Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC). Guidance document №7. Monitoring under the Water Framework Directive

Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2003. — 160 p.
ISBN: 92-894-5127-0.
ISSN: 1725-1087.This technical document has been developed through a collaborative programme involving the European Commission, all the Member States, the Accession Countries, Norway and other stakeholders and Non-Governmental Organisations. The document should be regarded as presenting an informal consensus position on best practice agreed by all partners. However, the document does not necessarily represent the official, formal position of any of the partners. Hence, the views expressed in the document do not necessarily represent the views of the European Commission.The purpose of this document, along with the other Guidance Documents published by the Commission, is to provide experts and stakeholders with Guidance in the implementation of the Directive. The focus of the document is on providing Guidance on establishing programmes of measures with specific emphasis on the appropriate selection of quality elements and design of monitoring programmes in accordance with Articles 8 and 11 and Annex V.