1. 4th Expert Advisory Forum Priority Substances 14.2.2003

2. Water Framework Directive requires us to :
Work programme 2003/2004
Water Framework Directive requires us to :
> submit proposals for (Articles 16(6 and 7): quality standards and emission controls / phasing-out > review 76/464/EEC Directive and its “daughter” Directives, revise the controls of the priority substances and possibly repeal relevant (parts of these) Directives. (Article 16(8)) > review whether 14 of the priority substances should be classified hazardous. (Decision 2455/2001) > review the adopted list of priority substances at the latest December 2004 and every four years thereafter Article 16 (4), and come forward with proposals as appropriate.

3. “Package of proposals”
Work programme 2003/2004
“Package of proposals”
> Directive(s) on : - quality standards - emission controls / phase-out mechanism > Decision/directive on the review of the 14 “priority hazardous substances under review”. > Review/repeal of Directive 76/464/EC and daughter Directives, to be integrated in the directive(s). > Outline strategy for 2004 PS review (?)

4. Work programme 2003/2004
Working arrangements
> Water Framework Directive Consultant. > Consortium of 8 organisations, lead by Water Research Center (WRc, UK). > Consortium includes Fraunhofer Institute(DE), NERI (DK), NIVA(NO), FEA(AT), Cedex(ES), Milieu(BE), Vituki(HU), NCMR(EL), SYKE(FIN) and RIZA(NL). > Technical and administrative support. > 3 years(annually renewable). > Priority Substances team.

5. Work programme 2003/2004
Indicative timeline 2003

6. Work programme 2003/2004
Key meeting dates
Expert Advisory Forum 4 (EQS) : 14 /2 Expert Group on Quality Standards: May Expert Advisory Forum 5 (EQS+EC) : 26-27/5 Expert Group on Emission Controls : September Expert Advisory Forum 6 (EC) : 2-3 October

7. Ambitious deadline ! Work programme 2003/2004 Key factors
> Opinion of Scientific Committee: 3 months > Adoption of Commission proposal for a new chemicals policy > Input from rapporteurs under Directive 91/414/EEC > Progress in this EAF > Progress in the AMPS Expert Group > DG ENV internal resources
Ambitious deadline !