Article 3

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. Member States shall set, for all sampling points, or for each individual sampling point, the values applicable to surface water for all the parameters given in Annex II. Member States may refrain from setting the values of parameters in respect of which no value is shown, in the table in Annex II, pursuant to the first subparagraph pending determination of the figures in accordance with the procedure under Article 9. 2. The values set pursuant to paragraph 1 may not be less stringent than those given in the "I" columns of Annex II. 3. Where values appear in the "G" columns of Annex II, whether or not there is a corresponding value in the "I" columns of that Annex, Member States shall endeavour to respect them as guidelines, subject to Article 6.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.