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Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.Objective

  3. Article 2.Definitions

  4. Article 3.Exemptions

  5. Article 4.General obligations

  6. Article 5.Quality standards

  7. Article 6.Point of compliance

  8. Article 7.Monitoring

  9. Article 8.Remedial action and restrictions in use

  10. Article 9.Derogations

  11. Article 10.Quality assurance of treatment, equipment and materials

  12. Article 11.Review of Annexes

  13. Article 12.(1) The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.

  14. Article 13.Information and reporting

  15. Article 14.Timescale for compliance

  16. Article 15.Exceptional circumstances

  17. Article 16.Repeal

  18. Article 17.Transposition into national law

  19. Article 18.Entry into force

  20. Article 19.Addressees

    1. ANNEX I

      PARAMETERS AND PARAMETRIC VALUES

      1. PART A Microbiological parameters

      2. PART B Chemical parameters

        1. Note 1:

        2. Note 2:

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      3. PART C Indicator parameters

        1. Note 1:

        2. Note 2:

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    2. ANNEX II

      MONITORING

      1. PART A General objectives and monitoring programmes for water intended for human...

        1. 1. Monitoring programmes for water intended for human consumption must:

        2. 2. Pursuant to Article 7(2), competent authorities shall establish monitoring programmes...

        3. 3. Monitoring programmes may be based on a risk assessment as...

        4. 4. Member States shall ensure that monitoring programmes are reviewed on...

      2. PART B Parameters and frequencies

        1. 1. General framework

        2. 2. List of parameters

          1. Group A parameters

          2. Group B parameters

        3. 3. Sampling frequencies

          1. Note 1: A supply zone is a geographically defined area within which...

          2. Note 2: The volumes are calculated as averages taken over a calendar...

          3. Note 3: The frequency indicated is calculated as follows: e.g. 4 300...

          4. Note 4: Member States that have decided to exempt individual supplies under...

      3. PART C Risk assessment

        1. 1. Member States may provide for the possibility to derogate from...

        2. 2. The risk assessment referred to in point 1 shall be...

        3. 3. The risk assessment shall take into account the results from...

        4. 4. Based on the results of the risk assessment, the list...

        5. 5. Based on the results of the risk assessment, the list...

        6. 6. Member States shall ensure that:

      4. PART D Sampling methods and sampling points

        1. 1. Sampling points shall be determined so as to ensure compliance...

        2. 2. Sampling at the point of compliance shall meet the following...

        3. 3. Sampling in the distribution network, with the exception of sampling...

    3. ANNEX III

      SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF PARAMETERS

      1. Member States shall ensure that the methods of analysis used...

      2. In the absence of an analytical method meeting the minimum...

      3. PART A Microbiological parameters for which methods of analysis are specified

      4. PART B Chemical and indicator parameters for which performance characteristics are specified

        1. 1. Chemical and indicator parameters

        2. 2. Notes to Tables 1 and 2

      5. 3. PARAMETERS FOR WHICH NO METHOD OF ANALYSIS IS SPECIFIED

    4. ANNEX IV

    5. ANNEX V

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