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II. Water
3. 375 L 0440: Council Directive 75/440/EEC of 16 June 1975 concerning the quality required of surface water intended for the abstraction of drinking water in the Member States (OJ No L 194, 25.7.1975, p. 26), as amended by:
379 L 0869: Council Directive 79/869/EEC of 9 October 1979 (OJ No L 271, 29.10.1979, p. 44).
4. 376 L 0464: Council Directive 76/464/EEC of 4 May 1976 on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community (OJ L 129, 18.5.1976, p. 23).
The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
Iceland shall put into effect the measures necessary for it to comply with the provisions of this Directive as from 1 January 1995.
5. 379 L 0869: Council Directive 79/869/EEC of 9 October 1979 concerning the methods of measurement and frequencies of sampling and analysis of surface water intended for the abstraction of drinking water in the Member States (OJ L 271, 29.10,1979, p. 44), as amended by:
381 L 0855: Council Directive 81/855/EEC of 19 October 1981 (OJ No L 319, 7.11.1981, p. 16),
1 85 I: Act concerning the Conditions of Accession and Adjustments to the Treaties - Accession to the European Communities of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic (OJ No L 302, 15.11.1985, p, 219).
6. 380 L 0068: Council Directive 80/68/EEC of 17 December 1979 on the protection of groundwater against pollution caused by certain dangerous substances (OJ No L 20, 26.1.1980, p. 43).
The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
the provisions of Article 14 shall not apply.
7. 380 L 0778: Council Directive 80/778/EEC of 15 July 1980 relating to the quality of water intended for human consumption (OJ No L 229, 30.8.1980, p. 11), as amended by:
381 L 0858: Council Directive 81/858/EEC of 19 October 1981 (OJ No L 319, 7.11.1981, p. 19).
1 85 I: Act concerning the Conditions of Accession and Adjustments to the Treaties - Accession to the European Communities of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic (OJ No L 302, 15.11.1985, pp. 219, 397).
The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
the provisions of Article 20 shall not apply.
8. 382 L 0176: Council Directive 82/176/EEC of 22 March 1982 on limit values and quality objectives for mercury discharges by the chlor-alkali electrolysis industry (OJ No L 81, 27.3.1982, p. 29).
The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
Iceland shall put into effect the measures necessary for it to comply with the provisions of this Directive as from 1 January 1995.
9. 383 L 0513: Council Directive 83/513/EEC of 26 September 1983 on limit values and quality objectives for cadmium discharges (OJ No L 291, 24.10.1983, p. 1).
The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
Iceland shall put into effect the measures necessary for it to comply with the provisions of this Directive as from 1 January 1995.
10. 384 L 0156: Council Directive 84/156/EEC of 8 March 1984 on limit values and quality objectives for mercury discharges by sectors other than the chlor-alkali electrolysis industry (OJ No L 74, 17.3.1984, p. 49).
The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
Iceland shall put into effect the measures necessary for it to comply with the provisions of this Directive as from 1 January 1995.
11. 384 L 0491: Council Directive 84/491/EEC of 9 October 1984 on limit values and quality objectives for discharges of hexachlorocyclohexane (OJ No L 274, 17.10.1984, p. 11).
The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
Iceland shall put into effect the measures necessary for it to comply with the provisions of this Directive as from 1 January 1995.
12. 386 L 0280: Council Directive 86/280/EEC of 12 June 1986 on limit values and quality objectives for discharges of certain dangerous substances included in List I of the Annex to Directive 76/464/EEC (OJ No L 181, 4.7.1986, p. 16), as amended by:
388 L 0347: Council Directive 88/347/EEC of 16 June 1988 amending Annex II to Directive 86/280/EEC (OJ No L 158, 25.6.1988, p. 35),
390 L 0415: Council Directive 90/415/EEC of 27 July 1990 amending Annex II to Directive 86/280/EEC (OJ No L 219, 14.8.1990, p. 49).
The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
Iceland shall put into effect the measures necessary for it to comply with the provisions of this Directive as from 1 January 1995.
13. 391 L 0271: Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water treatment (OJ No L 135, 30.5.1991, p. 40).
The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
Iceland shall put into effect the measures necessary for it to comply with the provisions of this Directive as from 1 January 1995.
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