Ordinance on quality requirements of fresh waters.

Subject

Fisheries, Water

Keyword

Fishery management and conservation Freshwater fishes Freshwater pollution Molluscs Pollution control Freshwater resources management Inland waters Water quality standards

Geographical area

Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe

Abstract

The present Ordinance implements the 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. The purpose of the present Ordinance is to ensure the quality of fresh waters with a view to supporting fish life. Article 3 establishes that the freshwaters listed in Annex 1 and 2 must comply respectively with the quality requirements laid down in Annex 3 and 4. The text consists of 6 articles and 4 Annexes.

Full text

German

Website

www.niedersachsen.de

References - Legislation

Implements

Commission Decision 2006/767/EC amending Commission Decisions 2003/804/EC and 2003/858/EC, as regards certification requirements for live molluscs and live fish of aquaculture origin and products thereof intended for human consumption.

Legislation | European Union | 2006

Keyword: Fish products, Molluscs, International trade, Certification, Food quality control/food safety

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Lower Saxony Water Law.

Legislation | Germany | 2010 (2019)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Groundwater, Surface water, Thermal and medicinal waters, Coastal zone management, Water supply, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Hazardous substances, Data collection/reporting, Registration, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX