Order No. 50/2005 instituting several programmes for improving water quality standards. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Regulation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário Da República, I Série-B No. 14, 20 January 2005, pp. 462-486. Subject Water Keyword Water abstraction Standards Potable water Irrigation Water quality standards Classification/declassification Freshwater pollution Freshwater resources management Groundwater Hazardous substances Inland waters Inspection Policy/planning Pollution control Surface water Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Order enters into force the day after its publication in the O.J. Abstract This Order, composed of 4 articles and 17 Annexes, approves 15 programmes aimed at reducing and controlling some dangerous substances present in water resources listed in the Annexes. For the substances not listed in the afore said Annexes, the Order recalls to the provisions set under Decree-Law No. 236/98 establishing water quality standards. Full text Portuguese References - Legislation Implements Decree-Law No. 236/98 establishing quality standards, criteria and objectives in order to protect the aquatic environment and improve the quality of water according to its main uses. Legislation | Portugal | 1998 Keyword: Freshwater resources management, Institution, Water abstraction, Standards, Potable water, Irrigation, Water quality standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX