9.4.3 Water Law
The main tool with which the Water Framework Directive achieves its objective of
good water status is river basin management planning. For a legal comparison of
water law, therefore, the most important planning steps in terms of climate adaptation
were selected. These are the initial analysis of the water status (Art. 5, Annex II
WFD), the economic analysis of the costs of water services (Art. 5 WFD, Annex III),
monitoring of the water status (Art. 8 WFD, Annex V), objective setting and making
use of exemptions (Art. 4 WFD), and the establishment of the programmes of
measures (Art. 11 WFD) (cf. EC 2008, p. 4; EC 2009, p. 39).
9.4.3.1 Risk Analysis and Economic Analysis, Monitoring
Within the compared Central European countries, the Water Framework Directive
was implemented by national or federal water law and a series of governmental
decrees containing more detailed information. In all of the countries river basin
management planning and the cyclical updating of the plans are obligatory (Austria:
Sec. 55c Act on Water Law,
25 Germany: Sec. 83 and 84 Federal Water Act,
26
Hungary: Sec. 3, 4, 21 Governmental Decree 221/2004,
27 Italy: Art. 117 Legislative
Decree No. 152/2006,
28 Poland: Art. 113 and 114 Water Act 2001
29 and Gov. Decree
of 18 June 2009 on water management planning,
30 Romania: Art. 43 Water Law,
31
Slovenia: Art. 55 and 59 (1) Water Act 2002
32
). The obligation to establish, review
and update river basin management plans includes risk analysis for the water status
and the economic analysis of water services. Both instruments are of great importance from the perspective of climate adaptation. Whereas the risk analysis requires a
25 Wasserrechtsgesetz (WRG) BGBl. Nr. 215/1959 zuletzt gea ¨ndert durch BGBl. I Nr. 24/2012.
26 Wasserhaushaltsgesetz (WHG) vom 31. Juli 2009 (BGBl. I S. 2585), zuletzt gea ¨ndert durch
Artikel 5 Absatz 9 des Gesetzes vom 24. Februar 2012 (BGBl. I S. 212).
27 221/2004. (VII. 21.) Korm. rendelet a vı ´zgyu ˝jto ˝-gazda ´lkoda ´s egyes szaba ´lyairo ´l.
28 Decreto Legislativo 3 aprile 2006, n. 152 “Norme in materia ambientale” – Gaz. Uffic. n. 88 del
14.04.2006 – Suppl. Ordin. n. 96.
29 Ustawa z dnia 18 lipca 2001 r. Prawo wodne, Dz.U. z 2001 r. Nr 115, poz. 1229, consolidated
version of the text: Dz. U. z dnia 9 lutego 2012 r., poz. 145 (Obwieszczenie Marszałka Sejmu
R.P. z dnia 10.01.2012 r.w sprawie ogłoszenia jednolitego tekstu Ustawy – Prawo Wodne).
30 Rozporza ˛dzenie Rady Ministro ´w (Dz. U. Nr 106, poz. 882 z dnia 18 czerwca 2009), w sprawie
szczego ´łowego zakresu opracowywania plano ´w gospodarowania wodami na obszarach dorzeczy.
31 Lege nr. 107 din 25/09/1996 (forma consolidata ˘ 19/02/2010) – Legea apelor, publicat ı
ˆn Monitorul
Oficial nr. 244 din 08/10/1996; aceasta este forma actualizata ˘ cu modifica ˘rile și completa ˘rile aduse de
urma ˘toarele acte: Hota ˘ra ˆre nr. 83 din 15.03.1997, Hota ˘ra ˆre nr. 948 din 15.11.1999, Lege nr. 192 din
19.04.2001 republicare 1, Ordonanța de urgența ˘ nr. 107 din 05.09.2002, Lege nr. 404 din 07.10.2003,
Lege nr. 310 din 08.06.2004, Lege nr. 112 din 04.05.2006, Ordonanța de urgența ˘ nr. 12 din
28.02.2007, Ordonanța de urgența ˘ nr. 3 din 05.02.2010.
32 Zakon O Vodah (ZV-1), Uradni list RS, s ˇt. 67/2002 z dne 26. 7. 2002, 3237.
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The main tool with which the Water Framework Directive achieves its objective of
good water status is river basin management planning. For a legal comparison of
water law, therefore, the most important planning steps in terms of climate adaptation
were selected. These are the initial analysis of the water status (Art. 5, Annex II
WFD), the economic analysis of the costs of water services (Art. 5 WFD, Annex III),
monitoring of the water status (Art. 8 WFD, Annex V), objective setting and making
use of exemptions (Art. 4 WFD), and the establishment of the programmes of
measures (Art. 11 WFD) (cf. EC 2008, p. 4; EC 2009, p. 39).
9.4.3.1 Risk Analysis and Economic Analysis, Monitoring
Within the compared Central European countries, the Water Framework Directive
was implemented by national or federal water law and a series of governmental
decrees containing more detailed information. In all of the countries river basin
management planning and the cyclical updating of the plans are obligatory (Austria:
Sec. 55c Act on Water Law,
25 Germany: Sec. 83 and 84 Federal Water Act,
26
Hungary: Sec. 3, 4, 21 Governmental Decree 221/2004,
27 Italy: Art. 117 Legislative
Decree No. 152/2006,
28 Poland: Art. 113 and 114 Water Act 2001
29 and Gov. Decree
of 18 June 2009 on water management planning,
30 Romania: Art. 43 Water Law,
31
Slovenia: Art. 55 and 59 (1) Water Act 2002
32
). The obligation to establish, review
and update river basin management plans includes risk analysis for the water status
and the economic analysis of water services. Both instruments are of great importance from the perspective of climate adaptation. Whereas the risk analysis requires a
25 Wasserrechtsgesetz (WRG) BGBl. Nr. 215/1959 zuletzt gea ¨ndert durch BGBl. I Nr. 24/2012.
26 Wasserhaushaltsgesetz (WHG) vom 31. Juli 2009 (BGBl. I S. 2585), zuletzt gea ¨ndert durch
Artikel 5 Absatz 9 des Gesetzes vom 24. Februar 2012 (BGBl. I S. 212).
27 221/2004. (VII. 21.) Korm. rendelet a vı ´zgyu ˝jto ˝-gazda ´lkoda ´s egyes szaba ´lyairo ´l.
28 Decreto Legislativo 3 aprile 2006, n. 152 “Norme in materia ambientale” – Gaz. Uffic. n. 88 del
14.04.2006 – Suppl. Ordin. n. 96.
29 Ustawa z dnia 18 lipca 2001 r. Prawo wodne, Dz.U. z 2001 r. Nr 115, poz. 1229, consolidated
version of the text: Dz. U. z dnia 9 lutego 2012 r., poz. 145 (Obwieszczenie Marszałka Sejmu
R.P. z dnia 10.01.2012 r.w sprawie ogłoszenia jednolitego tekstu Ustawy – Prawo Wodne).
30 Rozporza ˛dzenie Rady Ministro ´w (Dz. U. Nr 106, poz. 882 z dnia 18 czerwca 2009), w sprawie
szczego ´łowego zakresu opracowywania plano ´w gospodarowania wodami na obszarach dorzeczy.
31 Lege nr. 107 din 25/09/1996 (forma consolidata ˘ 19/02/2010) – Legea apelor, publicat ı
ˆn Monitorul
Oficial nr. 244 din 08/10/1996; aceasta este forma actualizata ˘ cu modifica ˘rile și completa ˘rile aduse de
urma ˘toarele acte: Hota ˘ra ˆre nr. 83 din 15.03.1997, Hota ˘ra ˆre nr. 948 din 15.11.1999, Lege nr. 192 din
19.04.2001 republicare 1, Ordonanța de urgența ˘ nr. 107 din 05.09.2002, Lege nr. 404 din 07.10.2003,
Lege nr. 310 din 08.06.2004, Lege nr. 112 din 04.05.2006, Ordonanța de urgența ˘ nr. 12 din
28.02.2007, Ordonanța de urgența ˘ nr. 3 din 05.02.2010.
32 Zakon O Vodah (ZV-1), Uradni list RS, s ˇt. 67/2002 z dne 26. 7. 2002, 3237.
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