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Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption · European Union
The Commission shall adopt measures which shall apply immediately. However, if those measures are not in accordance with the committee's opinion, the Commission shall communicate them to the Council forthwith. In that event: the Commission shall defer application of the measures which it has adopted for a period of three months from the date of communication; the Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to in point (a).
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