31However, such an interpretation, as conveyed in particular by the abovementioned guidance document which, as stated by the Advocate General in point 75 of his Opinion, is not legally binding, does not derive from the provisions of Directive 2000/60 and is, moreover, contradicted by the general scheme of that directive and the objectives it pursues. While the obligation to prevent deterioration of the status of bodies of surface water does not imply that Member States are required, when they assess the compatibility of a particular programme or project with the objective of preventing the deterioration of water quality, to take into account temporary, short-term impacts which are without lasting consequences where it is established that such impacts have, by their nature, little effect on the status of bodies of water and that they are therefore incapable of leading to a deterioration of those bodies, that is not the case where it is established that such impacts may cause deterioration within the meaning of paragraph 27 of the present judgment, even if that deterioration is temporary in nature.
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