1. Symbols for classification (excellent – good – sufficient - poor), and for any bathing prohibition or advise against bathing.
Design of the symbol (disk, smiley, water drop, swimmer ...)?
Text complementing the symbol proper?
Colour scheme depicting classification ?

2. Findings Working Group 1
Design for the symbols for classification: symbols for classification to be different from those for prohibition or advice against; classification symbol either “disk with water droplets” or “water drops with smiley faces”; dates of classification to be added; text “excellent” etc to be added; link to more in-depth information to be displayed;
Design for the symbols for prohibition / advice against: = ISO symbols;
Colour schemes: red (poor) – green (sufficient) – green/blue (good) – blue (excellent).

3. Findings Working Group 2
Design for the symbols for classification: smiley faces not appreciated; preference for “water droplet” symbol;
Design for the symbols for prohibition / advice against: signs = ISO, with option to add additional information;
Colour schemes: colour scheme under the Water Framework Directive to be taken into consideration; partial agreement on colour scheme: red (poor) – green (good) – blue (excellent).

4. Findings Working Group 3
Design for the symbols for classification: majority preference for swimmer as already developed by ISO as public information “swimming permitted”; smiley face not appreciated; principle of increasing numbers (1-2-3 swimmers etc); no need for supplementary text, as people would understand the symbol from their own country;
Design for the symbols for prohibition / advice against: one symbol for both = ISO symbol “Do not swim”; supplementary information still to be discussed;
Colour schemes: no final findings; orange not appreciated (as it would indicate danger/stop with traffic lights); agreement on “red (poor) – blue (excellent)”; majority supporting green (good) – yellow (sufficient).

5. http://water.europa.eu Next steps
Workshop findings, with conclusions and all presentations attached, to be disseminated to all workshop participants and to administrations of Member States
Bathing Water Committee in autumn 2007 to decide on way forward
Draft of measures by the Commission
Vote by the Bathing Water Committee
Decision by the Commission