CELEX: 51982PC0801
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Date: 1982-12-06
Title: Amended proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE concerning limit values for discharges of cadmium into the aquatic environment and quality objectives for cadmium in the aquatic environment (submitted to the Council by the Commission in accordance with Article 149, indent 2 of the EEC Treaty)

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 ---pagebreak---   COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                  COM(82)801 final
                                                  Brussels , 6 December 1982
                                    Amended proposal for a
                                       COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
                        concerning limit values for discharges of cadmium into
                        the aquatic environment and quality objectives for
                        cadmium in the aquatic environment
          ( submitted to the Council by the Commission in accordance with Article
            149 , indent 2 of the EEC Treaty )
C 0(1(82 ) 801   final
 ---pagebreak---                      EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
On 18 and 19 November 1982 , the European Parliament passed a resolution
on the proposal for a Council directive concerning the limit values for
discharges of cadmium into the aquatic environment and quality objectives
                                        1
for cadmium in the aquatic environment , and approved a proposal amending
the Directive .
The Commission has accepted 20 amendments put forward by Parliament and
has undertaken to make the necessary changes to the proposal before the
Council in accordance with Article 149(2 ) of the EEC Treaty .  The proposed
changes would align the wording of the proposal on the wording of the
Directive on limit values and quality objectives for mercury discharges
by the chlor-alkali electrolysis industry which was adopted by the Council
on 22 March 1982 .    Both texts are Directives implementing the Council
Directive of 4 May 1976 on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances
discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community , and it is im­
portant that the provisions Laid down by each should tally .
  0J No C 118 , 21.05.81
 20J No L 81 , 27.03.82
 30J No L 129, 18.05.76
 ---pagebreak---             Amended proposal for a Council directive concerning limit
           values for discharges of cadmium into the aquatic environment
           and quality objectives for cadmium in the aquatic environment
ORIGINAL TEXT                                  AMENDED TEXT
Récitals 1      to 4                           unchanged
Fifth recital                                  Fifth recital
Whereas at the present time it is not          This recital to read as follows :
practicable to establish limit values
for discharges arising from the manu­          Whereas at the present time it is not
facture of phosphoric acid from                practicable to establish limit values
phosphate rock ;                               for discharges arising from the manu­
                                               facture of phosphoric acid and ferti­
                                               lizers from phosphate rock ;
other recitals                                 unchanged
Article 1                                      unchanged
Article 2 a ), b ) and c )                     unchanged
Article 2 d )                                  Article 2 d ) to read as follows :
( d ) 1 industrial plant' means :              ( d ) 'industrial plant' means :
        a plant at which cadmium or any              a plant at which cadmium or any sub­
        substance containing cadmium is              stance containing cadmium is handled ,
        handled , with the exception of              with the exception of plant at which
        plant at which phosphoric acid is            phosphoric acid and / or phosphate
        manufactured from phosphate rock ;           fertilizers are manufactured from
                                                     phosphate rock ;
Article 2 e ), f ) and g )                     unchanged
Article 3                                      unchanged
Article 4                                      unchanged
 ---pagebreak--- Article 5     (1 ) and (2)     unchanged
                               Article 5 , paragraph 2 a ( new )
                               Add the following new paragraph to
                               Article 5 :
                               2 a - In_the_event_of_a_chan3e_i^n scientific
                                     jSG°yi£^9§z._££i§t incj_gri_nc i_ga 11 ^ to
                                     l2*i£it££_Ee£S2stence_and_accurnu '- a 't "■ on
                                     of _ c adm i_um _ i^n _^ i^v ing_o rga n i^sms_and
                                     sedi^ments^_or_i^n_the_event_of_a n i mgrove-
                                     ment_i_Q_the_best_technica I means_avai_l~
                                         le£_t he_Counc i_l.£_act i_nc[_on_a_f)roQosa ^
                                     l£2!!!_i.ll®_£2iI!!!!i§s2on_sha l._l_adagt ^ i f
                                     necessar^^_the_J. i_mit_vaj.ues_and_the
                                     gua ^ t ^_ obj^e c 1 2 ve s _ w i^ t h _ t h e aim of
                                      reinforcing them .
