44The derogation regime provided for in Article 4(7) of Directive 2000/60, the conditions for the application of which have been examined by the defendant in the main proceedings but are not the subject of the referring court’s questions, likewise constitutes a matter which confirms the interpretation that prevention of deterioration of the status of the bodies of water is binding in nature.
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