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Draft report (COM(2022)0540 – C9-0361/2022 – 2022/0344(COD)) 2023-04-04

Amending Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, Directive 2006/118/EC on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration and Directive 2008/105/EC on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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Amendment 35

Stanislav Polčák

Proposal for a directive

Recital 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(1) Chemical pollution of surface and groundwater poses a threat to the aquatic environment, with effects such as acute and chronic toxicity in aquatic organisms, accumulation of pollutants in the ecosystem and loss of habitats and biodiversity, as well as to human health. Setting environmental quality standards helps to implement the zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment.

[1] Decision (EU) 2022/591 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 April 2022 on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030.

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Amendment 36

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Recital 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(1) Chemical pollution of surface and groundwater poses a threat to the aquatic environment, with effects such as acute and chronic toxicity in aquatic organisms, accumulation of pollutants in the ecosystem and loss of habitats and biodiversity, as well as to human health. Setting environmental quality standards may help to implement the zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment, provided that they are accompanied by gradual and concerted mitigation measures.

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Amendment 37

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Recital 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(1) Chemical pollution of surface and groundwater poses a threat to the aquatic environment, with effects such as acute and chronic toxicity in aquatic organisms, accumulation of pollutants in the ecosystem and loss of habitats and biodiversity, as well as to human health. Setting achievable and enforcable environmental quality standards helps the efforts towards the zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment.

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Amendment 38

Marina Mesure

Proposal for a directive

Recital 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(1 a) The legislative report 2014/2239(INI) underlined that in the EU, more than 1 million people still lacked access to a safe and clean drinking water supply and nearly 2 % of the population lacks access to sanitation. In line with resolution 64/292 of the United Nations General Assembly that recognises ‘the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights’ and resolution 7/22 of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Member States should ensure the effectiveness of the right to clean water and sanitation. Improving the quality of both surface water and groundwater participates to the enjoyment of clean drinking water to the population. Proper access to justice is a way, among others, to ensure full effectivity to the aforementioned rights. Report 2021/2187(INI) also reaffirms European Parliament position in favour of treating water resource as a common good through public management and public property.

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Justification

The right to clean water and sanitation is increasingly recognised at both a national and international level. This fundamental right should be understood as a guiding principle of the legislation.

Amendment 39

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Recital 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(1 a) It is first and foremost the responsibility of Member States to strive towards achieving the Environmental Quality Standards for priority hazardous substances within an appropriate timeline.

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Amendment 40

Marina Mesure

Proposal for a directive

Recital 1 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(1 b) Report 2021/2187(INI) of the European Parliament reaffirms the external dimension of the implementation of the human right to clean water and sanitation. Improving the quality of groundwater and surface water should also be a guiding principle in EU external action. Considering that water basins also extend beyond EU external border, ensuring the effective implementation of the water quality directives also participates to improving the access to clean water in third countries.

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Justification

The impact of this directive goes beyond EU external borders and affects the right to a clean water in third countries through crossborder water basins.

Amendment 41

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Recital 1 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(1 b) Evidence shows that there is an investment need in the water sector and EU funding is vital for some Member States to comply with legal obligations. All member states need to scale up their expenditure by at least 20% to reach EU water standards and there is an aggregated financing gap of EUR 289 billion up to 2030.1a

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1a OECD, 6th Roundtable on Financing Water. Available at: https://www.oecd.org/water/6th-Roundtable-on-Financing-Water-in-Europe-Summary-and-Highlights.pdf

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Amendment 42

Marina Mesure

Proposal for a directive

Recital 1 c (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(1 c) Due to geographical and socioeconomic factors, some populations are more vulnerable to water pollution. The development of both legal and illegal mining combined with the strong attachment of indigenous population to their land exposes certain populations and biodiversity to a greater risk. In this regard, attention must be directed to the quality of water specifically, but not exclusively, in French Guiana and Sapmi.

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Justification

The mining sector is likely to develop in the coming years due to the resources needed for the green transition. Mining has a detrimental effect on the quality of water and causes irreversible damages to the environment. In this regard, Indigenous communities, intrinsically linked to their land, might be more affected by this process.

Amendment 43

Marina Mesure

Proposal for a directive

Recital 1 d (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(1 d) The increasing scarcity of the water resource already creates conflicts around its use. Access to clean water must be equitable and is therefore not compatible with certain unsustainable industrial and agricultural practices, such as, but not exclusively, the development of "mega-basins" used to pump groundwater for the needs of certain crops.

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Amendment 44

Stanislav Polčák

Proposal for a directive

Recital 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(2) Pursuant to Article 191(2), second sentence, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), Union policy on the environment is to be based on the precautionary principle and on the principles that preventive action is to be taken, that environmental damage is, as a priority, to be rectified at source and that the polluter is to pay.

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Amendment 45

Marina Mesure

Proposal for a directive

Recital 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(2 a) Reports 2021/2187(INI) and 2014/2239(INI) of the European Parliament state that water should be treated as a common good and therefore that its management should be carried out by public bodies in order to ensure that preservation of ecosystems and universal access to a clean water are favoured over economic considerations.

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Justification

The European Parliament has taken a stance on several occasions in favour of treating water as a public good, especially in a context of increasing scarcity of this essential resource, in order to limit pollution and ensure equal access to a clean water.

Amendment 46

Marina Mesure

Proposal for a directive

Recital 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(2 a) It is necessary to provide sufficient financial and human resources to inspection and control services of the Member States in order to achieve the goals set by the Directive.

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Justification

As more than half of bodies of water in the European Union does not conform to the threshold implemented for water quality, we must ensure an adequate funding to inspection and control services of the Member States to achieve the goals set by the Directive.

Amendment 47

Marina Mesure

Proposal for a directive

Recital 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(3 a) Water pollution is mainly caused by the release of pharmaceuticals in wastewater, industrial waste and agricultural waste. We must ensure a synergy between all pieces of European legislation to prevent pollution at the source by introducing more ambitious obligations in order to prevent pollution at the source.

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Justification

We must create a link between legislations that operate on the sources of pollutants and their reduction (such as Reach Directive, Industrial Emissions Directive and Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for instance) to ensure consistency and efficiency in the realisation of pollution reduction.

Amendment 48

Marina Mesure

Proposal for a directive

Recital 3 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(3 b) Authorities have a distinct responsibility in the implementation of the Directive. They must continue to play an active role in reducing pollution at source by banning the use of listed substances, promoting new agricultural practices and strengthening inspection services in industrial and agricultural environments.

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Justification

Authorities have an obligation to ensure a satisfying water quality that translates into reducing pollution at source as well as strengthening inspection services and ensuring regular monitoring to reach the goals in pollution reduction.

Amendment 49

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Recital 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(4) Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council45establishes a framework for the protection of inland surface waters, transitional waters, coastal waters and groundwater. That framework involves the identification of priority substances amongst those that pose a significant risk to, or via, the aquatic environment at Union level. Directive 2008/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council46lays down Union-wide environmental quality standards (EQS) for the 45 priority substances listed in Annex X to Directive 2000/60/EC and eight other pollutants that were already regulated at Union level before Annex X was introduced by Decision No 2455/2001/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council47. Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council48lays down Union-wide groundwater quality standards for nitrates and for active substances in pesticides and criteria for establishing national threshold values for other groundwater pollutants. It also sets out a minimum list of 12 pollutants and their indicators for which Member States are required to consider establishingsuch national threshold values. The groundwater quality standards are set out in Annex I to Directive 2006/118/EC.

(4) Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council45establishes a framework for the protection of inland surface waters, transitional waters, coastal waters and groundwater. That framework involves the identification of priority substances amongst those that pose a significant risk to, or via, the aquatic environment at Union level. Directive 2008/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council46lays down Union-wide environmental quality standards (EQS) for the 45 priority substances listed in Annex X to Directive 2000/60/EC and eight other pollutants that were already regulated at Union level before Annex X was introduced by Decision No 2455/2001/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council47. Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council48lays down Union-wide groundwater quality standards for nitrates and for active substances in pesticides and criteria for establishing national threshold values for other groundwater pollutants. It also sets out a minimum list of 12 pollutants and their indicators for which Member States are required to establishsuch national threshold values. The groundwater quality standards are set out in Annex I to Directive 2006/118/EC.

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45 Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1).

46 Directive 2008/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directives 82/176/EEC, 83/513/EEC, 84/156/EEC, 84/491/EEC, 86/280/EEC and amending Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 84).

47 Decision No 2455/2001/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2001 establishing the list of priority substances in the field of water policy and amending Directive 2000/60/EC (OJ L 331, 15.12.2001, p. 1).

48 Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration (OJ L 372, 27.12.2006, p. 19).

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Justification

Annex II, Part B contains well-known highly toxic substances such as inter alia cadmium, lead and mercury. Member States should not just consider establishing thresholds for such substances, but actually do so.

Amendment 50

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Recital 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(4 a) Given the importance of groundwater as a drinking water source and given that groundwater ecosystems are more vulnerable to stressors than other freshwater ecosystems and lack the ability to recover from perturbations, a precautionary approach must be applied when setting groundwater threshold values to protect human health, groundwater ecosystems and groundwater-dependent ecosystems. In line with advice from the European Medicines Agency, an additional assessment factor of 10 should normally be applied when setting quality standards for groundwater as compared to surface water.

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Justification

EMA concluded in 2015 in relation to veterinary medicinal products that an additional assessment factor of 10 should be applied for groundwater as compared to surface water (https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/scientific-guideline/guideline-assessing-environmental-human-health-risks-veterinary-medicinal-products-groundwater_en.pdf). A similar approach has already been adopted in relation to EQS derivation for marine ecosystems. An additional assessment factor of 10 should therefore always be applied for groundwater as compared to surface water.

Amendment 51

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Recital 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(5) Substances are considered for listing in Annex X to Directive 2000/60/EC or in Annex I or Annex II to Directive 2006/118/EC based on an assessment of the risk they pose to humans and the aquatic environment. The key components of that assessment are knowledge of the environmental concentrations of the substances, including information collected from watch-list monitoring, and of the (eco)toxicology of the substances, as well as of their persistence, bioaccumulation, carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, reprotoxicity and endocrine disrupting potential.

(5) Substances are considered for listing in Annex X to Directive 2000/60/EC or in Annex I or Annex II to Directive 2006/118/EC based on an assessment of the risk they pose to humans and the aquatic environment. The key components of that assessment are knowledge of the environmental concentrations of the substances, including information collected from watch-list monitoring, and of the (eco)toxicology of the substances, as well as of their persistence, bioaccumulation, toxicity, mobility, carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, reprotoxicity and endocrine disrupting potential.

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Justification

Toxicity needs to be added to be able to include substances that are persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic, and mobility needs to be added to include substances that are persistent, mobile and toxic or very persistent and very mobile, in line with the new hazard classes in CLP.

Amendment 52

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Recital 6 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(6 a) The 86.7 µg/L EQS proposed for surface water not used for the abstraction and preparation of drinking water originates from a scientific evaluation of the Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER), taking into account Ecotox studies and scientific public literature. As such, the science-based 86.7 µg/L EQS for glyphosate should preferably apply to all surface water bodies. Any quality standard for surface water used for the abstraction of drinking water should take into account the technical capacity of existing treatment measures for removing glyphosate.

