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The Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD) (EU 1991a) specifically addresses the reduction of nutrient and chemical pollution to waters. Other Directives and legislations related to chemicals in waters are the REACH Regulation (EU 2006b) on registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals and the Directive on industrial emissions for integrated pollution prevention and control (IED). Furthermore, the Nitrates Directive (EU 1991b) as well as the Directive on the sustainable use of pesticides (EU 2009) aim to avoid nutrient and chemical pollution from agriculture into soil and waters and are specifically linked to the Farm to Fork Strategy. For both directives, Member States are obliged to establish National Action Plans including mitigation measures to fulfil the Directives’ requirements.