New EU Bathing Water Directive
We provide here the full text of the new EU Bathing Water Directive, 2006/7/EC, concerning the management of bathing water quality in the UK and which repeals the old (existing) Directive, 76/160/EEC.
The old Directive is not actually repealed until 31st December 2014. However the UK is currently employing the standards of the new Directive in order to introduce the new bathing water quality regime. This new regime become legally enforceable on 1st January 2015.