S.L. 549.23 Art. 3Competent authority to set values. S.L. 549.10

(1) The competent authority shall for the designated waters, set values for the parameters listed in Annex I, in so far as values are given in column G or column I. The competent authority shall comply with the comments contained in both columns.

(2) The competent authority shall not set values less stringent than those given in column I of Annex I and shall endeavour to observe the values in column G, while taking into account the principle set out in regulation 8.

(3) For discharges of effluents falling within parameters "organohalogenated substances" and "metals", the emission standards laid down by the competent authority pursuant to the Pollution Caused by Certain Dangerous Substances Discharged into the Aquatic Environment Regulations shall be applied at the same time as the quality objectives and the other obligations arising from these regulations, in particular those relating to sampling.