Fish Water Quality Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Sachsen-Anhalt Document type Regulation Date 1997 (2001) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance on quality requirements for freshwater in need to be protected and improved to conserve the lives of fish. Subject Fisheries, Water Keyword Inland fisheries Freshwater fishes Standards Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Water quality standards Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance is applicable to waters listed in Annex 1. It does not apply to waters being part of natural or artificial basins used for intensive fish breeding. The text deals with the following issues: water quality requirements, use of waters, monitoring and entry into force. The Ordinance consists of 6 articles and 3 Annexes. Full text German Website www.sachsen-anhalt.de