L 330/32 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 5.12.98COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 98/83/ECof 3 November 1998on the quality of water intended for human consumptionTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity and, in particular, Article 130s(1) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and SocialCommittee (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of theRegions (3),Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down inArticle 189c (4),(1) Whereas it is necessary to adapt Council Directive80/778/EEC of 15 July 1980 relating to the qualityof water intended for human consumption (5) toscientific and technological progress; whereasexperience gained from implementing thatDirective shows that it is necessary to create anappropriately flexible and transparent legalframework for Member States to address failuresto meet the standards; whereas, furthermore, thatDirective should...