Council Directive 75/440/EEC

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Topics: Water ,

Council Directive 75/440/EEC of 16 June 1975 concerning the quality required of surface water intended for the abstraction of drinking water in the Member States

The link address is: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31975L0440:en:NOT

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