Article 1

Council Directive 75/440/EEC of 16 June 1975 concerning the quality required of surface water intended for the abstraction of drinking water in the Member States · European Union

1. This Directive concerns the quality requirements which surface fresh water used or intended for use in the abstraction of drinking water, hereinafter called "surface water", must meet after application of appropriate treatment. Ground water, brackish water and water intended to replenish (1)OJ No C 62, 30.5.1974, p. 7. (2)OJ No C 109, 19.9.1974, p. 41. (3)OJ No C 112, 20.12.1973, p. 3. water-bearing beds shall not be subject to this Directive. 2. For the purposes of applying this Directive, all surface water intended for human consumption and supplied by distribution networks for public use shall be considered to be drinking water.

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