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COMMISSION NOTICE Guidelines providing a common understanding of the term ‘environmental damage’ as defined in Article 2 of Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage · European Union

| 160. | As can be seen from the status element ‘general’ in respect of the chemical status of groundwaters, there are further cross-references within the description of good chemical status. As has already been noted above, there is reference to quality standards under other legislation in accordance with Article 17 of the Water Framework Directive – and the Groundwater Directive has accordingly set standards for nitrates and pesticides, as well as an obligation for Member States to set national threshold values for a series of other pollutants listed in part A of its Annex II.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.