Articles 6 and 7               unchanged
ANNEX I   ( table )            ANNEX I    ( table )
F i rst 6 poi nts              unchanged
Point   7 ( last )             Point   7  ( last )
                               The last entry in the first column to read
                               as follows :
Other industries except the    'Other industries except the manufacture of
manufacture of phosphoric acid phosphoric acid and fertilizers from phos­
from phosphate rock .          phate rock' .
Rest of Annex I                unchanged
 ---pagebreak--- Annex II Quality Objectives       Annex II , Quality objectives
                                  After the title 'Quality objectives' , insert
                                  the following text :
                                  f2I_il]2se_Member_States_wh_i ch_aggj.y_the_excegtion
                                  fir2ylded_for_in_Article_6(3)_of_Directiyi".~                                  ~~
                                  76 / 464 / EEC^_the_em2SS2n2_standards_wh_i ch the
                                  Member_States_must_estabj.2sh_and_ensure_are
                                  aEBil££L_Byisuant_to_Art2c !£_5_of_that Djrecti^ve^
                                  sha^^._be_f2.xed_s2_that_the_agpr2Eri^ a t e guali ty
                                  2^i££ily2_2r_2^i®2lly§§_ll2n!_3!D2D2_lE2§£_Ilsted
                                  beiow_2s_or_are_comgl2ed_w2th_2n_the_area_af f ected
                                  b^_dj s charge s_2i_cadm_ium_. The_comgetent_autho-
                                  £ j t s h a _L _ de t e r m2 n e _ t h e _ a r e a_a f f e c t e d_jin_e a c h
                                  £ a § 2 _ a 2d_se lect_f rom_amonc!_the_gua^2t£_ob2ect i yes
                                  ii5£ed_be iow_the_ob2ect ive_or_ob2ect2ves_that_2t
                                  d££!Ds_agErogri^te_hayi^9_regard_to_the_2n tended
                                  use_of _t he_area af f ected £ _ taking_account_of the
                                  fact that the purpose of trns Di reçtive_2S to
                                  e l i m i nat e_a l l_B2ÌÌ2Ì12Di
                                  Before the heading 'Fresh water' , insert a new
                                  paragraph 1 :
                                   '1 . In order to_eliminate_gglJ.ut2gn_as_def2ned
                                          "■ Q 2i£2£lly£_Z6 / ^64 / EEC_and_gur suant _ to
                                          Art i cj.e_2_of_that_D2£ect2ve^_the_f ol lowing
                                          gua          object 2ves_are_set^_2n_wh2ch_t he
                                          cadmi^m_content_sha ]. l_a lwa^s_be_taken_to
                                          mean the totaI_cadm2um_content_2n_the_water
                                           C whe t he r_o r_not _2Q_so I ut 2on ) i '
                                  Replace '1 . F resh_water ' by :
                                   '1.1 F resh_wate r
                                             Th i s_a r t i c le_ref e r s_to_in I and_sur f a ce_wa t e r
                                             ãs mentTõnêcPin Ãrticle 1 IlZ_2f _5Í£e£t ive
                Paragraph 1.1 . to become paragraph 1.1.1 .
text                               unchanged
'2 . Salt water' to become
                                   1 .2 Salt_water
                                          Th i s_a rt ic l e_r e l a t es_t o_t he_e s t ua r _ int e r na].
                                           coastal~~and~terri tori_al_waters_referred_to
                                           in~Art i c!e_Ti1 i_of _ Di_rect2ve_76 / 46A / EEC i
              Former paragraph 2.1 . to become paragraph 1.2.1 .
 ---pagebreak---                ANNEX II                                                           Annex II , Quality objectives
         QUALITY OBJECTIVES
Paragraphs 1.2 . and 2.2 . to become 1.3 . and to read as follows :    1.3 . Ihe_cadmium_content_of_secHments or moUuscs and
                                                                               shellfish must not increase with time .
Paragraphs 1.3 . and 2.3 . ( identical ) to become paragraph 1.4 .
