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Council Directive 78/659/EEC on the quality of fresh waters needing protection or improvement in order to support fish life.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Legislation
Date
1978
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
CELEX-EUR Official Journal L 222, 14 August 1978, pp. 1-78.
Subject
Fisheries, Water
Keyword
Fishery management and conservation Freshwater fishes Freshwater pollution Classification/declassification Freshwater resources management Inland waters Water quality standards Pollution control
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Abstract

This Directive concerns the quality of fresh waters and applies to those waters designated by the Member States as needing protection or improvement in order to support fish life. This Directive shall not apply to waters in natural or artificial fish ponds used for intensive fish farming. The aim of this Directive is to protect or improve the quality of those running or standing fresh waters which support or which, if pollution were reduced or eliminated, would become capable of supporting fish belonging to: indigenous species offering a natural diversity, or species the presence of which is judged desirable for water management purposes by the competent authorities of the Member States. The physical and chemical parameters applicable to the waters designated by the Member States are listed in Annex I. For the purposes of applying these parameters; waters are divided into salmonid waters and cyprinid waters. The competent authorities in the Member States shall carry out sampling operations, the minimum frequency of which is laid down in Annex I.

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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Fresh Waters Quality Ordinance.

Legislation | Germany | 1997 (2007)

Keyword: Freshwater fishes, Fishery management and conservation, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Monitoring, Freshwater resources management, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Bavarian Fish Water Quality Ordinance.

Legislation | Germany | 1997

Keyword: Inland fisheries, Freshwater fishes, Enforcement/compliance, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Thüringen Fish Water Ordinance.

Legislation | Germany | 1997

Keyword: Inland fisheries, Freshwater fishes, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Fresh Water Quality Ordinance.

Legislation | Germany | 1997

Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Freshwater fishes, Classification/declassification, Freshwater pollution, Water quality standards, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Fish and Mussels Water Quality Ordinance.

Legislation | Germany | 1997

Keyword: Freshwater fishes, Standards, Inspection, Protected fishing area, Fishing area, Protection of species, Fishery management and conservation, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree relative to environmental quality standards for fisheries and mollusc waters (SFS No. 554 of 2001).

Legislation | Sweden | 2001 (2006)

Keyword: Inland fisheries, Marine fisheries, Mariculture, Water quality standards, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Polder Ordinance.

Legislation | Germany | 1977 (1981)

Keyword: Coastal zone management, Flood, Inland waters, Waterworks, Irrigation, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Hamburg Fishery Law.

Legislation | Germany | 1986 (2012)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Inland fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Non-commercial fishing, Fishing area, Stock enhancement/repopulation, Freshwater fishes, Cooperative/producer organization, Marine fisheries, Marine fishes, Institution, Offences/penalties, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ordinance on requirements and authorizations for institutes analysing water and effluent waste waters.

Legislation | Germany | 2001 (2010)

Keyword: Effluent waste water/discharge, Authorization/permit, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Discharge Reporting Ordinance – Waste Water.

Legislation | Germany | 2001

Keyword: Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Data collection/reporting, Enforcement/compliance, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Saxony Fish Waters Ordinance.

Legislation | Germany | 1997 (2011)

Keyword: Inland fisheries, Freshwater fishes, Fishery management and conservation, Classification/declassification, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Surface Waters (Fishlife) (Classification) (Scotland) Regulations 1997 (No. 2471, S.163).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1997

Keyword: Aquaculture, Fishery management and conservation, Inland waters, Freshwater pollution, Classification/declassification, Water quality standards, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation No. 4 on the quality of waters intended for fish breeding and shellfish breeding.

Legislation | Bulgaria | 2000

Keyword: Environmental standards, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Marine pollution, Standards, Protection of environment, Aquaculture, Mariculture, Molluscs, Marine fishes, Freshwater fishes

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 931 of 2000 Decree on the Restriction of Discharge of Nitrates From Agriculture into Waters.

Legislation | Finland | 2000

Keyword: Farming, Agricultural development, Pollution control, Fertilizers/nutrients, Soil pollution/quality, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

European Communities (Quality of Salmonid Waters) Regulations, 1988.

Legislation | Ireland | 1988

Keyword: Freshwater pollution, Freshwater fishes, Standards, Inland waters, Water quality standards, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 117 of 2000 relative to the selection of inland waters as fishing waters and to the examination of such waters.

Legislation | Finland | 2000

Keyword: Inland fisheries, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Inland waters, Inspection, Water quality standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on indicators and values of acceptable pollution of surface waters and waste waters, on permits to discharge waste waters into surface water and sewerage, and on sensitive areas.

Legislation | Czechia | 2003

Keyword: Surface water, Water quality standards, Water supply, Classification/declassification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Surface Waters (Fishlife) (Classification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R. No. 488 of 1997).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1997

Keyword: Inland waters, Freshwater resources management, Classification/declassification, Water quality standards, Sustainable use

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Legislative Decree No. 130 making provisions for the protection or improvement of freshwater for the conservation of fishery resources.

Legislation | Italy | 1992

Keyword: Inland fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Freshwater pollution, Standards, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Offences/penalties, Water quality standards, Freshwater resources management, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Fish Waters Ordinance.

Legislation | Germany | 1997 (1998)

Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Freshwater fishes, Freshwater pollution, Classification/declassification, Enforcement/compliance, Freshwater resources management, Inland waters, Water quality standards, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Freshwater Quality Ordinance.

Legislation | Germany | 1997

Keyword: Freshwater resources management, Inland waters, Freshwater pollution, Water quality standards, Classification/declassification, Enforcement/compliance, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Water Pollution Control (Quality Required of Fresh Waters for Fish Life) Regulations, 2002 (P.I. 514/2002).

Legislation | Cyprus | 2002

Keyword: Freshwater fishes, Freshwater pollution, Fishery management and conservation, Pollution control, Freshwater resources management, Inland waters, Monitoring, Water quality standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Directive 2006/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the quality of fresh waters needing protection or improvement in order to support fish life.

Legislation | European Union | 2006

Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Freshwater fishes, Freshwater pollution, Freshwater resources management, Inland waters, Water quality standards, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX