S.L. 549.24 Art. 7Competent authority to verify conformity.

(1) For the purposes of implementing regulation 6, the competent authority shall deem that the designated waters conform to the provisions of these regulations if samples of such waters, taken at the minimum frequency specified in Annex I at the same sampling point and over a period of twelve months, show that they conform to both the values set by the competent authority in accordance with regulation 4 and to the comments contained in columns G and I of Annex I, in the case of: - 95% of the samples for the parameters: pH, BODS, non-ionized ammonia, total ammonium, nitrites, total residual chlorine, total zinc, and dissolved copper: Provided that when the sampling frequency is lower than one sample per month, both the above mentioned values and comments shall be respected for all the samples, with respect to the percentages listed in Annex I for the parameters: temperature and dissolved oxygen, and with respect to the average concentration set for the parameter: suspended solids.

(2) Instances in which the values set by the competent authority in accordance with regulation 4 or the comments contained in columns G and I of Annex I are not respected shall not be taken into consideration in the calculation of the percentages provided for in subregulation (1) when they are the result of floods or other natural disasters.