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Decree-Law No. 135/2009 establisihing the legal regime for managing, controlling and classifying quality of bathing waters.

Country
Portugal
Type of law
Legislation
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Keywords
Abstract
This Decree-Law, consisting of 25 articles and 6 Annexes, regulates the requirements for water quality standards for bathing purposes. It applies to all natural mineral waters for the following uses: standards for swimming pool water, treated and processed waters used for therapeutical purposes, artificial waters separated from superficial and underground waters for thermal use and for source mineral waters.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/por112568.pdf
Date of text
Entry into force notes
This Decree-Law enters into force on 1 November 2009.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Diário da República, Serie I, No. 107, 3 June 2009, pp. 3460-3468.
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Decreto-Lei n. 135/2009.
Amends
Decree-Law No. 236/98 establishing quality standards, criteria and objectives in order to protect the aquatic environment and improve the quality of water according to its main uses.
Amended by
Decree-Law No. 113/2012 amending the legal regime for managing, controlling and classifying quality of bathing waters.
Implemented by
Order No. 141-A/2022 providing for the year 2022 the identification of coastal and transitional and inland bathing waters, establishing the respective bathing seasons, and qualification as a bathing beach, where the presence of lifeguards is ensured.
Order No. 101-A/2014 establishing bathing waters and classification of beaches for respective bathing seasons in 2014.
Order No. 175/2012 defining and classifying maritime, river and lake bathing beaches.