8Annex I to the Directive, concerning the criteria for identifying waters referred to in Article 3(1), states in part A:‘Waters referred to in Article 3(1) shall be identified making use, inter alia, of the following criteria:1. whether surface freshwaters, in particular those used or intended for the abstraction of drinking water, contain or could contain, if action pursuant to Article 5 is not taken, more than the concentration of nitrates laid down in accordance with Directive 75/440/EEC;2. whether groundwaters contain more than 50 mg/l nitrates or could contain more than 50 mg/l nitrates if action pursuant to Article 5 is not taken;3. whether natural freshwater lakes, other freshwater bodies, estuaries, coastal waters and marine waters are found to be eutrophic or in the near future may become [eutrophic] if action pursuant to Article 5 is not taken.’
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