The present Ordinance implements the Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the management of bathing water quality. The Ordinance applies to surface waters generally used as bathing waters. The text consists of 14 articles as follows: Purpose and sphere of application (1); Definition of terms (2); Determination of bathing waters, monitoring (3); Rating of bathing water quality (4); Classification and quality status of bathing waters (5); Bathing water profi