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Amendment 53

Milan Brglez, Monika Beňová, Sara Cerdas, Robert Hajšel, Biljana Borzan, Maria Arena

Proposal for a directive

Recital 7

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(7) A combination of source-control and end-of-pipe measures is required to effectively deal with most pollutants across their life cycle, including, as relevant, chemical design, authorisation or approval, control of emissions during manufacturing and use or other processes, and waste handling. The setting of new or stricter quality standards in water bodies therefore complements and is coherent with other Union legislation that addresses or could address the pollution problem at one or more of those stages, including Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council49, Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council50, Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council51, Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council52, Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council53, Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council54, Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council55and Council Directive 91/271/EEC56. In order for the Member States to achieve the environmental objectives laid down in Article 4 of Directive 2000/60/EC in the best and most cost-effective way possible, they should ensure, when establishing their programmes of measures, that source-control measures are prioritized over end-of-pipe measures and that those measures are in accordance with relevant Union sectoral legislation on pollution.The Commission should develop guidance to provide criteria in order to establish whether all proportionate source-control measures have been exhausted, before end-of-pipe measures are implemented.

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49 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

50 Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1).

51 Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1).

52 Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC (OJ L 4, 7.1.2019, p. 43).

53 Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67).

54 Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides, (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 71).

55 Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17).

56 Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste-water treatment (OJ L 135, 30.5.1991, p. 40).

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Amendment 54

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Recital 7

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(7) A combination of source-control and end-of-pipe measures is required to effectively deal with most pollutants across their life cycle, including, as relevant, chemical design, authorisation or approval, control of emissions during manufacturing and use or other processes, and waste handling. The setting of new or stricter quality standards in water bodies therefore complements and is coherent with other Union legislation that addresses or could address the pollution problem at one or more of those stages, including Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council49Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council50, Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council51, Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council52, Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council53, Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council54, Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council55and Council Directive 91/271/EEC56, and specific measures should be provided for end users, who are likely to shoulder the heaviest burden as a result of the application of the directive.

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51 Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1).

52 Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC (OJ L 4, 7.1.2019, p. 43).

53 Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67).

55 Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17).

56 Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste-water treatment (OJ L 135, 30.5.1991, p. 40).

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Amendment 55

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Proposal for a directive

Recital 7

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(7) Source-control measures should be prioritised to effectively deal with most pollutants across their life cycle, including, as relevant, chemical design, authorisation or approval, control of emissions during manufacturing and use or other processes, and waste handling. If control at source measures fail to achieve good status of water bodies, end-of-pipe measures should be applied. The setting of new or stricter quality standards in water bodies therefore complements and is coherent with other Union legislation that addresses or could address the pollution problem at one or more of those stages, including Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council49, Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council50, Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council51, Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council52, Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council53, Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council54, Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council55and Council Directive 91/271/EEC56.

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51 Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1).

52 Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC (OJ L 4, 7.1.2019, p. 43).

53 Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67).

55 Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17).

56 Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste-water treatment (OJ L 135, 30.5.1991, p. 40).

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Amendment 56

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Recital 7

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

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51 Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1).

52 Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC (OJ L 4, 7.1.2019, p. 43).

53 Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67).

55 Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17).

56 Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste-water treatment (OJ L 135, 30.5.1991, p. 40).

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Justification

As source control measures are almost only possible at EU level, relevant EU laws should address the pollution problem.

Amendment 57

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Recital 8

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8) The new scientific knowledge points to a significant risk from several other pollutants found in water bodies, in addition to those already regulated. In groundwater, a particular problem has been identified through voluntary monitoring for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and pharmaceuticals. PFAS have been detected at more than 70% of the groundwater measuring points in the Union and existing national thresholds are clearly exceeded at a considerable number of locations, and pharmaceutical substances are also widely found. In surface waters, perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives are already listed as priority substances, but other PFAS are now also recognised to pose a risk. Watch-list monitoring under Article 8b of Directive 2008/105/EC has confirmed a risk in surface waters from a number of pharmaceutical substances which should therefore be added to the priority substances list. These substances should be monitored whenever the risk assessment and the river basin risk management pertaining to the abstraction points, carried out in accordance with Article 8 of Directive (EU) 2020/2184, find that these substances are likely to be present in a specific water supply. Furthermore, the values should be applied only once technical guidelines for monitoring this parameter have been drawn up in accordance with Article 13(7) of Directive (EU) 2020/2184.

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Amendment 58

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Recital 8

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8) The new scientific knowledge points to a significant risk from several other pollutants found in water bodies, in addition to those already regulated. In groundwater, a particular problem has been identified through voluntary monitoring for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and pharmaceuticals. PFAS have been detected at more than 70% of the groundwater measuring points in the Union and existing national thresholds are clearly exceeded at a considerable number of locations, and pharmaceutical substances are also widely found. A subset of specific PFAS as well as of PFAS total should therefore be aded to the list of groundwater pollutants. In surface waters, perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives are already listed as priority substances, but other PFAS are now also recognised to pose a risk. A subset of specific PFAS as well as of PFAS total should therefore be added to the list of priority substances. Watch-list monitoring under Article 8b of Directive 2008/105/EC has confirmed a risk in surface waters from a number of pharmaceutical substances which should therefore be added to the priority substances list. Bisphenol A is being replaced by other bisphenols with similar properties. Bisphenols should therefore be added to the priority list.

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Justification

The problem of PFAS goes well beyond 24 specific substances. A total of 10 000 PFAS is known, all with similar hazardous properties. PFAS total are already listed in the drinking water directive. In analogy, PFAS total should therefore be added both to the list of groundwater pollutants and to the list of priority substances.

Amendment 59

Milan Brglez, Monika Beňová, Sara Cerdas, Robert Hajšel, Biljana Borzan, Maria Arena, Tiemo Wölken

Proposal for a directive

Recital 8 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8 a) Atrazine is a herbicide used for annual broad-leaved weeds and annual grasses in cereals. The use of atrazine in plant protection products is no longer authorised within the Union pursuant to Commission Decision 2004/248/EC1a. Atrazine has been proven to be an endocrine disruptor, with evidence that it interferes with reproduction and development, and it could be a cause of cancer. The European Environmental Agency, assessing pesticides against effect or quality thresholds between 2013 and 2020, found that exceedances of one or more pesticides were detected at between 4% and 11% of groundwater monitoring sites, mainly exceedances of atrazine and its metabolites. Considering its persistent presence in the Union surface and groundwaters and in order to ensure the threshold values for atrazine do not exceed the total pesticides and metabolites EQS, the threshold value for atrazine in Annex I to Directive 2008/105/ EC should be adjusted, also in accordance with the threshold value for the same substance set in Directive (EU) 2020/21841b.

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1a Commission Decision of 10 March 2004 concerning the non-inclusion of atrazine in Annex I to Council Directive91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorizations for plant protection products containing this active substance, OJ L 78.

1b Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (recast)

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Amendment 60

Marina Mesure

Proposal for a directive

Recital 8 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8 a) In addition to the cost on biodiversity and water treatment systems, water pollution is also a large burden on the public health system. Tackling this issue by implementing lower thresholds of substances concentration and addressing pollution at its source is also an efficient way to contribute to sound public finances. The cost of sanitation of water is unevenly shared and should rely more on polluters rather than taxpayers. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) alone cause health-related costs of 2.8–4.6 billion EUR for the Nordic countries and 52–84 billion EUR for all EEA countries.

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Justification

The short term cost of filtering out toxic substances is often put forward to justify higher concentration thresholds of toxic substances, without taking into account the long term cost on the health system.

Amendment 61

Milan Brglez, Monika Beňová, Sara Cerdas, Robert Hajšel, Biljana Borzan, Maria Arena, Tiemo Wölken

Proposal for a directive

Recital 8 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8 b) According to SCHEER1aand EMA1b, the generic quality standard of 0,1 μg/L and 0,5 µg/L for groundwater, suggested for individual pesticides and for the sum of all pesticides respectively, as specified in Directive 2006/118/EC, was established in the 1980s, based on the chemical-analytical sensitivity available at that time. The default value of 0,1 μg/L for individual pesticides is not proven to be sufficiently protective for human health and the groundwater ecosystem, and is sometimes significantly higher in comparison to threshold values for many pesticides and fungicides on the list of priority substances in Annex I to Directive 2008/105/EC. Taking into consideration also SCHEER's opinion that no groundwater threshold values should be higher than the EQS for surface water, the Commission should review the threshold values for individual pesticides and the sum of all pesticides in Annex I to Directive 2006/118/EC by applying modern analytical methods and comparing them in relation to the best available toxicological knowledge. Pending this review, and in line with the precautionary approach expressed by drinking water providers in the European Groundwater Memorandum1c, interim threshold values should be established.

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1a SCHEER. Contribution to ENV consultation: Comments on the Commission’s proposal for amending the WFD/GWD/EQSD, March 2023. SCHEER. Groundwater quality standards for proposed additional pollutants in the annexes to the Groundwater Directive (2006/118/EC), July 2022.

1b EMA. Assessing the toxicological risk to human health and groundwater communities from veterinary pharmaceuticals in groundwater - Scientific guideline, April 2018.

1c European Groundwater Memorandum: To secure the quality and quantity of drinking water for future generations, March 2022.

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Amendment 62

Marina Mesure

Proposal for a directive

Recital 8 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8 b) Water pollution poses a risk not only to biodiversity and to the people living in the vicinity of contaminated water, but also to workers exposed to concentration levels of toxic substances that are hazardous, especially, but not exclusively, in the sanitation and agricultural sectors. On 10 June 2022, the 110th ILO International Labour Conference, the right to a safe and healthy working environment was added to the list of universally recognised fundamental rights at work. Member States should increase the frequency of work inspections, taking into account the exposure of workers to toxic substances in water. It is imperative to go well beyond the minimum objective of one inspector for every 10.000 workers set by of the International Labour Organization (ILO), which, however, many Member States still do not meet.

Or. en

Justification

To prevent water pollution from economic activities as well as ensuring that workers exposed to toxic substances and polluted water are adequately equipped, the frequency and thoroughness of inspections should be increased to make effective the right to a safe and healthy working environment.

Amendment 63

Milan Brglez, Monika Beňová, Sara Cerdas, Robert Hajšel, Biljana Borzan, Maria Arena, Tiemo Wölken

Proposal for a directive

Recital 8 c (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8 c) Bisphenol-A should be treated as a priority hazardous substance and should be added to the list in Annex I to Directive 2008/105/EC. Scientific reports show that also bisphenols other than bisphenol-A have proven endocrine-disrupting potential and mixtures of those bisphenols represent an ecotoxicological risk. Given that those scientific findings raise concerns regarding the safe use of alternatives to bisphenols that might have a negative impact on human health and the environment, the Commission should establish a 'Bisphenols Total' parameter and an appropriate EQS for the total of bisphenol substances.

Or. en

Amendment 64

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Proposal for a directive

Recital 9

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(9) Directive 2000/60/EC requires Member States to identify water bodies used for the abstraction of water intended for human consumption, to monitor them, and to take the necessary measures to avoid deterioration in their quality and to reduce the level of purification treatment required in the production of water that is fit for human consumption. In this context, micro-plastics have been identified as a potential risk to human health, but more monitoring data are required to confirm the need for setting an environmental quality standard for micro-plastics in surface and groundwaters. Micro-plastics should therefore be included in the surface and groundwater watch lists and should be monitored as soon as the Commission has identified suitable monitoring methods. In this context , account should be taken of the methodologies for monitoring and assessing the risks from micro-plastics in drinking water, developed under Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council57.

