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The Commission shall review the list of priority substances and the corresponding EQS for those substances set out in Part A of Annex I to Directive 2008/105/EC by 11 May 2032 and every six years thereafter, and, where appropriate, accompany the review with a legislative proposal to update the list of priority substances and the corresponding EQS in surface water, sediment or biota. In conducting the review, the Commission shall prioritise substances for action on the basis of risk to or via the aquatic environment, identified by: (a) risk assessment carried out under Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 15 ), Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 16 ), Directive 2009/128/EC and Regulations (EC) No 1107/2009 ( 17 ), (EU) No 528/2012 ( 18 ) and (EU) 2019/6 ( 19 ) of the European Parliament and of the Council; or (b) a simplified risk-based assessment procedure based on scientific principles, taking particular account of: — evidence regarding the intrinsic hazard of the substance concerned, and in particular its aquatic ecotoxicity and human toxicity via aquatic exposure routes, — evidence from monitoring of widespread environmental contamination, including monitoring data reported by the Member States to the Commission in accordance with Article 8b(4) of Directive 2008/105/EC, and — other proven factors which could indicate the possibility of widespread environmental contamination, such as production or use volume of the substance concerned, and use patterns.

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