Member States shall ensure that, by 31 December 2005, urban waste water entering collecting systems shall before discharge be subject to appropriate treatment as defined in Article 2 (9) in the following cases:
for discharges to fresh-water and estuaries from agglomerations of less than 2 000 p.e.,
for discharges to coastal waters from agglomerations of less than 10 000 p.e.
[F1By way of derogation from the first paragraph, in respect of Mayotte, the time limit defined therein shall be 31 December 2027 .]
Textual Amendments
F1 Inserted by Council Directive 2013/64/EU of 17 December 2013 amending Council Directives 91/271/EEC and 1999/74/EC, and Directives 2000/60/EC, 2006/7/EC, 2006/25/EC and 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, following the amendment of the status of Mayotte with regard to the European Union.