(9) Directive 2000/60/EC requires Member States to identify water bodies used for the abstraction of water intended for human consumption, to monitor them, and to take the necessary measures to avoid deterioration in their quality and to reduce the level of purification treatment required in the production of water that is fit for human consumption. In this context, micro-plastics have been identified as a risk to human health, but more monitoring data are required to confirm the need for setting an environmental quality standard for micro-plastics in surface and groundwaters. Micro-plastics should therefore be included in the surface and groundwater watch lists and should be monitored as soon as the Commission has identified suitable monitoring methods. In this context , account should be taken of the methodologies for monitoring and assessing the risks from micro-plastics in drinking water, developed under Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council57.

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57 Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (recast) (OJ L 435, 23.12.2020, p. 1).

Or. en

Amendment 65

Aurélia Beigneux

Proposal for a directive

Recital 10

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(10) Concern has been expressed about the risk of antimicrobial resistance developing from the presence of antimicrobial resistant microorganisms and antimicrobial resistance genes in the aquatic environment, but little monitoring has taken place. Relevant antimicrobial resistance genes should also be included in the surface and ground water watch lists and monitored as soon as suitable monitoring methods have been developed. This is in line with the 'European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance’, adopted by the Commission in June 2017, and with the Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe, which also addresses this concern.

Or. fr

Amendment 66

Stanislav Polčák

Proposal for a directive

Recital 10

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(10) Concern has been expressed about the risk of antimicrobial resistance developing from the presence of antimicrobial resistant microorganisms and antimicrobial resistance genes in the aquatic environment, but little monitoring has taken place. However, we already know that bacterial resistance to antimicrobials is responsible for more than 1 million deaths globally each year. Relevant antimicrobial resistance genes should also be included in the surface and ground water watch lists and monitored as soon as suitable monitoring methods have been developed. This is in line with the 'European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance’, adopted by the Commission in June 2017, and with the Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe, which also addresses this concern.

Or. cs

Amendment 67

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Recital 10 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(10 a) To ensure that the legislation intended for preventing pollution of surface water and groundwater is up to date in relation to the pace of new and emerging chemicals that have the potential, as pollutants, to cause significant risks to human health or the aquatic environment, policy mechanisms to detect and assess such substances of emerging concern should be strengthened. In this regard, an approach that allows monitoring and analysis of additional numbers of such substances or groups of substances under the watch lists for surface water and groundwater should be devised, but only in cases where the Commission can demonstrate that those substances pose a high risk of irreparable damage. The Commission's demonstration in that regard shall be proposed and undergo public consultation in accordance with existing rules regarding proposals to change EU legislation.

Or. en

Justification

A more nuanced approach to address the potential danger of new and emerging chemicals, whilst at the same time having regard for empirical evidence and sound policymaking.

Amendment 68

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Recital 10 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(10 a) Concern has been expressed about the risk of sulfates and xanthates in the aquatic environment. Sulfates are already listed as a pollutant for groundwater, but little monitoring has taken place. Sulfates should therefore be included in the surface and ground water watch lists. Xanthates should be included in the surface water watch list.

Or. en

Amendment 69

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Recital 11

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(11) Considering the growing awareness of the relevance of mixtures and therefore of effect-based monitoring for determining chemical status, and considering that sufficiently robust effect-based monitoring methods already exist for estrogenic substances, Member States should apply such methods to assess the cumulative effects of estrogenic substances in surface waters over a period of at least two years. This will allow the comparison of effect-based results with the results obtained using the conventional methods for monitoring the three estrogenic substances listed in Annex I to Directive 2008/105/EC. That comparison will be used to assess whether effect-based monitoring methods may be used as reliable screening methods. Using such screening methods would have the advantage of allowing the effects of all estrogenic substances having similar effects to be covered, and not only those listed in Annex I to Directive 2008/105/EC. The definition of EQS in Directive 2000/60/EC should be modified to ensure that it may, in the future, also cover trigger values that might be set for assessing the results of effect-based monitoring.

(11) Considering the growing awareness of the relevance of mixtures and therefore of effect-based monitoring for determining chemical status, and considering that sufficiently robust effect-based monitoring methods already exist for estrogenic substances, Member States should apply such methods to assess the cumulative effects of estrogenic substances in surface waters over a period of at least two years. This will allow the comparison of effect-based results with the results obtained using the conventional methods for monitoring the three estrogenic substances listed in Annex I to Directive 2008/105/EC. That comparison will be used to assess whether effect-based monitoring methods may be used as reliable screening methods. The assessments will employ only screening methods which have proven within the scientific community to be very reliable at delivering accurate data. This would allow the effects of all estrogenic substances having similar effects to be covered, and not only those listed in Annex I to Directive 2008/105/EC. The definition of EQS in Directive 2000/60/EC should be modified to ensure that it may, in the future, also cover trigger values that might be set for assessing the results of effect-based monitoring. In order for the screening methods to prove their high degree of reliability in the scientific community, the methods must be put forward for and subjected to a public notice and consultation in line with the existing procedure for proposing amendments to EU directives.

Or. it

Amendment 70

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Recital 11

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(11) Considering the growing awareness of the relevance of mixtures and therefore of effect-based monitoring for determining chemical status, and considering that sufficiently robust effect-based monitoring methods already exist for estrogenic substances, Member States should apply such methods to assess the cumulative effects of estrogenic substances in surface waters over a period of at least two years. This will allow the comparison of effect-based results with the results obtained using the conventional methods for monitoring the three estrogenic substances listed in Annex I to Directive 2008/105/EC. That comparison will be used to assess whether effect-based monitoring methods may be used as reliable screening methods. The relevant assessments should be limited to using only such screening methods that have been proven to provide accurate data by the scientific community and, furthermore, have undergone public consultation in accordance with existing rules regarding proposal to change EU legislation. Using such screening methods would have the advantage of allowing the effects of all estrogenic substances having similar effects to be covered, and not only those listed in Annex I to Directive 2008/105/EC. The definition of EQS in Directive 2000/60/EC should be modified to ensure that it may, in the future, also cover trigger values that might be set for assessing the results of effect-based monitoring.

Or. en

Justification

Screening methods must be based on sound science and respect sound policymaking process.

Amendment 71

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Recital 12

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(12) The evaluation of Union water legislation58(the ‘evaluation’) concluded that the process for identifying and listing pollutants affecting surface and groundwater and setting or revising quality standards for them in the light of new scientific knowledge could be accelerated. If those tasks were to be carried out by the Commission, rather than in the framework of the ordinary legislative procedure as currently provided for in Articles 16 and 17 of Directive 2000/60/EC and Article 10 of Directive 2006/118/EC, the functioning of the surface and groundwater watch-list mechanisms, in particular in terms of timing and sequence of listing, monitoring and assessing results, could be improved, the links between the watch-list mechanism and the reviews of the lists of pollutants could be strengthened, and changes to the lists of pollutants could take account of scientific progress more swiftly. Therefore, and given the need to amend the lists of pollutants and their EQS promptly in the light of new scientific and technical knowledge, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to amend Annex I to Directive 2008/105/EC with regard to the list of priority substances and corresponding EQS set out in Part A of that Annex and to amend Annex I to Directive 2006/118/EC with regard to the list of groundwater pollutants and quality standards set out in that Annex. In this context, the Commisisonshould take account of the results of the monitoring of substances on the surface and groundwater watch lists. As a consequence, Articles 16 and 17 of Directive 2000/60/EC and Annex X to that Directive, as well as Article 10 of Directive 2006/118/EC, should be deleted.

(12) The evaluation of Union water legislation58(the ‘evaluation’) concluded that the process for identifying and listing pollutants affecting surface and groundwater and setting or revising quality standards for them in the light of new scientific knowledge could be accelerated. If those tasks were to be carried out by the Commission, rather than in the framework of the ordinary legislative procedure as currently provided for in Articles 16 and 17 of Directive 2000/60/EC and Article 10 of Directive 2006/118/EC, the functioning of the surface and groundwater watch-list mechanisms, in particular in terms of timing and sequence of listing, monitoring and assessing results, could be improved, the links between the watch-list mechanism and the reviews of the lists of pollutants could be strengthened, and changes to the lists of pollutants could take account of scientific progress more swiftly. Therefore, and given the need to amend the lists of pollutants and their EQS promptly in the light of new scientific and technical knowledge, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to amend Annex I to Directive 2008/105/EC with regard to the list of priority substances and corresponding EQS set out in Part A of that Annex and to amend Annex I to Directive 2006/118/EC with regard to the list of groundwater pollutants and quality standards set out in that Annex. In this context, the Commissionshould take account of the results of the monitoring of substances on the surface and groundwater watch lists. As a consequence, Articles 16 and 17 of Directive 2000/60/EC and Annex X to that Directive, as well as Article 10 of Directive 2006/118/EC, should be deleted, while maintaining the need to take measures aiming at the cessation or phasing out of discharges, emissions and losses of priority hazardous substances.

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58 Commission Staff Working Document Fitness check of the Water Framework Directive, Groundwater Directive, Environmental Quality Standards Directive and Floods Directive, SWD(2019) 439 final.

Or. en

Justification

Article 16 of the current water framework directive not only provides periodic reviews of the list of priority substances, but it also provides strategies against pollution of water. A key objective in that regard in Article 16 is the objective to take measures aiming at the cessation or phasing out of discharges, emissions and losses of priority hazardous substances. This objective needs to be maintained.

Amendment 72

Marina Mesure

Proposal for a directive

Recital 13 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(13 a) Certain toxic substances affect specific territories in the EU, such as the chlordecone (C₁₀Cl₁₀O) pesticide 1a, that is strongly persistent in the environment and bioaccumulates. Thus, it affects human health through water consumption. Despite not affecting a large proportion of EU Member States, the Commission should pay special attention to the presence of such hazardous substances in Member States water basins.

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1a https://www.anses.fr/fr/content/chlord%C3%A9cone-aux-antilles-les-risques-li%C3%A9s-%C3%A0-l%E2%80%99exposition-alimentaire

Or. en

Justification

This directive deals with substances of EU wide concern. The principle of subsidiarity does not exempt the EU institutions from specific scrutiny on the presence of toxic substances in water.

Amendment 73

Marina Mesure

Proposal for a directive

Recital 13 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(13 b) The mining sector in the European Union is expected to grow to ensure the development of the net zero industry, an objective detailed in the Critical Raw Material Act proposal (COM(2023)160). As reminded in report 09/2021 from the EEA1a, the mining sector impacts directly water quality and quantity; it is therefore necessary to enforce legislative frameworks and to plan and control water use and discharge in mining operations.

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1a Drivers of and pressures arising from selected key water management challenges : A European overview, report 09/2021, EEA

Or. en

Justification

The mining sector impacts in many ways the environment, and especially water quality, acid mine drainage, metal contamination, chemical pollution, erosion, sedimentation. In the coming years, even if the optimization of the quantities of energy and water used for ore processing continues (Vidal, et al., 2013), it is not expected to compensate for the effect related to the decrease in grades and the increase of complexity of the ores.

