I direktivet om rammerne for Fællesskabets vandpolitiske foranstaltninger defineres kvalitetsstandarderne og emissionsstandarderne desværre ikke for hele Europa, i det mindste ikke efter Rådets og Kommissionens idéer, men meget vel efter Parlamentets idéer.
Unfortunately, the directive on a framework for Community action in the field of water policy does not define Europe-wide quality standards and emission standards, at least not the way the Council and the Commission formulate it although that is certainly what Parliament wants to do.