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Frn: rende: Datum: Bilagor: Sara Johansson Joint NGO letter regarding the update of priority substances and groundwater pollutants den 17 maj 2024 14:36:59 Joint letter to ambassadors re priority substance update 240517.pdf To: Coreper I Deputy Permanent Representatives Cc: Environmental attachs Re: European Commission proposal to update priority substances for surface and groundwater Dear Ambassador, On behalf of the EEB and the undersigning organisations, we are writing to you in relation to the Commission's proposal for revised lists of surface and groundwater pollutants regulated under the Water Framework Directive. We urge you to reject proposals to further weaken the Commission's proposal, and the attempts to use the ongoing limited update of the chemical aspects to make substantial changes to basic principles of the Water Framework Directive (WFD), thus undermining the conclusions of the WFD fitness check evaluation and resulting in delayed action on tackling water pollution. Please find attached a letter where we outline our concerns in more detail. European Anglers Alliance Healthcare Without Harm PAN Europe Surfrider Foundation Europe Wetlands International Europe WWF European Policy Office With kind regards, Sara Johansson Senior Policy Officer: Water Pollution Prevention European Environmental Bureau Rue des Deux Eglises 14-16 Tel: +32 2 790 24 79 (direct) / +32 2 289 10 90 (EEB secretariat) Email: xxxx.xxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx www.eeb.org | eipie.eu | twitter | facebook | linkedin The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) is Europe's largest network of environmental citizens' organisations, standing for environmental justice, sustainable development and participatory democracy. EC register for interest representatives: Identification number 06798511314-27 International non-profit association - Association internationale sans but lucratif (AISBL) BCE identification number: 0415.814.848 RPM Tribunal de l'entreprise francophone de Bruxelles Our privacy policy can be found on our website