Guidance on Drinking Water Directive (DWD) / Vers. January 2025

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Guidance on Drinking Water Directive (DWD) / Vol. I-II-III-IV - Version 01.2025

New guidance documents that describe good practice and provide technical and scientific advice for duty holders to comply with their obligations under the Drinking Water Directive.

The guidance supports the implementation of the European positive lists under the DWD.
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Guidance on Drinking Water Directive (DWD) 

- VOLUME I: Guidance on testing starting substances, compositions and constituents 

This document describes the applicants’ obligations according to Article 11(2)(a) of the drinking water directive and how to fulfil them. This guidance provides technical scientific advice on how to comply with the methodologies for testing and how to perform the exposure assessment and the assessment of human health risks set out in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/365.

- VOLUME II: Guidance on accepting starting substances, compositions and constituents

The document provides technical scientific advice on how to comply with the methodologies for accepting starting substances, compositions and constituents on the European positive list in accordance with the requirements set out in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/365.

- VOLUME III: Guidance on the scope of DWD applications

The document provides support to potential applicants when deciding on the eligibility of a starting substance, composition or constituent for listing in the European positive list and clarifies timelines for applications and the roles of applicant and representative of an applicant.

- VOLUME IV: Guidance on DWD notifications of intention

The document provides technical scientific advice on how to prepare the submission of a notification of intention to ECHA, a mandatory step before an application for including, modifying or removing a starting substance, composition or constituent into/from the European positive list.

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Fonte: ECHA

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Collegati
Direttiva (UE) 2020/2184
Direttiva (UE) 2020/2184
Pacchetto MOCA acque destinate consumo umano / 23 Aprile 2024
Decisione di esecuzione (UE) 2024/365