26/01/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has recently presented the Council and the Parliament with a proposal of directive aimed at codifying Directive 78/659/EEC on the quality of freshwater that needs to be protected or improved to ensure the survival of fish. The new directive will include in a single text the various changes that have been made to the text adopted in July 1978. The codification operation only concerns form. The substance of Directive 78/659 and its later...