglass,Aplastic,,grubberor-any
fothersubstance .
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1
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;Arsenic
iCadaiujn-
• VI
;"Chromium "1
Lead
«Mercury
:Cyanides
(*■■-■-T7:mg/l
l
■mrjl ■
•mg/1
"""*®g/*3T
mg/l
®g/l
mg/l:.As
Cd'
:■CrVI
•Pb
:Hg
:en-./■«."• ;•-ï•.•
•Extraction -withappropriatesolvents
;andchromatographic -determination
;■)atoniiabsorption
').Absorptionspeptr-pphotometij
Absorptionspoctro.photonietryusing
aspecificreagent:■11 ■"■•1
.. ^
♦
•»
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r
i
(2)
il)
fil
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(2)r
(4';:–– ....'......... •' 1r–^Jxceedingoflimitsprovidedforincasesofexceptionalgeographical -ormeteorological-conditions
Minimumsamplingfrequency .foran<average'concentrationof"bathersA:weekly C:monthlyE:annually(^ioreorlessthan10000personsperlinearIon(seeArt.6,i)B:fortnightly D:six-monthly
Concentrationto^becheckedbythecompetentauthoritiesofeachMemberStatewhenasanitaryinspectionintheareaofestablishmentofthebathingbeachrevealsitspresence.