Article 3U.K.Amendments to Directive 2000/60/EC

Directive 2000/60/EC is hereby amended as follows:

(1)

Article 4 is amended as follows:

(a)

in paragraph 1, the following subparagraph is added:

As regards Mayotte as an outermost region within the meaning of Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (hereinafter “Mayotte”), the time limit referred to in points (a)(ii), (a)(iii), (b)(ii) and (c) shall be 22 December 2021..

(b)

in paragraph 4, the introductory sentence is replaced by the following:

The time limits laid down in paragraph 1 may be extended for the purposes of phased achievement of the objectives for bodies of water, provided that no further deterioration occurs in the status of the affected body of water when all the following conditions are met:.

(2)

Article 11 is amended as follows:

(a)

in paragraph 7, the following subparagraph is added:

As regards Mayotte, the time limits referred to in the first subparagraph shall be 22 December 2015 and 22 December 2018, respectively..

(b)

in paragraph 8, the following subparagraph is added:

As regards Mayotte, the time limit referred to in the first subparagraph shall be 22 December 2021..

(3)

Article 13 is amended as follows:

(a)

in paragraph 6, the following subparagraph is added:

As regards Mayotte, the time limit referred to in the first subparagraph shall be 22 December 2015..

(b)

in paragraph 7, the following subparagraph is added:

As regards Mayotte, the time limit referred to in the first subparagraph shall be 22 December 2021..