Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste-water treatment
Modified by
Commission Directive 98/15/ECof 27 February 1998amending Council Directive 91/271/EEC with respect to certain requirements established in Annex I thereof(Text with EEA relevance)Corrigendum to Commission Directive 98/15/EC of 27 February 1998 amending Council Directive 91/271/EEC with respect to certain requirements established in Annex I thereof(Official Journal of the European Communities L 67 of 7 March 1998)Corrigendum to Commission Directive 98/15/EC of 27 February 1998 amending Council Directive 91/271/EEC with respect to certain requirements established in Annex I thereof(Official Journal of the European Communities L 67 of 7 March 1998), 31998L001531998L0015R(01)31998L0015R(02), March 7, 1998
Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 29 September 2003adapting to Council Decision 1999/468/EC the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers laid down in instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the EC Treaty, 32003R1882, October 31, 2003
Regulation (EC) No 1137/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 22 October 2008adapting a number of instruments subject to the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty to Council Decision 1999/468/EC, with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutinyAdaptation to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny — Part One, 32008R1137, November 21, 2008
Council Directive 2013/64/EUof 17 December 2013amending Council Directives 91/271/EEC and 1999/74/EC, and Directives 2000/60/EC, 2006/7/EC, 2006/25/EC and 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, following the amendment of the status of Mayotte with regard to the European Union, 32013L0064, December 28, 2013
Corrected by
Corrigendum to Commission Directive 98/15/EC of 27 February 1998 amending Council Directive 91/271/EEC with respect to certain requirements established in Annex I thereof, 31998L0015R(01), June 2, 1999
Corrigendum to Commission Directive 98/15/EC of 27 February 1998 amending Council Directive 91/271/EEC with respect to certain requirements established in Annex I thereof, 31998L0015R(02), July 17, 2015
Council Directiveof 21 May 1991concerning urban waste water treatment(91/271/EEC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular 130s thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the CommissionOJ No C 1, 4.1.1990, p. 20 andOJ No C 287, 15.11.1990, p. 11.,Having regard to the opinion of the European ParliamentOJ No C 260, 15.10.1990, p. 185.,Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social CommitteeOJ No C 168, 10.7.1990, p. 36.,Whereas the Council Resolution of 28 June 1988 on the protection of the North Sea and of other waters in the CommunityOJ No C 209, 9.8.1988, p. 3. invited the Commission to submit proposals for measures required at Community level for the treatment of urban waste water;Whereas pollution due to insufficient treatment of waste water in one Member State often influences other Member States' waters; whereas in accordance with Article 130r, action at Community level is necessary;Whereas to prevent the environment from being adversely affected by the disposal of insufficiently-treated urban waste water, there is a general need for secondary treatment of urban waste water;Whereas it is necessary in sensitive areas to require more stringent treatment; whereas in some less sensitive areas a primary treatment could be considered appropriate;Whereas industrial waste water entering collecting systems as well as the discharge of waste water and disposal of sludge from urban waste water treatment plants should be subject to general rules or regulations and/or specific authorizations;Whereas discharges from certain industrial sectors of biodegradable industrial waste water not entering urban waste water treatment plants before discharge to receiving waters should be subject to appropriate requirements;Whereas the recycling of sludge arising from waste water treatment should be encouraged; whereas the disposal of sludge to surface waters should be phased out;Whereas it is necessary to monitor treatment plants, receiving waters and the disposal of sludge to ensure that the environment is protected from the adverse effects of the discharge of waste waters;Whereas it is important to ensure that information on the disposal of waste water and sludge is made available to the public in the form of periodic reports;Whereas Member States should establish and present to the Commission national programmes for the implementation of this Directive;Whereas a Committee should be established to assist the Commission on matters relating to the implementation of this Directive and to its adaptation to technical progress,HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: