76It follows from the foregoing that, during the procedure for approval of a project, and therefore before the decision is taken, the competent authorities are required, under Article 4 of Directive 2000/60, to check whether that project may have adverse effects on water which would be contrary to the requirements to prevent deterioration and to improve the status of bodies of surface water and groundwater. That provision therefore precludes such a check from taking place only after that time.
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