                     Paragraph 3 to become paragraph 2 and to read as follows :
3 . It shall be deemed that the quality objectives specified           '2 . It shall be deemed that the quality objectives
     in paragraph 1.1 and 2.1 have been satisfied if during                  specified in paragraph 1.1.1 . and 1.2.1 . have been
    the course of any period of one year , at least 95% of the               satisfied if during the course of any period of
    relevant samples comply with the appropriate quality                    one year , at least ninety five percent of the
    objective .                                                              relevant samples comply with the appropriate
                                                                            quality objective . 1
                     Paragraph 4 to become paragraph 3 and to read as fol lows :
4 . Higher cadmium concentration than those referred in paragraphs     '3 . Higher cadmium concentrations than those referred to
    1.1 . and 2.1 . shall not be taken into account when they arise          in paragraphs 1.1.1 . and 1.2.1 . shall not be taken
    as a result of floods , natural disasters or exceptional                 into account when they arise as a result of floods ,
    metereological conditions .                                             natural disasters or exceptional metereological
                                                                            conditions ' .
                     Paragraph 5 to become paragraph 4 and to read as follows :
5 . The quality objectives given in paragraphs 1.1 and 2.1 apply        4 . Ih6_Qy[0er2ca l_va lues_of _the_gua^2t^_ob2ect i ves
    from 1 January 1986 . Less severe quality objectives apply
    from 1 January 1983 but in no case may these exceed twice               ®*££Eli20£_3Qd_where_thi s_2§_necessary ^or techni-
    the relevant value specified in 1.1 and 2.1 .                           £§!_E£§§2n§£_^£_2yi£i2l.i££L!2£_I.iI_ynti.I_1 _January
                                                                            ! 2§§_groy i^ed_t h at_t he_Commjss2on_ha s_been not i f i ed
                                                                            beforehand .
    The quality objectives specified in 1.2 , 1.3 , 2.2 and 2.3
    apply from 1 January 1983 .
 ---pagebreak---                                           Annex II , Quality Objectives
                            Paragraph 6 to become paragraph 5 and to       as follows :
6 . When as a result of changes in the pattern of industry areas         '5 . When as a result of changes in the pattern of
     of water are affected by discharges from new plant , the                   industry , areas of water are affected by discharges
     quality of objectives in paragraphs 1.2 and 2.2 shall apply                from new plant , the quality of objectives in
     two years after the start of the new discharge .                           paragraph 1.3 shall apply two years after the
                                                                                start of the new discharge . 1
                            Paragraph 7 to become paragraph 6 and to be replaced by the following text :
7 . Where a stretch of water has more than one use which is to           '6 . If _a_st ret ch_of _ water_i_n_a _gi_ven_a rea_i s_subj_ect
     be protected , the quality objective must be stringent enough              to several gua li.ty_ob2£cti ves £_its_gua].2t^_must
     to protect all these uses .                                                meet each of _t hese_obj_ect ^ves ^. '
                                             Add the following new paragraph at the end of Annex II :
                                                                         ' 7 . The gya l2ty_of _the_water_must_be_such_as_to
                                                                                comgI ^_W2th _the_regui rements_of_an^_other_Counc2l
                                                                                Di^re c t i\/e_agg^2£ab^e_t o_s uc h_wa t e rs_a s_re2a rds
                                                                                the presence_of_cadm2umi '
                      ANNEX III
          MONITORING PROCEDURE FOR QUALITY OBJECTIVES
                                                                         Paragraphs 1 . and 2 . unchanged .
 3 . Samples must be properly representative of the quality of           3 . Samples must be properly representative of the quali­
      the aquatic environment for the area affected by the dis­               ty of the aquat i c envi ronment in the area affected
      charge , and the frequency of sampling must be sufficiently             by the discharges , and the frequency of sampling
      high to show changes in the state of the aquatic environment .          must be sufficient to show any changes in the
                                                                              aquatic environment , taking into account in
                                                                              particular natural variations in the hydrological
                                                                               regime .      The salt-water fish analysis must be
                                                                               carried out on a sufficiently representative number
                                                                              of samples and species .
 ---pagebreak---                                                  ANNEX IV
                                             METHODS OF MEASUREMENT
                                                                     Article 1 to read as follows :
1 . The reference method of analysis to determine cadmium in water , '1 . The reference method of analysis to determine
    molluscs and sediments is atomic absorption spectrophotometry         cadmium in water , in sediments_and_in_mol luscs
    after appropriate treatment of the sample . In the case of            and_she_l_lf_ish_i_s_atomi_c_absorgt i on sgect ro-
    samples taken in connection with the quality objectives de­           ghotomet r ^ '
    fined in paragraphs 1(1 ), 2(1 ) and 2(2 ) of Annex II this           ( delete the rest of the article )
    pretreatment may include filtering the sample through a
    0.45 mi cron f i Iter .