The Commission has conducted a review of the list of priority substances previously in Annex X to Directive 2000/60/EC in accordance with Article 16 thereof and with Article 8 of Directive 2008/105/EC, and a review of the lists of substances in Annex I and Part B of Annex II to Directive 2006/118/EC in accordance with Article 10 thereof and has concluded, in the light of new scientific knowledge, that it is appropriate to amend those lists by adding new substances, setting EQS or groundwater quality standards for those newly added substances, revising the EQS for some existing substances in line with scientific progress and setting biota or sediment EQS for some existing and newly added substances. The Commission has also identified which additional substances are likely to accumulate in sediment or biota, and clarified that trend monitoring of such substances should be conducted in sediment or biota. The reviews of the lists of substances have been supported by an extensive consultation with experts from the Commission services, Member States, stakeholder groups and the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks.
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