Amendment 74

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Recital 14 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(14 a) In order to ensure a harmonised approach and level playing field in the Union, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to amend Annex I to Directive 2006/118/EC by setting a quality standard for PFAS total.

Or. en

Justification

PFAS total should already be added to the list of groundwater pollutants, with an empowerment to the Commission to set the quality standard via delegated act.

Amendment 75

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Recital 15

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(15) In order to ensure a harmonised approach and level playing field in the Union, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to amend Part B of Annex II to Directive 2006/118/EC by adapting the list of pollutants for which Member States have to consider establishing national threshold values.

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 76

Christian Doleschal, Marlene Mortler, Stefan Berger, Christine Schneider, Norbert Lins, Jens Gieseke

Proposal for a directive

Recital 17

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(17) The review of the list of priority substances in Part A of Annex I to Directive 2008/105/EC has concluded that several priority substances are no longer of Union wide concern and should therefore no longer be included in Part A of Annex I to that Directive. Those substances should therefore be considered as river basin specific pollutants and included in Part C of Annex II to Directive 2008/105/EC together with their corresponding EQS. Considering that those pollutants are no longer considered to be of Union wide concern, the EQS need only be applied where those pollutants could still be of national or regional or local concern.

Or. de

Amendment 77

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Recital 17

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 78

Marina Mesure

Proposal for a directive

Recital 20 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(20 a) Protection of groundwater ecosystems and geoheritage should not be neglected by this Directive. Caves and karst areas are important and vulnerable ecosystems and unique geological sites that need protection. In karst areas, caves offer natural access to groundwater systems, which is of great importance for the water supply of populations. Karst aquifers are the most vulnerable to contamination and transport pollutants like pesticides or microplastics large distances through complex flowpaths with effectively no filtration. Therefore, specific thresholds for groundwater protection need to be implemented after a review of the European Commission.

Or. en

Justification

Caves and Karst areas do not benefit from a sufficient level of legal protection under EU law, despite the fragility and importance of their ecosystem. Limiting the presence of toxic substances in the water contained in the caves and karst areas is an efficient way to protect these ecosystems.

Amendment 79

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Proposal for a directive

Recital 20 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(20 a) Given that groundwater ecosystems are more vulnerable to stressors than many other freshwater ecosystems, the difficulty associated with remediation of contaminated groundwaters and the importance of groundwater as a drinking water source, a precautionary approach should be applied when setting groundwater threshold values, to protect groundwater ecosystems, human health and groundwater-dependent ecosystems. With regard to this, as well as the recommendations from the EMA guidance document EMA/CVMP/ERA/103555/2015, a factor 10 (lower) thresholds should be applied for groundwater compared to surface water.

Or. en

Amendment 80

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Recital 21

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(21) To ensure effective and coherent decision-making and develop synergies with the work carried out in the framework of other Union legislation on chemicals, the European Chemicals Agency (‘ECHA’), should be given a permanent and clearly circumscribed role in the prioritisation of substances to be included in the watch lists and in the lists of substances in Annexes I and II to Directive 2008/105/EC and Annexes I and II to Directive 2006/118/EC, and in the derivation of appropriate science-based quality standards. The Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) and the Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) of ECHA, should facilitate the carrying out of certain tasks conferred on ECHA by providing opinions. ECHA should also ensure better coordination between various pieces of environmental law through increased transparency as regards pollutants on a watch list or the development of Union wide or national EQS or thresholds, by making relevant scientific reports publicly available.

Or. it

Amendment 81

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Recital 21

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(21) To ensure effective and coherent decision-making and develop synergies with the work carried out in the framework of other Union legislation on chemicals, the European Chemicals Agency (‘ECHA’), should be given a permanent and clearly circumscribed role in the prioritisation of substances to be included in the watch lists and in the lists of substances in Annexes I and II to Directive 2008/105/EC and Annexes I and II to Directive 2006/118/EC, and in the derivation of appropriate science-based quality standards, based on scientific principles. The Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) and the Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) of ECHA, should facilitate the carrying out of certain tasks conferred on ECHA by providing opinions. ECHA should also ensure better coordination between various pieces of environmental law through increased transparency as regards pollutants on a watch list or the development of Union wide or national EQS or thresholds, by making relevant scientific reports publicly available. ECHA should also identify cost-effective levels of products and process controls.

Or. en

Amendment 82

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík, Catherine Chabaud

Proposal for a directive

Recital 21

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 83

Marina Mesure

Proposal for a directive

Recital 22 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(22 a) Member States not only have a duty to measure, to the best of their capacity, the chemical status of groundwater and surface water, but also to take all reasonable steps to prevent pollution of water. To ensure the effectiveness of this Directive, further preventive measures should be taken. These measures include further control of industrial and agricultural practices and banning of certain substances. The polluter pays principle should contribute to the sharing of the cost of measurements and prevention methods between public and private actors.

Or. en

Justification

The proper implementation of this directive depends greatly on the preventive measures put in place by member States. Once the pollution has occurred, the cost of extracting the hazardous substances should mainly rely on the polluter.

Amendment 84

Marina Mesure

Proposal for a directive

Recital 22 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(22 b) The better distribution of costs resulting from the application of the polluter pays principle should enable public authorities to harmonize their methods of sampling to better guarantee the right to health. As stated in Article 12 of the International Covenant for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the right to health is recognised as an international human right. The Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union also guarantees the right to health as Article 168 ensures a high level of health protection.

Or. en

Justification

The application of the polluter pays principle would enable an adequate funding for monitoring and enable authorities to harmonize their methods to ensure consistency in monitoring data across the Union. This constitutes a priority as the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union and the International Covenant for economic, social and cultural rights guarantee the right to health.

Amendment 85

Aurélia Beigneux

Proposal for a directive

Recital 24

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(24) The Treaty of Lisbon introduced a distinction between powers delegated to the Commission to adopt non-legislative acts of general application to supplement or amend certain non-essential elements of a legislative act (delegated acts), and the powers conferred upon the Commission to adopt acts to ensure uniform conditions for implementing legally binding Union acts (implementing acts). Directives 2000/60/EC and 2006/118/EC should be aligned to the legal framework introduced by the Lisbon Treaty.

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Or. fr

Amendment 86

Aurélia Beigneux

Proposal for a directive

Recital 25

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(25) The empowerments in Article 20(1), first subparagraph, of Directive 2000/60/EC and in point 1.4.1(ix) of Annex V to that Directive which provide for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny fulfil the criteria in Article 290(1) TFEU, since they concern adaptations of the Annexes to that Directive and adoption of rules supplementing it. They should therefore be converted to empowerments for the Commission to adopt delegated acts.

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Or. fr

Amendment 87

Marina Mesure, Anja Hazekamp

Proposal for a directive

Recital 25 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(25 a) Given that groundwater ecosystems are more vulnerable to stressors than many other freshwater ecosystems, the difficulty associated with remediation of contaminated groundwaters and the importance of groundwater as a drinking water source, a precautionary approach should be applied when setting groundwater threshold values, to protect groundwater ecosystems, human health and groundwater-dependent ecosystems. With regard to this, as well as the recommendations from the EMA guidance document EMA/CVMP/ERA/103555/2015, a factor 10 (lower) thresholds should be applied for groundwater compared to surface water.

Or. en

Justification

Groundwater ecosystems are more vulnerable to stressors than many other freshwater ecosystems due to slower biological and physical degradation processes paired with longer residence times for water. As a minimum, no groundwater thresholds should exceed the corresponding surface water EQS, but following a precautionary approach we favour that one order lower thresholds are set for groundwater compared to surface water.

Amendment 88

Aurélia Beigneux

Proposal for a directive

Recital 26

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(26) The empowerment in Article 8 of Directive 2006/118/EC which provides for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny fulfils the criteria in Article 290(1) TFEU, since it concerns adaptations of the Annexes to that Directive. It should therefore be converted to an empowerment for the Commission to adopt delegated acts.

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Or. fr

Amendment 89

Aurélia Beigneux

Proposal for a directive

Recital 27

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(27) It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during the preparation of delegated acts, its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as the Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.

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Or. fr

Amendment 90

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Recital 27

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(27) It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during the preparation of delegated acts, its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. Such consultations should be organised in a manner to ensure unhindered participation and adequate time for contribution of the relevant parties. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as the Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.

Or. en

Amendment 91

Aurélia Beigneux

Proposal for a directive

Recital 28

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(28) The empowerment in Article 8(3) of Directive 2000/60/EC which provides for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny fulfils the criteria in Article 290(2) TFEU, since it concerns the adoption of technical specifications and standardised methods for analysis and monitoring of water status and therefore aims at ensuringuniform conditions for the harmonised implementation of that Directive. It should therefore be converted to an empowerment for the Commission to adopt implementing acts. In order to ensure comparability of data, the empowerment should also be extended to include the establishment of formats for reporting monitoring and status data in accordance with Article 8(4). The powers conferred on the Commission should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council62.

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62 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).

Or. fr

Amendment 92

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Recital 28

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(28) The empowerment in Article 8(3) of Directive 2000/60/EC which provides for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny fulfils the criteria in Article 290(1) TFEU, since it concerns the adoption of technical specifications and standardised methods for analysis and monitoring of water status and thus rules supplementing it. It should therefore be converted to an empowerment for the Commission to adopt delegated acts.

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Or. en

Justification

The empowerment of Article 8(3) with regard to the adoption of technical specifications and standardised methods fulfils the criteria for delegated acts.

Amendment 93

Stanislav Polčák

Proposal for a directive

Recital 31

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(31) It is necessary to take into account scientific and technical progress in the area of monitoring of the status of water bodies in accordance with the monitoring requirements set out in Annex V to Directive 2000/60/EC. Therefore, Member States should be allowed to use of data and services from remote sensing technologies, earth observation (Copernicus services), in-situ sensors and devices, or citizen science data, leveraging the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence, advanced data analysis and processing.

(31) It is necessary to take into account the state of scientific and technical progress and the best available methods in the area of monitoring of the status of water bodies in accordance with the monitoring requirements set out in Annex V to Directive 2000/60/EC. Therefore, Member States should be allowed to use of data and services from remote sensing technologies, earth observation (Copernicus services), in-situ sensors and devices, or citizen science data, leveraging the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence, advanced data analysis and processing.

Or. cs

Amendment 94

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Recital 31

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(31) It is necessary to take into account scientific and technical progress in the area of monitoring of the status of water bodies in accordance with the monitoring requirements set out in Annex V to Directive 2000/60/EC. Therefore, Member States should be allowed to use of data and services from remote sensing technologies, earth observation (Copernicus services), in-situ sensors and devices, leveraging the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence, advanced data analysis and processing.

Or. en

Justification

Citizen science data may not provide the necessary level of accuracy.

Amendment 95

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Recital 31 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(31 a) Monitoring of the status of water bodies increases costs and administrative burdens of the Member States, especially those with scarcer resources and already stretched administrative apparatus. In light of this, the European Commission should work towards designating a single European monitoring facility that is able to carry out the necessary monitoring requirements when so requested by the Member States, thus easing their financial and administrative burdens. The use of such facility should be voluntary and without prejudice to arrangements already set in place by the Member States.

Or. en

Amendment 96

Marina Mesure

Proposal for a directive

Recital 31 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(31 a) The Commission should update, on a regular basis, the list of environmental priority substances and the watch list according to scientific and technological findings regarding economic sectors that are expected to grow in order to achieve energetic transition and that present high risks of water pollution. The updating should be allowed to occur outside of the general updating cycles, to ensure a continuous improvement of water quality assessment.

