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"Of course we will insist that the directive be implemented. Now you could, of course, wonder whether the Commission would consider a short-term revision of the directive. The Commission believes that the majority of measures that have to be taken by Member States, for example, transposition monitoring, designation and codes of good practice, action programmes and reporting are straightforward. Most of the measures of Annex II and III are very efficient in reducing losses of, for example, phosphorus from agriculture, and the future water framework directive will complete this with a tool of management plans at watershed level.
So, there is no need for new interim directives or the revision of the existing ones; instead we need increased pressure for their effective implementation at vulnerable zones and farm level. I think the directive could not be clearer, the problem still exists and is increasing, so we just have to continue along the same path. We have increased our legal pressure – 11 countries are currently concerned by infringement procedures at high level – the Court of Justice has recently condemned Italy and Spain, and thanks to this pressure things are now moving in a positive way.
All countries must now transpose the directive. A new designation of vulnerable zones has recently occurred for Spain, Greece, Italy and the UK and the action programme contents have been strengthened in a number of countries. A general improvement in the situation can thus be expected within the next few years."@en1
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