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Riding the New Wave of European Water Law: How Member States are Tackling the Water Framework Directive

Claire Smith, Ross Fairley, Henry van Geen, Marcus Hoedl-Adick, Gauthier van Thuyne, Debby de Roover

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The Water Framework Directive (WFD) has been heralded as the most significant piece of water legislation to come out of the European Union (“EU”) in the last 20 years and looks set to overhaul the way in which Member States will manage their water resources in the future. This article examines the key objectives of the WFD and gives a comparative overview of how England & Wales, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium are proposing to implement it.

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The Water Framework Directive (WFD) has been heralded as the most significant piece of water legislation to come out of the European Union (“EU”) in the last 20 years and looks set to overhaul the way in which Member States will manage their water resources in the future. This article examines the key objectives of the WFD and gives a comparative overview of how England & Wales, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium are proposing to implement it.

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The Water Framework Directive (WFD) has been heralded as the most significant piece of water legislation to come out of the European Union (“EU”) in the last 20 years and looks set to overhaul the way in which Member States will manage their water resources in the future. This article examines the key objectives of the WFD and gives a comparative overview of how England & Wales, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium are proposing to implement it.

Key concepts: Member states, Directive, Water Framework Directive, Law, Political science, European union, Business, International trade

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