66By contrast, as the Advocate General has observed in point 105 of his Opinion, if the concept of ‘deterioration’ is interpreted by reference to a quality element or a substance, the obligation to prevent deterioration of the status of a body of water retains all its practical effect, since it encompasses all changes liable to undermine achievement of the principal objective of Directive 2000/60.
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