European Federation for the Protection of Waters | EFPW [Abbr.]

European Federation for the Protection of Waters

Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology | EAWAG [Abbr.]

Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology [ Eawag ]

The WFD and other water-related directives,[8] have contributed to improving water protection in the EU.

While it is unlikely that the natural state provision or allowance that the federal government is relying on to protect Canada's water would survive a trade challenge, it is vital to realize that water exists on a lot of levels within various trade agreements, any of which Canada could be challenged on and then forced to allow exploitation of its water.

The following EU measures, among others, may be considered as relevant to soil protection and as relatively effective: the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED), the Environmental Liability Directive (ELD), and the rules on water protection (Water Framework Directive (WFD), Nitrates Directive (NiD), cross-compliance system of the CAP and Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions (GAEC)).

Also, I'd like to mention some of the legislation that is going to be affected by the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act, federal acts and regulations: Bridges Act; Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act; Canadian Environmental Protection Act; Explosives Act; Fisheries Act; Indian Act; National Defence Act; National Energy Board Act; National Parks Act; Canadian Transportation Act; Navigable Waters Protection Act; Northwest Territories Waters Act; Radiocommunication Act; Railway Safety Act; Anhydrous Ammonia Bulk Storage Regulations, Railway Safety Act; Atomic Energy Control Regulations, Atomic Energy Control Act; Chlori ...[+++]ne Tank Gas Unloading Facilities Regulations; Federal Mobile PCB Treatment and Destruction Regulations; Flammable Liquids Bulk Storage Regulations; Indian Oil and Gas Regulations; Indian Reserve Waste Disposal Regulations, Indian Act; Indian Timber Regulations, Indian Act; Liquefied Petroleum Gas Bulk Storage Regulations; Metal Mining Effluent Regulations; Migratory Birds Regulations, Migratory Birds Convention Act; Migratory Birds Sanctuary Regulations, Migratory Birds Convention Act; National Historic Parks General Regulations, National Parks Act; Nation Parks General Regulations, National Parks Act; National Parks Guiding Regulations, National Parks Act; National Parks Leases and Licences; National Parks Timber Regulations, National Parks Wildlife Regulations under the National Parks Act; Territorial Dredging Regulations under the Territorial Lands Act; Territorial Lands Use Regulations under the Territorial Lands Act—refers to class A and B permits—Uranium and Thorium Mining Regulations under the Atomic Energy Control Act; Wildlife Areas Regulations under the Canada Wildlife Act; and provisions of NWT acts, such as the GNWT Forest Management Act, the Government of the Northwest Territories Forest Protection Act, the Government of the Northwest Territories Territorial Parks Act, the Government of the Northwest Te ...