7 a Environmental Objectives and Exemptions under the
7 a - Environmental Objectives and Exemptions under the Water Framework Directive SCG meeting 5 November 2008 Marieke van Nood, Unit D. 2, DG Environment, European Commission water. europa. eu
Introduction • Consolidated guidance on exemptions • 2005 policy paper on env objectives • 2006 policy paper on Art 4. 7 • 2007 policy paper on Art 4. 4/4. 5/4. 6 • 2008 conclusions on disproportionate costs • Reference to WATECO, HMWB guidance, workshops Berlin (2005) and Copenhagen (2008) water. europa. eu 2
Table of Content • Recall of WFD requirements • Key issues Horizontal issues Key issues for Article 4. 4 and 4. 5 Key issues for Article 4. 6 Key issues for Article 4. 7 • Annexes on costs&benefits/ transboundary context/ prolonged droughts water. europa. eu 3
Principles • Main aim: consolidating earlier agreed information in a complete way for dissemination • No further guidance than already provided in earlier agreed documents • No rewording of carefully agreed texts • Open points (e. g. affordability in Art 4. 5/public budget constraints in Art 4. 4) are mentioned water. europa. eu 4
Preparations of current draft • Draft version 1. 0 prepared and sent to DG members in October • Comments received from 8 countries and 5 stakeholders • Comments included in version 2 (in line with principles on previous slide) water. europa. eu 5
What’s next -Work on exemptions may need to be continued in next years, focusing on practical experience and case studies from the first planning cycle -No targeted CIS activity foreseen in 2009 water. europa. eu 6
Request to SCG • Discuss and agree draft version 2. 0 • Discuss and agree that draft will be forwarded to WD for endorsement, in order to make it publicly available after their agreement water. europa. eu 7
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