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

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

A-9-2024-0037

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety · Rapporteur: Ivan Vilibor Sinčić

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Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal to amend Directive 2007/2/EC on reporting for spatial information infrastructure. It changes Article 21(2) so that two introductory sentences replace the first sentence, and deletes Article 3 on addressees. Member States would report to the Commission every two years instead of annually, without reducing monitoring or data collection. From 31 March 2025 they would update a summary report every two years, by 31 March, made available to the public. The streamlining falls under the targeted category of reducing EU administration by 25%, and covers information such as utility networks and the location of production and industrial facilities.

Committee position. The committee proposes that Parliament adopt its position at first reading, amending the Commission proposal by replacing the first sentence of Article 21(2) of Directive 2007/2/EC with two introductory sentences and deleting Article 3 on addressees.

Key points

  1. Parliament adopts its position at first reading on the proposal to amend Directive 2007/2/EC on reporting requirements for spatial information infrastructure.
  2. The Commission is called on to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal.
  3. Amendment 1 replaces the first sentence of Article 21(2) of Directive 2007/2/EC with two introductory sentences.
  4. Amendment 2 deletes Article 3 of the proposed decision, which concerns addressees and states that the decision is addressed to the Member States.
  5. Instead of annual reporting, Member States would report to the Commission every two years on specific reporting requirements relating to spatial information infrastructure in the environmental field.
  6. The amendment does not reduce monitoring or data collection by Member States.
  7. From 31 March 2025, Member States would update a summary report every two years, no later than 31 March, and make it available to the public.
  8. The streamlining of reporting obligations falls under the targeted category of reducing EU administration by 25%.
  9. The changes relate to information such as utility networks and the location of production and industrial facilities.

Who is affected

  • Member States, which would report to the Commission every two years and update a public summary report by 31 March.
  • The Commission, which would receive the reports and must refer the matter to Parliament again if it substantially amends its proposal.
  • The public, which would have access to the summary report made available by Member States.

Figures and deadlines

  • Every two years: frequency of Member States' reporting to the Commission instead of annual reporting.
  • 31 March 2025: date from which Member States update a summary report every two years.
  • No later than 31 March: deadline for updating the summary report.
  • 25%: targeted reduction in EU administration under which the streamlining falls.

Legal basis: Article 294(2) and Article 192(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.