Bathing Water Quality Ordinance.

The present Ordinance implements the Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 concerning the management of bathing water quality and repealing Directive 76/160/EEC. The text consists of 17 articles as follows: Purpose and sphere of application (1); Definition of terms (2); Monitoring (3); Assessment of bathing water quality (4); Classification and quality of bathing waters (5); Bathing water profiles (6); Management in special circumstances, measures to be taken in case of high individual value (7); Dangers caused by certain bacteria (8); Other parameters (9); Collaboration in transboundary rivers (10); Participation of the public (11); Information of the public (12); Report (13); Jurisdiction (14); Costs (15); Repeal (16); Entry into force (17). Five Annexes are enclosed.

Германия · 2008-07-21