What changed

DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

TEXTS ADOPTED

on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2007/2/EC as regards certain reporting requirements for infrastructures for spatial information

P9_TA(2024)0166

(COM(2023)0584 – C90385/2023 – 2023/0356(COD))

Reporting requirements for infrastructures for spatial information

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

PE757.105

European Parliament legislative resolution of 14 March 2024 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2007/2/EC as regards certain reporting requirements for infrastructures for spatial information (COM(2023)0584 – C9-0385/2023 – 2023/0356(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

– after consulting the Committee of the Regions,

– having regard to the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 21 February 2024 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

– having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,

3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

Amendment 1

P9_TC1-COD(2023)0356

Proposal for a decision

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 14 March 2024 with a view to the adoption of Decision (EU) 2024/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2007/2/EC as regards certain reporting requirements for infrastructures for spatial information

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Decision (EU) 2024/2829.)

Amendment 2

Proposal for a decision

Article 3

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Instead of the current annual reporting, Member States will report to the Commission every two years on specific reporting requirements relating to spatial information infrastructure in the field of the environment or activities that may affect the environment. This amendment to the Directive does not reduce monitoring or data collection by Member States.

From 31 March 2025, Member States will update a summary report every two years, no later than 31 March, which will be made available to the public.

The streamlining of reporting obligations in this proposal falls under the targeted category of reducing EU administration by 25%. As stated in the proposed amendment to this Directive, these changes relate to information such as utility networks, location of production and industrial facilities, etc., and therefore I have no objections to the proposed amendment to this Directive.

ANNEX: LIST OF ENTITIES OR PERSONS FROM WHOM THE RAPPORTEUR HAS RECEIVED INPUT

The rapporteur declares under his exclusive responsibility that he did not receive input from any entity or person to be mentioned in this Annex pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure.

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