Or. en

Justification

The compliance of UE towards its objectives of carbon neutrality must not be achieved at the expense of large and unquantified ecological impacts on our ecosystems and biodiversity. Members States must track state of the art scientific publications to better assess the threats caused by certain emerging sectors.

Amendment 97

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík, Catherine Chabaud

Proposal for a directive

Recital 32

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(32) Considering the increases in unforeseeable weather events, in particular extreme floods and prolonged droughts, and in significant pollution incidentsresulting in or exacerbating transboundary accidental pollution, Member States should be required to ensure that immediate information on such incidents is provided to other potentially affected Member States and effectively cooperate with potentially affected Member States to mitigate the effects of the event or incident. It is also necessary to reinforce cooperation between Member States and streamline procedures for transboundary cooperation in case of more structural, i.e. non accidental and longer term transboundary issues which cannot be solved at Member State level, in accordance with Article 12 of Directive 2000/60/EC. In case European assistance is necessary, competent national authorities may send requests for assistance to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre of the Commission, which will coordinate possible offers of assistance and their deployment through the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, in accordance with Article 15 of Decision 1313/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council64.

(32) Considering the increases in unforeseeable weather events, in particular extreme floods and prolonged droughts, and in significant pollution incidents resulting in or exacerbating transboundary pollution, Member States should be required to ensure that immediate information on such incidents is provided to other potentially affected Member States and effectively cooperate with potentially affected Member States to mitigate the effects of the event or incident. It is also necessary to reinforce cooperation between Member States and streamline procedures for transboundary cooperation in case of more structural, i.e. non accidental and longer term transboundary issues which cannot be solved at Member State level, in accordance with Article 12 of Directive 2000/60/EC. In case European assistance is necessary, competent national authorities may send requests for assistance to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre of the Commission, which will coordinate possible offers of assistance and their deployment through the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, in accordance with Article 15 of Decision 1313/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council64.

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64 Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 924).

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Amendment 98

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Recital 34 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(34a) This directive introduces new and more demanding technical and technological services for both analytics and sampling. For these services to be sustainable, the Commission will carry out an in-depth economic feasibility assessment, in order to quantify the economic, bureaucratic and administrative costs that will fall to the authorities responsible for monitoring, and to examine other possibilities offering better procurement and alternatives for recruitment and staff training.

Or. it

Amendment 99

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Recital 34 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(34b) Given the cross-border nature of many river basins, an expert scientific study will be required to consider setting common EQS at the European level for river basin-specific pollutants.

Or. it

Amendment 100

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Recital 34 c (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(34c) In view of the changes proposed in this directive, the surface water chemical status assessment will change with respect to the current classification and determine the need for a review of the implementation of the common agricultural policy to weigh up any changes thereto.

Or. it

Amendment 101

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Recital 34 d (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(34d) Given the significance of the reference analytical methods and effect-based methods referred to in this directive, common reference guidelines will need to be issued in this regard.

Or. it

Amendment 102

Stanislav Polčák

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(1) in Article 1, the fourth indent is replaced by the following:

(1) in Article 1, point (e), the fourth indent is replaced by the following:

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Amendment 103

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 1 – point e) – fourth indent

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

— achieving the objectives of relevant international agreements, including those which aim to prevent and eliminate pollution of the marine environment, by Union action to cease or phase out discharges, emissions and losses of priority hazardous substances, with the exception of those no longer used or produced in Europe, with the ultimate aim of achieving concentrations in the marine environment near background values for naturally occurring substances and close to zero for man-made synthetic substances.; priority hazardous substances that are no longer used or produced in Europe should be monitored and a more in-depth assessment carried out of the related trend, discharges, emissions and losses;

Or. it

Amendment 104

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 1 – point e) – fourth indent

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 105

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 2 – point 24)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(24) ‘Good surface water chemical status’ means the chemical status required to meet the environmental objectives for surface waters set out in Article 4(1), point (a), of this Directive, that is the chemical status achieved by a body of surface water in which concentrations of pollutants do not exceed the environmental quality standards for priority substances listed in Part A of Annex I to Directive 2008/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council* and the environmental quality standards for river basin specific pollutants set in accordance with Article 8(2), point (c), and Article 8d(1) of that Directive.

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Or. it

Amendment 106

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 2 – point 30)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(30) ‘Priority substances’ means substances listed in Part A of Annex I to Directive 2008/105/EC, that is substances which present a significant risk to or via the aquatic environment in a high proportion of Member States.’;

30) ‘Priority substances’ means substances listed in Part A of Annex I to Directive 2008/105/EC, that is substances which present a significant risk to or via the aquatic environment in the qualified majority of Member States, as established by the Commission following a public notice, a debate and observations;

Or. it

Amendment 107

Karol Karski

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 2 – point 30)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. en

Justification

It should be specified what a “high proportion” is meant by to ensure a consistent application of that requirement. It is important to prioritise use of scientific resources and laboratory capacity, when identifying priority substances and establish EQ standards.

Amendment 108

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 2 – point 30)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 109

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 1 – point 30)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. en

Justification

It should be enough for a substance to pose a significant risk in several Member States - rather than in a high proportion of Member States - for it to qualify as a priority substance.

Amendment 110

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík, Catherine Chabaud

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 2 – point 30 a)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(30a) ‘Priority hazardous substances’ means priority substances which are marked as ‘hazardous’ on the basis that they are recognised in scientific reports, in relevant Union legislation, or in relevant international agreements, as being toxic, persistent, mobile and liable to bio-accumulate or as giving rise to an equivalent level of concern, where this concern is relevant to the aquatic environment. Endocrine disrupters and substances classified as PBT (persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic), vPvB (very persistent and very accumulative), PMT (persistent, mobile and toxic) and vPvM (very persistent and very mobile) according to hazard classes in the Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation are also included.

Or. en

Justification

The Commission’s proposed definition of priority hazardous substances does not specifically include endocrine disrupters and the new hazard classes: PBT (persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic), vPvB (very persistent and very accumulative), PMT (persistent, mobile and toxic) and vPvM (very persistent and very mobile). They should all be mentioned for legal consistency with the recently approved Delegated Act 2022/3027 on ‘Hazard classes and criteria for the classification, labelling and packaging (CLP) of substances and mixtures’ amends Annex I of the CLP Regulation.

Amendment 111

Milan Brglez, Monika Beňová, Sara Cerdas, Robert Hajšel, Biljana Borzan, Maria Arena, Tiemo Wölken

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 2 – point 30 a)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(30a) ‘Priority hazardous substances’ means priority substances which are marked as ‘hazardous’ on the basis that they are recognised in scientific reports, in relevant Union legislation, or in relevant international agreements, as being toxic, persistent and liable to bio-accumulate, as being endocrine disrupters or substances identified as PMT/vPvM (Persistent, Mobile and Toxic/very Persistent, very Mobile) substances or as giving rise to an equivalent level of concern, where this concern is relevant to the aquatic environment, and for which measures need to be taken in accordance with Article 4, paragraph 1, point a), point iv.

Or. en

Justification

The definition of priority hazardous substances as proposed by the Commission does not specifically include endocrine disrupters or substances that are identified as PMT/vPvM substances. The Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) recommends to specifically include those three hazard classes in the definition of priority hazardous substances as another step towards the aim of “one substance, one assessment”. In addition, reference to provision of 20-year deadline for phasing out these substances is added.

Amendment 112

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 2 – point 30 a)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(30a) ‘Priority hazardous substances’ means priority substances which are marked as ‘hazardous’ on the basis that they are recognised in scientific reports, in relevant Union legislation, or in relevant international agreements, as being toxic, persistent and liable to bio-accumulate, or very persistent and very bioaccumulative, or persistent, mobile and toxic, or very persistent and very mobile, or as giving rise to an equivalent level of concern, where this concern is relevant to the aquatic environment, and for which measures have to be taken pursuant to point (iv) of point (a) of paragraph 1 of Article 4.

Or. en

Justification

The definition of priority hazardous definition stems from the OSPAR Convention, which defined hazardous substances as substances that are persistent, liable to bioaccumulate and toxic (PBT), or which give rise to an equivalent level of concern as PBT substances. Substances that are very persistent and very bioaccumulative, or persistent, mobile and toxic, or very persistent and very mobile give an equivalent level of concern, and should therefore be listed explicitly. The need to take cessation measures for such substances, as required by the current law, should be maintained.

Amendment 113

Marina Mesure, Anja Hazekamp

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 2 – point 30 a)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(30a) ‘Priority hazardous substances’ means priority substances which are marked as ‘hazardous’ on the basis that they are recognised in scientific reports, in relevant Union legislation, or in relevant international agreements, as being toxic, persistent and liable to bio-accumulate or being endocrine disrupters or substances identified as PMT/vPvM or as giving rise to an equivalent level of concern, where this concern is relevant to the aquatic environment and for which measures have to be taken in accordance with [ref to measures to phase out PHS within 20 years from their listing].

Or. en

Justification

The Commission’s proposed definition of priority hazardous substances does not specifically include endocrine disrupters (ED), or substances that are identified as PMT/vPvM substances (Persistent, Mobile and Toxic; very Persistent, very Mobile substances). These three hazard classes should be mentioned for legal consistency as they will be included in the CLP legislation. This would result in e.g. priority substances 41, 55 and 58 (pyrethroids) and 46-47 (estradiols) would be labelled priority hazardous substances due to their endocrine disrupting properties.

Amendment 114

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 2 – point 30 a)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 115

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 2 – point 30 a)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(30a) ‘Priority hazardous substances’ means priority substances which are marked as ‘hazardous’ on the basis that they are recognised, in relevant Union legislation, or in relevant international agreements, as being toxic, persistent and liable to bio-accumulate or as giving rise to an equivalent level of concern, where this concern is relevant to the aquatic environment.

Or. en

Justification

A scientific report itself should not be the basis for including the substance as priority hazardous substance as that could potentially lead to increased widening of the scope and even uncertainty, also implicitly diverting attention from the most problematic relevant substances.

Amendment 116

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 2 – point 30 a)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(30b) ‘River basin specific pollutants’ means pollutants that are not or no longer identified as priority substances but which Member States have identified, on the basis of the assessment of pressures and impacts on surface water bodies carried out in accordance with Annex II to this Directive, as posing a significant risk to or via the aquatic environment within their territory.;

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Amendment 117

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 2 – point 35)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

‘Environmental quality standard’ means the concentration of a particular pollutant or group of pollutants in water, sediment or biota not to be exceeded in order to protect human health and the environment or a trigger value for the adverse effect on human health or the environment of such a pollutant or group of pollutants measured using an appropriate effect-based method.’;

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Amendment 118

Karol Karski

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 2 – point 35)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(35) ‘Environmental quality standard’ means the concentration of a particular pollutant or group of pollutants in water, sediment or biota not to be exceeded in order to protect human health and the environment or a trigger value for the adverse effect on human health or the environment of such a pollutant or group of pollutants measured using an appropriate effect-based method based on the leading evidence of available scientific knowledge’;

Or. en

Justification

Substance specific EQSs need to be established, based on high-quality science. More science outcomes, standard & validated methods and a reference guidance document are needed for EBM and EBT (Effect Based Trigger) applications.

