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Article 8 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 8 Review of Annexes I to IV and specific provisions for certain substances 1. The Commission shall review the list of pollutants and indicators of pollution and the corresponding quality standards for those pollutants set out in Annex I by 11 May 2032 and every six years thereafter and, where appropriate, accompany the review with a legislative proposal to update the list of pollutants and the corresponding quality standards. 2. The Commission shall review the list of pollutants and indicators of pollution for which Member States have to consider establishing national threshold values set out in Part B of Annex II by 11 May 2032 and every six years thereafter and, where appropriate, accompany the review with a legislative proposal to update the list of pollutants in Part B of Annex II. 3. The Commission shall review the repository of harmonised threshold values in Part D of Annex II by 11 May 2032 and every six years thereafter and, where appropriate, accompany the review with a legislative proposal to update the repository and the corresponding harmonised threshold values in Part D of Annex II. 4. When conducting the reviews referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, the Commission shall take the scientific reports prepared by ECHA pursuant to paragraph 6 into account. 5. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 8a to amend Parts A and C of Annex II and Annexes III and IV concerning guidelines for the establishment of threshold values by Member States, information to be provided by Member States with regard to the pollutants and indicators of pollution for which threshold values have been established, the assessment of groundwater chemical status and the identification and reversal of significant and sustained upward trends in order to adapt them to scientific and technical progress. 6. For the purpose of assisting the Commission with regard to the review of Annexes I and II, ECHA shall prepare scientific reports. Those reports shall take account of the following: The scientific reports referred to in the first subparagraph shall include proposals for quality standards or threshold values for the respective pollutants or indicators of pollution as well as a suitable analytical method. 7. Every six years, ECHA shall prepare and make publicly available a report, summarising the findings of the scientific reports prepared under paragraph 6. The first report shall be submitted to the Commission by 11 May 2030. 8. When next conducting the review referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the Commission shall consider establishing a quality standard for PFAS Total in groundwater and aim to complement the guidance on monitoring PFAS Total in drinking water, developed in accordance with Article 13(7) of Directive (EU) 2020/2184, to make it applicable to monitoring PFAS Total in groundwater. Member States are encouraged to already apply that guidance to monitor PFAS Total in groundwater and to report the data in accordance with Article 8(4) of Directive 2000/60/EC. Considering the toxicity, persistence and prevalence of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in the environment, the Commission shall, at the next review, also consider establishing a quality standard for TFA separately, or as a part of a sum, in Annex I to this Directive. 9. When next conducting the review referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall consider whether to establish quality standards for the sum(s) of selected pharmaceuticals by mode of action and for the sum of bisphenols; for this reason “sum(s) of selected pharmaceuticals by mode of action” and “sum of bisphenols” are listed in Annex V to Directive 2006/118/EC. The Commission shall also consider whether a risk-based approach could be taken to establishing quality standards for total pharmaceuticals and total bisphenols in groundwater, supported by suitable monitoring methods. 10. When next conducting the review referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall consider whether to revise the quality standards in Annex I for individual pesticides, total pesticides and for non-relevant metabolites in groundwater.’ ; the opinions of the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) and the Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) of ECHA; the results of the monitoring programmes established in accordance with Article 8 of Directive 2000/60/EC; the review of the monitoring results in accordance with Article 6a(8) of this Directive; the outcome of the reviews of the Annexes to Directive 2008/105/EC and Directive (EU) 2020/2184; information and requirements to address soil pollution; Union research programmes and scientific publications, including the latest available information resulting from remote sensing technologies, earth observation, such as Copernicus services, in situ sensors and devices and citizen science data, leveraging the opportunities offered by new technologies, which could include artificial intelligence, advanced data analysis and processing; comments and information from relevant stakeholders, including national regulatory authorities and other relevant bodies; recommendations from the working groups established under the Common Implementation Strategy for Directive 2000/60/EC.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-08 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.