Multilateral Agreements
UN General Assembly Resolutions
Resolution of the UN General Assembly A/RES/63/124 “The law of transboundary aquifers” (2009)
Multilateral agreements at the global level
Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses (New York, 1997)
UNECE agreements
Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus, June 1998)
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Helsinki, March 1992)
Amendment to the Convention Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (November 2003)
Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (London, June 1999)
Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo, February 1991)
EU Directives
Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and the of the Council establishing a framework for Community Action in the Field of Water Policy (2000)
Council Directive 80/778/EEC of 15 July 1980 relating to the quality of water intended for human consumption as amended by Council Directives 81/858/EEC and 91/692/EEC (further amended by Council Regulation 1882/2003/EC)
Council Directive 80/68/EEC of 17 December 1979 on the protection of groundwater against pollution caused by certain dangerous substances
Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption as amended by Regulations 1882/2003/EC and 596/2009/EC
Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration (2006)
Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents
Council Directive 78/659/EEC of 18 July 1978 on the quality of fresh waters needing protection or improvement in order to support fish life
Council Directive 77/795/EEC of 12 December 1976 Concerning Establishing a Common Procedure for the Exchange of Information on the Quality of Surface Fresh Water in the Community
Council Directive 76/464/EEC of 4 May 1976 on Pollution Caused by Certain Dangerous Substances Discharged into the Aquatic Environment of the Community
Council Directive 76/160/EEC of 8 December 1975 Concerning the Quality of Bathing Water
Council Directive 75/440/EEC of 16 June 1975 Concerning the Quality Required of Surface Water Intended for the Abstraction of Drinking Water in the Member States
Council Directive 73/405/EEC of 22 November 1973 On the Approximation of the Law of the Member States Relating to Methods of Testing the Biodegradability of Anionic Surfactants
Council Directive 73/404/EEC of 22 November 1973 On the Approximation of the Laws of Member States Relating to Detergents
Other documents
Agenda 21, Chapter 18. Protection of the Quality and Supply of Freshwater Resources: Application of Integrated Approaches to the Development, Management and Use of Water Resources
General Comment No. 15 - The Right to Water (Articles 11 and 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2002)
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (2002)