Amendment 119

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 2 – point 35)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(35) ‘Environmental quality standard’ means the concentration of a particular pollutant or group of pollutants in water, sediment or biota not to be exceeded in order to protect human health and the environment or a trigger value for the adverse effect on human health or the environment of such a pollutant or group of pollutants measured using an appropriate and scientifically-establisehd effect-based method.’;

Or. en

Amendment 120

Christian Doleschal, Marlene Mortler, Stefan Berger, Christine Schneider, Norbert Lins, Jens Gieseke

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 2 – point 35)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

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Amendment 121

Milan Brglez, Monika Beňová, Sara Cerdas, Robert Hajšel, Biljana Borzan, Maria Arena

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d a (new)

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 2 – point 37)

Present text

Amendment

(d a) point (37) is replaced by the following:

"(37) ‘Water intended for human consumption’ has the same meaning as under Directive (EU) 2020/2184."

Or. en

(32000L0060)

Justification

Technical adjustment. The Drinking Water Directive currently in force is Directive (EU) 2020/2184. The other two have been repealed.

Amendment 122

Milan Brglez, Monika Beňová, Sara Cerdas, Robert Hajšel, Biljana Borzan, Maria Arena

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d b (new)

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 2 – point 40)

Present text

Amendment

(d b) Article 2, point 40) is replaced by the following:

"(40) ‘Emission limit values’ means the mass, expressed in terms of certain specific parameters, concentration and/or level of an emission, which may not be exceeded during any one or more periods of time. Emission limit values may also be laid down for certain groups, families or categories of substances, in particular for those identified in Annex I to Directive 2008/105/EC.

The emission limit values for substances shall normally apply at the point where the emissions leave the installation, dilution being disregarded when determining them. With regard to indirect releases into water, the effect of a waste-water treatment plant may be taken into account when determining the emission limit values of the installations involved, provided that an equivalent level is guaranteed for protection of the environment as a whole and provided that this does not lead to higher levels of pollution in the environment."

Or. en

(32000L0060)

Justification

Technical adjustment. Article 16 of the Water Framework Directive has been deleted. Reference should, therefore, be made to the corresponding list of priority substances in Annex I of Directive 2008/105/EC.

Amendment 123

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík, Catherine Chabaud

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 3 – paragraph 4a

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4a. In the case of exceptional circumstances of natural origin or force majeure, in particular extreme floods and prolonged droughts, or significant pollution incidents, which could affect downstream water bodies situated in other Member States, Member States shall ensure that the competent authorities for downstream water bodies in such Member States, as well as the Commission, are immediately informed and that the necessary cooperation is set up to investigate the causes and address the consequences of the exceptional circumstances or incidents.;

4a. In the case of exceptional circumstances of natural origin or force majeure, in particular extreme floods and prolonged droughts, or pollution incidents, which could affect downstream water bodies situated in other Member States, Member States shall ensure that the competent authorities for downstream water bodies in such Member States, as well as the Commission, are immediately informed and that the necessary cooperation is set up to investigate the causes and address the consequences of the exceptional circumstances or incidents. Member States shall also notify any other Member State that could be adversly affected by pollution occuring in the Member State concerned. This shuld also be accompanied by dissemination to catchment stakeholders.

To further improve cooperation and information flow in the international river basin district, all International River Basin Districts should also have a clear procedure for emergency communication and response in place.

Or. en

Amendment 124

Stanislav Polčák

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4a. In the case of exceptional circumstances of natural origin or force majeure, in particular extreme floods and prolonged droughts, or significant pollution incidents or other changes in the status of a water body, which could affect downstream water bodies situated in other Member States, Member States shall ensure that the competent authorities for downstream water bodies in such Member States, as well as the Commission, are immediately informed and that the necessary cooperation is set up to investigate the causes and address the consequences of those exceptional circumstances or changes.;

Or. cs

Amendment 125

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a) – point iv)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(iv) Member States shall implement the necessary measures to progressively reduce pollution from priority substances and river basin specific pollutants, and to cease or phase out emissions, discharges and losses of priority hazardous substances.;

(iv) The Commission shall adopt the necessary measures to progressively reduce pollution discharges, emissions and losses from priority substances, and to cease or phase out emissions, discharges and losses of priority hazardous substances within an appropriate timeline and, in any case, not later than 20 years after a given priority substance is listed as hazardous in Part A of Annex I to Directive 2008/105/EC. That timeline shall apply without prejudice to the application of stricter timelines in any other applicable Union legislation. Member States shall implement such measures and take the necessary corresponding measures for river basin specific pollutants.;

Or. en

Justification

Article 16(1) and (6) of the Water Framework Directive set out an obligation on the Commission to make proposals for controls of priority substances (progressive reduction of emissions, discharges and losses) as well as for priority hazardous substances (cessation or phasing out of emissions, discharges). For the latter, it was explicitly stated that the timetable for such measures shall not exceed 20 years after the adoption of those proposals. This is the EU's implementation of the so-called generational goal adopted by the OSPAR Convention in 1995. This needs to be maintained.

Amendment 126

Jessica Polfjärd

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a) – point iv)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 127

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a) – point iv)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. en

Justification

In order to avoid and/or prevent pollution downstream, mitigation measures at the source of pollution should be prioritise over end-of-pipe measures.

Amendment 128

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a) – point iv)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. en

Justification

This amendment clarifies the intended purpose of the text.

Amendment 129

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a) – point iv)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. it

Amendment 130

Stanislav Polčák

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(iv) Member States shall implement the necessary measures to progressively, and without undue delay, reduce pollution from priority substances and river basin specific pollutants, and to cease or phase out, without undue delay, emissions, discharges and losses of priority hazardous substances.’;

Or. cs

Amendment 131

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a) – point iv)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 132

Esther de Lange, Cindy Franssen

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a

2000/60/EC

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a) – point iv)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(iv) Member States shall implement primarily source-based necessary measures to progressively eliminate pollution from priority substances and river basin specific pollutants, and to cease or phase out emissions, discharges and losses of priority hazardous substances.;

Or. en

Justification

Due to the natural connections between Member States, some Member States function as the "drain" of hazardous substances and therefore suffer from pollution done in other Member States. The only solution is a European-wide source-based approach on preventing that these substances end up in the environment.

Amendment 133

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)

2000/60/EC

Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point c)

Present text

Amendment

(4 a) In Article 4, paragraph 4, point c) is replaced by the following:

"Extensions shall be limited to a maximum of three further updates of the river basin management plan except in cases where the natural conditions are such that the objectives cannot be achieved within this period."

Or. en

(32000L0060)

Justification

Many water bodies will fail to achieve the objectives of the Water Framework Directive by the currently specified deadline. It is, however, vital that Member States achieve the set targets. Hence, an achievable deadline is set.

Amendment 134

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts to set out technical specifications and standardised methods for analysis and monitoring of water status in accordance with Annex V and for establishing formats for reporting monitoring and status data in accordance with paragraph 4. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2).;

3. The Commission is empowered to delegated acts to set out technical specifications and standardised methods for analysis and monitoring of water status in accordance with Annex V. The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts for establishing formats for reporting monitoring and status data in accordance with paragraph 4. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2).;

Or. en

Justification

The adoption of technical specifications and standardised methods fulfils the criteria for delegated acts.

Amendment 135

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík, Catherine Chabaud

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a a (new)

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 8 – Paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(a a) The following paragraph is inserted:

"(3a) By [two years after the entry into force of this Directive], the Commission shall establish EU-wide technical guidelines and harmonised standards for continuous and precise (online) pollution monitoring systems of water quality measurements."

Or. en

Justification

These kind of systems are required to inform the appropriate authorities and the public much more quickly.

Amendment 136

Alexandr Vondra

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 8 – paragraphs 4 and 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(b) the following paragraphs 4 and 5 are added:

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‘4. Member States shall ensure that the available individual monitoring data collected in accordance with point 1.3.4 of Annex V and the resulting status in accordance with Annex V are made available to the public and to the European Environment Agency (EEA) at least once a year electronically in a machine-readable format in accordance with Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council*, Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council** and Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council***. For those purposes, Member States shall use the formats established in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article.

5. The EEA shall ensure that the information made available in accordance with paragraph 4 is regularly processed and analysed for the purpose of making it available, via relevant Union portals, for reuse by the Commission and relevant Union agencies and for the purpose of providing the Commission, the Member States and the public with up-to-date, objective, reliable and comparable information, in particular on status, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 401/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council****.

* Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information and repealing Council Directive 90/313/EEC (OJ L 41, 14.2.2003, p. 26).

** Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE) (OJ L 108, 25.4.2007, p. 1).

*** Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on open data and the re-use of public sector information (OJ L 172, 26.6.2019, p. 56).

**** Regulation (EC) No 401/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network (OJ L 126, 21.5.2009, p. 13).;’

Or. en

Amendment 137

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

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Amendment 138

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. Member States shall ensure that the available individual monitoring data collected in accordance with point 1.3.4 and 2.4.3 of Annex V and the resulting status in accordance with Annex V are made directly available to the public and to the European Environment Agency (EEA) at least once a year electronically in a machine-readable format in accordance with Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council*, Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council** and Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council***. For those purposes, Member States shall use the formats established in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article.

An Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme should cover the costs of data collection, monitoring and assessment related to targeted substances and the actors involved with regards to the obligations set in this Directive. For this purpose, by [18 months after the entry into force of this Directive] the Commission shall carry out a preliminary analysis and impact assessment of a potential EPR scheme by addressing all the specificities and needs related to each of the different targeted substances.

Or. en

Justification

Pursuant to Article 191(2), second sentence, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), Union policy on the environment is to be based on the precautionary principle and on the principles that preventive action is to be taken, that environmental damage is, as a priority, to be rectified at source and that the polluter is to pay.

Amendment 139

Jessica Polfjärd

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b

Directive 200/60/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. Member States shall ensure that the available individual monitoring data collected in accordance with point 1.3.4 of Annex V and the resulting status in accordance with Annex V are made available to the public and to the European Environment Agency (EEA) at least once a year electronically in a machine-readable format in accordance with Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council*, Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council** and Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council***. For those purposes, Member States shall use the formats established in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article. In order to ensure a fair distribution of costs for the moritoring of the obligations set out in this Directive, an Extended Producer Responisbility (EPR) scheme shall be established in line with the polluter pays principle. The EPR shall be etablished by [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month following 24 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive].

Or. en

Amendment 140

Stanislav Polčák

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. Member States shall ensure that the available individual monitoring data collected in accordance with point 1.3.4 of Annex V and the resulting status in accordance with Annex V are made available in full, without the need to request such information from the competent authorities, to the public and to the European Environment Agency (EEA) at least once a year electronically in a machine-readable format in accordance with Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council*, Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council** and Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council***. For those purposes, Member States shall use the formats established in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article.

Or. cs

Amendment 141

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. Member States shall ensure that the available individual monitoring data collected in accordance with point 1.3.4 and 2.4.3 of Annex V and the resulting status in accordance with Annex V are made available to the public and to the European Environment Agency (EEA) at least once a year electronically in a machine-readable format in accordance with Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council*, Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council** and Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council***. For those purposes, Member States shall use the formats established in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article.

