Derimod skal rammedirektivet indføre foranstaltninger, som kompletterer den nyere vandmiljølovgivning, og derved i meget høj grad højne det generelle beskyttelsesniveau for Fællesskabets vandmiljø.
On the contrary, the framework directive is intended to introduce measures which supplement the recent environmental legislation on water, thereby greatly increasing the general level of protection of the Community's water environment.