Drinking Water Directive 1998

European Union directive
Legislation directive_of_the_european_union Q5307743
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Drinking Water Directive 1998

Summary

Drinking Water Directive 1998 is a directive of the European Union[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Drinking Water Directive 1998's instance of is recorded as directive of the European Union[3].
  • Drinking Water Directive 1998 was released on November 3, 1998[4].
  • Drinking Water Directive 1998 was released on 1998[5].
  • Drinking Water Directive 1998's main subject is drinking water[6].
  • Drinking Water Directive 1998's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eudr/1998/83[7].
  • Drinking Water Directive 1998's work available at URL is recorded as https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:31998L0083[8].
  • Drinking Water Directive 1998's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as European Union[9].
  • Drinking Water Directive 1998's replaced by is recorded as Drinking Water Directive 2020[10].
  • Drinking Water Directive 1998's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption'}[11].

Why It Matters

Drinking Water Directive 1998 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . legislation.gov.uk. legislation.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . legislation.gov.uk. legislation.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . EUR-Lex. eur-lex.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . legislation.gov.uk. legislation.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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