Or. en

Justification

The new requirements for reporting of monitoring data and the corresponding status only concern surface water chemical and ecological status. It should be extended to also cover monitoring data collected on groundwater chemical status and the corresponding status.

Amendment 142

Marina Mesure, Anja Hazekamp

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. Member States shall ensure that the available individual monitoring data collected in accordance with point 1.3.4 and 2.4.3 of Annex V and the resulting status in accordance with Annex V are made available to the public and to the European Environment Agency (EEA) at least once a year electronically in a machine-readable format in accordance with Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council*, Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council** and Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council***. For those purposes, Member States shall use the formats established in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article.

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 143

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. Member States shall ensure that the available individual monitoring data collected in accordance with point 1.3.4 and 2.4.3 of Annex V and the resulting status in accordance with Annex V are made available to the public and to the European Environment Agency (EEA) at least once a year electronically in a machine-readable format in accordance with Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council*, Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council** and Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council***. For those purposes, Member States shall use the formats established in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article.

Or. en

Justification

Member States should not only publish the annual monitoring data for surface waters, but also for ground water. Point 1.4.3. concerns the frequency of monitoring for surface waters. Point 2.4.3. concerns the provisions for the operational monitoring of groundwater, which in turn includes the monitoring frequency.

Amendment 144

Stanislav Polčák

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

5. The EEA shall ensure that the information made available in accordance with paragraph 4 is regularly processed and analysed for the purpose of making it available, via relevant Union portals, for reuse by the Commission and relevant Union agencies and for the purpose of providing the Commission, the Member States and the public with up-to-date, objective, reliable and comparable information, in particular on the chemical status, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 401/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council****.

Or. cs

Amendment 145

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(a) emission controls based on best available techniques;

(a) emission controls based on best available techniques, to be established by the Commission in a specific delegated regulation

Or. it

Amendment 146

Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 10 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. Where a quality objective, quality standard or threshold, whether established pursuant to this Directive, to Directives 2006/118/EC or 2008/105/EC, or pursuant to any other Union legislation, requires stricter conditions than those which would result from the application of paragraph 2, more stringent emission controls shall be set accordingly.;

3. Where an environmental objective, including a quality standard, threshold, losses, discharges or emission limit values and reduction targets, whether established pursuant to this Directive, to Directives 2006/118/EC or 2008/105/EC, or pursuant to any other Union legislation, requires stricter conditions than those which would result from the application of paragraph 2, more stringent emission controls shall be set accordingly.;

Or. en

Amendment 147

Milan Brglez, Monika Beňová, Sara Cerdas, Robert Hajšel, Biljana Borzan, Maria Arena

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 11 – paragraph 1

Present text

Amendment

(7 a) In Article 11, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

"1. Each Member State shall ensure the establishment for each river basin district, or for the part of an international river basin district within its territory, of a programme of measures, taking account of the results of the analyses required under Article 5, in order to achieve the objectives established under Article 4. Such programmes of measures shall prioritise source-control measures in accordance with relevant Union sectoral legislation on pollution. End-of-pipe measures shall only be applied as a last resort if source-control measures failed to achieve good status of the water bodies. Programmes of measures may make reference to measures following from legislation adopted at national level and covering the whole of the territory of a Member State. Where appropriate, a Member State may adopt measures applicable to all river basin districts and/or the portions of international river basin districts falling within its territory. The Commission shall develop guidance to provide criteria to assess the application of source-control measures and the need to take complementary measures at the end-of-pipe."

Or. en

(32000L0060)

Justification

Article 11 ‘Programme of measures’ in the Water Framework Directive should enable control at source measures to prevent water pollution in line with Article 191(2) of the TFEU and in order to support the Member States in their realization of the environmental objectives as defined in Article 4 of WFD. Guidance is needed on the criteria to establish whether all proportionate control at source measures have been exhausted, before end-of-pipe measures are implemented. The criteria shall consider emission data from the inventories of emissions.

Amendment 148

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 11 – paragraph 1

Present text

Amendment

(7 a) In Article 11, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

"1. Each Member State shall ensure the establishment for each river basin district, or for the part of an international river basin district within its territory, of a programme of measures, which shall prioritise control at source measures. End-of-pipe solutions should only be applied as a last resort if control at source fails to achieve good stauts of the water bodies, taking account of the results of the analyses required under Article 5, in order to achieve the objectives established under Article 4. The Commission shall develop guidance defining criteria to assess the application of control at source measures and the need to take complementary measures at the end of pipe. Such programmes of measures may make reference to measures following from legislation adopted at national level and covering the whole of the territory of a Member State. Where appropriate, a Member State may adopt measures applicable to all river basin districts and/or the portions of international river basin districts falling within its territory."

Or. en

(32000L0060)

Justification

The option of end-of-pipe-treatment must always be applied in parallel with control at source measures since end-of-pipe treatment will not be able to solve the problem for all sizes of treatment plants.

Amendment 149

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point k)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(k) measures to eliminate pollution of surface waters by priority hazardous substances and to progressively reduce pollution by other substances which would otherwise prevent Member States from achieving the environmental objectives for the bodies of surface waters set out in Article 4;;

(k) measures to eliminate pollution of surface waters by priority hazardous substances and high levels of substances of concern, and to progressively reduce pollution by other substances which would otherwise prevent Member States from achieving the environmental objectives for the bodies of surface waters set out in Article 4;;

Or. en

Amendment 150

Stanislav Polčák

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point 4 – point k

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(Does not affect the English version.)

Or. cs

Amendment 151

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 11 – Paragraph 5 – second indent

Present text

Amendment

(8 a) In Article 11, paragraph 5, second indent is replaced by the following:

"— relevant permits and authorisations are examined, reviewed as appropriate and temporarily suspend in case of emergencies. To that effect, Member States shall ensure that water service providers are consulted prior to the delivery of the permit. The authorities shall take this information into account when defining the permit conditions,"

Or. en

(32000L0060)

Amendment 152

Jessica Polfjärd

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 11 – paragraph 1

Present text

Amendment

(8 a) In Article 11, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

"Each Member State shall ensure the establishment for each river basin district, or for the part of an international river basin district within its territory, of a programme of measures, prioritising control at source measurers. If control at source measures failed to achieve good status of the water bodies, end-of-pipe measures should be applied as last resort, taking account of the results of the analyses required under Article 5, in order to achieve the objectives established under Article 4. Such programmes of measures may make reference to measures following from legislation adopted at national level and covering the whole of the territory of a Member State. Where appropriate, a Member State may adopt measures applicable to all river basin districts and/or the portions of international river basin districts falling within its territory."

Or. en

(32000L0060)

Amendment 153

Alexandr Vondra

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 12 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. Where a Member State identifies an issue which has an impact on the management of its water but cannot be resolved by that Member State, it shall notify the issue to the Commission and any other Member State concerned and make recommendations for the resolution of it.

1. Where a Member State identifies an issue which has an impact on the management of its water but cannot be resolved by that Member State, it may notify the issue to the Commission and any other Member State concerned and make recommendations for the resolution of it.

Or. en

Amendment 154

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 12 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

The Member States concerned shall cooperate to identify the sources of the issues referred to in paragraph 1 and the measures required for addressing those issues.

The Commission shall respond to any notifications from Member States within a period of six months. Where the issue concerns failure to meet good chemical status, the Commission shall act in accordance with Article 7a of Directive 2008/105/EC. The Member States concerned shall cooperate to identify the sources of the issues referred to in paragraph 1 and the measures required for addressing those issues.

Or. en

Justification

The Commission proposes in Article 12(1) that Member States should now be obliged to notify issues that they cannot deal with at MS level to the Commission and other MS instead of the current facultative report. At the same time, the Commission proposes deleting the obligation on the Commission to follow-up on this. This is unacceptable, all the more that actions at source can almost only be done at EU level. While MS can trigger certain measures at EU level, the Commission should also be held fully responsible to do so.

Amendment 155

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík, Catherine Chabaud

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 12 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Member States shall respond to each other in a timely manner, and no later than 3 months after notification by another Member State in accordance with paragraph 1.

Member States shall respond to each other in a timely manner, and no later than 1 month after notification by another Member State in accordance with paragraph 1.

Or. en

Justification

A quicker answer is required to be better equipped to face problematic events with a minimal impact on human health as well as the ecosystem.

Amendment 156

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 12 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. The Commission shall be informed of, and invited to assist in, any cooperation referred to in paragraph 2. Where appropriate, the Commission shall, taking into account the reports established pursuant to Article 13, consider whether further action needs to be taken at Union level in order to reduce the transboundary impacts on water bodies.;

3. The Commission shall be informed of, and may be invited to assist in, any cooperation referred to in paragraph 2. Where appropriate, the Commission shall, taking into account the reports established pursuant to Article 13, consider whether further action needs to be taken at Union level in order to reduce the transboundary impacts on water bodies.;

Or. en

Justification

The involvement of the Commission in relevant assistance should be at the discretion of the Member States concerned.

Amendment 157

Esther de Lange, Cindy Franssen

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)

2000/60/EC

Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(9 a) The Commission shall present a legislative framework for a European source-based approach on preventing the pollutions of hazardous substances and persistant chemicals, in order for all Member States to tackle the negative consequences of these hazardous substances and persistant chemicals.

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 158

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 15 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(10) in Article 15, paragraph 3 is deleted;

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 159

Milan Brglez, Monika Beňová, Sara Cerdas, Robert Hajšel, Biljana Borzan, Maria Arena

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 15 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(10) in Article 15, paragraph 3 is deleted;

deleted

Or. en

Justification

The provision in Article 15(3) of the Water Framework Directive instructs the Member States to submit, within three years of the publication of each river basin management plan, an interim report describing progress in the implementation of the planned programme of measures. This provision should not be deleted and should remain in the respective legislation in order to be able to track interim progress in the implementation of measures under the river basin management plans.

Amendment 160

Milan Brglez, Monika Beňová, Sara Cerdas, Robert Hajšel, Biljana Borzan, Maria Arena

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 15 – paragraph 3

Present text

Amendment

(10 a) In Article 15, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

"Member States shall, within three years of the publication of each river basin management plan or update under Article 13, submit an interim report describing progress in the implementation of the planned programme of measures.

The Commission shall adopt guidelines and templates concerning the content, structure and format of the interim reports referred to in the first subparagraph, no later than ... [insert the date six months after the entry into force of this Directive]."

Or. en

(32000L0060)

Justification

Article 15(3) of the WFD instructs the Member States to submit, within three years of the publication of each river basin management plan, an interim report describing progress in the implementation of the planned programme of measures. This provision should not be deleted and should remain in the respective legislation in order to be able to track interim progress in the implementation of measures under the river basin management plans. With the purpose to ensure reporting clarity and coherence among the Member States, the Commission should adopt adequate guidelines.

Amendment 161

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(10 a) The following paragraph is inserted:

"3a The Commission shall reject the river basin management plans presented by Member States when these plans do not include the elements listed in Annex VII to this Directive."

Or. en

Amendment 162

Ulrike Müller

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Directive 2000/60/EC

Articles 16 and 17

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(11) Articles 16 and 17 are deleted;

deleted

Or. en

Justification

Articles 16 and 17 include valuable provisions for risk assessment and management. The original text should be maintained in principle.

