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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2
3. ANNEX
4. ANNEX WATCH LIST OF SUBSTANCES AND COMPOUNDS OF CONCERN FOR WATER INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on the quality of water intended for human consumption, and in particular Article 13(8), first subparagraph, thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Directive (EU) 2020/2184 provides for the establishment of a watch list addressing substances and compounds of concern to the public or the scientific community on health grounds for water intended for human consumption (the watch list). The watch list is to indicate a guidance value for each substance and compound and where necessary a possible method of analysis that does not entail excessive costs.

(2) In accordance with Article 13(8) of Directive (EU) 2020/2184, 17-beta-estradiol and nonylphenol are to be included in the first watch list in view of their endocrine-disrupting properties and the risk they pose to human health. Based on the latest World Health Organization recommendations regarding drinking water parameters, the guidance values of 300 ng/l for nonylphenol and 1 ng/l for 17-beta-estradiol should be established by this Implementing Decision.

(3) Limits of quantification as defined in Commission Directive 2009/90/EC are specified for 17-beta-estradiol and nonylphenol to allow for the measurement of the guidance values with an acceptable degree of precision without entailing excessive costs.

(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 22(1) of Directive (EU) 2020/2184,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The watch list of substances and compounds of concern for water intended for human consumption referred to in Article 13(8) of Directive (EU) 2020/2184 is set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 January 2022. For the Commission Virginijus Sinkevičius Member of the Commission

ANNEX

ANNEX WATCH LIST OF SUBSTANCES AND COMPOUNDS OF CONCERN FOR WATER INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

Name of substance/group of substances or compound/group of compounds CAS number EU number Guidance value (ng/L) Limit of Quantification (ng/L) Possible method of analysis 17-beta-estradiol 50-28-2 200-023-8 1 ≤ 1 - nonylphenol 84852-15-3 284-325-5 300 ≤ 300 EN ISO 18857-2

Versions

1. 2022-01-19

Cited by

• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2486 of 27 June 2023 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to the sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, to the transition to a circular economy, to pollution prevention and control, or to the protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems and for determining whether that economic activity causes no significant harm to any of the other environmental objectives and amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2178 as regards specific public disclosures for those economic activities (Text with EEA relevance) Regulation · Grade B

  the water supply system complies with Directive (EU) 2020/2184, Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/679, and delegated and implementing acts adopted under that Directive;

• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2486 of 27 June 2023 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to the sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, to the transition to a circular economy, to pollution prevention and control, or to the protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems and for determining whether that economic activity causes no significant harm to any of the other environmental objectives and amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2178 as regards specific public disclosures for those economic activities (Text with EEA relevance) Regulation · Grade B

  the water supply system complies with Directive (EU) 2020/2184, including the requirements set out in Article 13(8) of that Directive, in Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/679, and in delegated and implementing acts adopted under that Directive;