Compromise texts were approved by the co-legislators at the second session of interinstitutional negotiations on the priority hazardous substances to be monitored in water, on Tuesday 20 May, but the most controversial points were not addressed.
Compromises have been confirmed on the watch list (see EUROPE B13640A11), on the deadlines for starting monitoring campaigns and on the reporting of monitoring data. The EU Council, which was advocating a nine-month period before starting...