Amendment 163

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 16 and 17

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(11) Articles 16 and 17 are deleted;

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 164

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 16 – Paragraph 1

Present text

Amendment

(11 a) In Article 16, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

"1. The European Parliament and the Council shall adopt specific measures against pollution of water by individual pollutants or groups of pollutants presenting a significant risk to or via the aquatic environment, including such risks to waters used for the abstraction of drinking water. For those pollutants measures shall be aimed at the progressive reduction and, for priority hazardous substances, as defined in Article 2(30), at the cessation or phasing-out of discharges, emissions and losses at source. Such measures shall be adopted acting on the proposals presented by the Commission in accordance with the procedures laid down in the Treaty."

Or. en

(32000L0060)

Amendment 165

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point e)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(e) a summary of any proposals, control measures and strategies to control chemical pollution or cease or phase out hazardous substances;;

(e) a summary of any proposals, control measures and strategies to control chemical pollution or cease or phase out hazardous substances and high levels of substances of concern;

Or. en

Amendment 166

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 20 a – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 20(1) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from [OP please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Directive].

2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 20(1) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from 36 months following the issue of the reference guidelines on effect-based methods.

Or. it

Amendment 167

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 20 a – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016.

Or. en

Amendment 168

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 21 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council*.

1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee on which the Member States shall be represented by experts in areas including the construction and management of flood defences and infrastructure, storage facilities and the use of water intended mainly for irrigation and environmental upkeep. It shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council*.

Or. it

Amendment 169

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18

Directive 2000/60/EC

Annex VII – Part A – point 7.7

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

7.7. a summary of the measures taken to reduce the emissions of priority substances and to phase out the emissions of priority hazardous substances;;

7.7. a summary of the measures taken to reduce the emissions of priority substances and high levels of substances of concern, and to phase out the emissions of priority hazardous substances and high levels of substances of concern;;

Or. en

Amendment 170

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 a (new)

Directive 2000/60/EC

Annex VII – Part A – point 7.7. a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(18 a) In Annex VII, Part A, Point 7.7. the following point is inserted:

7.7.a A summary of the measures taken to digitise the water sector.

Or. en

Amendment 171

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19

Directive 2000/60/EC

Annex VIII

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(19) Annex VIII is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Directive;

deleted

Or. it

Amendment 172

Milan Brglez, Monika Beňová, Sara Cerdas, Robert Hajšel, Biljana Borzan, Maria Arena

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20

Directive 2000/60/EC

Annex IX and X

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(20) Annex X is deleted.

(20) Annexes IX and X are deleted.

Or. en

Justification

Technical adjustment. All references to Annex IX in the revised text of the Water Framework Directive have been deleted. Therefore, Annex IX as such can be repealed.

Amendment 173

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. This Directive establishes specific measures to prevent and control groundwater pollution with the aim of achieving the environmental objectives set out in Article 4(1), point (b), of Directive 2000/60/EC. The hierarchy of measures to be taken shall prioritise restrictions and other control at source measures. Those measures include the following:

Or. en

Amendment 174

Jessica Polfjärd

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. This Directive establishes specific measures to prevent and control groundwater pollution with the aim of achieving the environmental objectives set out in Article 4(1), point (b), of Directive 2000/60/EC. Those measures, which shall prioritise control at source, include the following:

Or. en

Amendment 175

Marina Mesure, Anja Hazekamp

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2

2006/118/EC

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point (ba) (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(b a) criteria for assessing the good ecological status of groundwater.

Or. en

Justification

Criteria for assessment are needed to protect aquatic ecosystems and their biodiversity.

Amendment 176

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point (ba) (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(b a) criteria for assessing the good ecological status of groundwater.

Or. en

Justification

Criteria for assessment of good ecological status are needed for groundwater to protect aquatic ecosystems and their biodiversity.

Amendment 177

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(c) threshold values established at Union level in accordance with Article 8(3) and listed in Part D of Annex II to this Directive.;

The threshold values applicable to groundwater shall not be higher than the corresponding EQS for surface waters, considering that groundwater ecosystems are more vulnerable to stressors and irreversible damages than other freshwater ecosystems.’

Or. en

Justification

This is in line with EMA guidance document EMA/CVMP/ERA/103555/2015 as well as the SCHEER opinion on groundwater standards.

Amendment 178

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point (c)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(c) threshold values established at Union level in accordance with Article 8(3) and listed in Part D of Annex II to this Directive.;

(c) environmental quality standards set at European level for consistency among the Member States to prevent disparities in chemical classification;

Or. it

Amendment 179

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 3 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2. Threshold values referred to in paragraph 1, point (b), may be established at the national level, at the level of the river basin district or the part of the international river basin district falling within the territory of a Member State, or at the level of a body or a group of bodies of groundwater.;

deleted

Or. it

Amendment 180

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Isabella Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 3 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

deleted

‘5. All threshold values referred to in paragraph 1 shall be published in the river basin management plans to be produced under Article 13 of Directive 2000/60/EC, together with a summary of the information set out in Part C of Annex II to this Directive.

Member States shall, by [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month following 18 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive], inform the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) of the national threshold values referred to in paragraph 1, point (b). ECHA shall make that information publicly available.;

’’

Or. it

Amendment 181

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 3 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Member States shall amend the list of threshold values applied in their territories whenever new information on pollutants, groups of pollutants, or indicators of pollution indicates that a threshold value needs to be set for an additional substance, that an existing threshold value needs to be modified, or that a threshold value previously removed from the list needs to be re-inserted. If relevant threshold values are established or amended at Union level, Member States shall adapt the list of threshold values applied in their territories to those values. ;

deleted

Or. it

Amendment 182

Stanislav Polčák

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 3 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Member States shall amend the list of threshold values applied in their territories whenever new information on pollutants, groups of pollutants, or indicators of pollution, also taking into account the precautionary principle, indicates that a threshold value needs to be set for an additional substance, that an existing threshold value needs to be modified, or that a threshold value previously removed from the list needs to be re-inserted. If relevant threshold values are established or amended at Union level, Member States shall adapt the list of threshold values applied in their territories to those values.

Or. cs

Amendment 183

Milan Brglez, Monika Beňová, Sara Cerdas, Robert Hajšel, Biljana Borzan, Maria Arena, Tiemo Wölken

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 3 – paragraph 7

Present text

Amendment

(4 a) In Article 3, paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:

"The Commission shall publish a report on the national threshold values referred to in paragraph 1, point (b), one year after the Member States provide that information to ECHA in accordance with paragraph 5."

Or. en

(32006L0118)

Justification

The date referred in the original text of Article 3(7) of Directive 2006/118/EC relates to the current obligation for Member States to establish national threshold values by 22 December 2008, in accordance with Article 3(5). In the Commission's revised text, Article 3(5) is changed and Member States need to notify ECHA of national thresholds, 18 months after entry into force of the amending Directive.

Amendment 184

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(b) the values for the groundwater quality standards listed in Annex I and the threshold values referred to in Article 3(1), points (b) and (c), are not exceeded at any monitoring point in that body or group of bodies of groundwater; or;

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Or. it

Amendment 185

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 6 – paragraph 2a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(5 a) in Article 6, the following paragraph 2a is inserted:

'2a. Member States shall take all necessary measures to protect vulnerable sites, such as groundwater-dependent Natura 2000 sites, from pollution or drainage.'

Or. en

Amendment 186

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts to establish, having regard to scientific reports prepared by ECHA, a watch list of substances for which Union-wide monitoring data are to be gathered by the Member States and to lay down the formats to be used by the Member States for reporting the results of that monitoring and related information to the Commission. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 9(2).

The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts to establish, having regard to scientific reports prepared by ECHA, a watch list of substances for which Union-wide monitoring data are to be gathered by the Member States and to lay down the formats to be used by the Member States for reporting the results of that monitoring and related information to the Commission. The same analytical techniques and methods shall be set for all Member States for the sake of data comparability. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 9(2).

Or. it

Amendment 187

Christian Doleschal, Marlene Mortler, Stefan Berger, Christine Schneider, Norbert Lins, Jens Gieseke

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

The watch list shall contain a maximum of five substances or groups of substances and shall indicate the monitoring matrices and the possible methods of analysis for each substance. Those monitoring matrices and methods shall not entail excessive costs for the competent authorities. The substances to be included in the watch list shall be selected from amongst those substances for which the information available indicates that they may pose a significant risk at Union level to, or via, the aquatic environment and for which monitoring data are insufficient. This watch list shall include substances of emerging concern.

The watch list shall contain a maximum of five substances or groups of substances and shall indicate the monitoring matrices and the possible methods of analysis for each substance. Those monitoring matrices and methods shall not entail excessive costs or excessive bureaucracy for the competent authorities. The substances to be included in the watch list shall be selected from amongst those substances for which the information available indicates that they may pose a significant risk at Union level to, or via, the aquatic environment and for which monitoring data are insufficient. This watch list shall include substances of emerging concern.

Or. de

Amendment 188

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

The watch list shall contain a maximum of five substances or groups of substances and shall indicate the monitoring matrices and the possible methods of analysis for each substance. Those monitoring matrices and methods shall not entail excessive costs or administrative capacity for the competent authorities. The substances to be included in the watch list shall be selected from amongst those substances for which the information available indicates that they may pose a significant risk at Union level to, or via, the aquatic environment and for which monitoring data are insufficient. This watch list shall include substances of emerging concern.

Or. en

Amendment 189

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

The watch list shall contain at least five substances or groups of substances selected from amongst those substances for which the information available indicates that they may pose a significant risk at Union level to, or via, the aquatic environment and for which monitoring data are insufficient, and shall specify the monitoring matrices and the possible methods of analysis for each substance. Those monitoring matrices and methods shall not entail excessive costs for the competent authorities. This watch list shall include substances of emerging concern. The first watch list shall contain sulfates.

Or. en

Justification

A minimum should be set for the number of substances on the watch list instead of a maximum. Sulfates are a common pollutant in waste waters of chemicals, mine, metal and pulp industries. Sulfates are listed amongst key pollutants in Annex II, Part B. It should be put onto the watch list to have sufficient monitoring data.

Amendment 190

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík, Catherine Chabaud

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

The watch list shall contain substances or groups of substances and shall indicate the monitoring matrices and the possible methods of analysis for each substance. Those monitoring matrices and methods shall not entail excessive costs for the competent authorities. The substances to be included in the watch list shall be selected from amongst those substances for which the information available indicates that they may pose a significant risk at Union level to, or via, the aquatic environment and for which monitoring data are insufficient. This watch list shall include substances of emerging concern.

Or. en

Amendment 191

Ulrike Müller

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

As soon as suitable monitoring methods for micro-plastics and selected antimicrobial resistance genes have been identified, those substances shall be included in the watch list.

As soon as suitable monitoring methods for micro-plastics and selected antimicrobial resistance genes have been identified, those substances shall be included in the watch list. The Commission shall consider whether including non-relevant metabolites of pesticides (NrMs) in the watch list is necessary to improve availability of data on their presence with regard to the scope of this directive.

Or. en

(This amendment corresponds to an amendment to Directive 2008/105/EC Annex I – table – row 7.)

Justification

The Drinking Water Directive (EU) 2020/2184 does not set a limit value for non-relevant metabolites of pesticides (NrMs). As quality standards for drinking water should have the relatively highest level in relation to other water quality standards, it is not apparent why stricter standards should apply to other types of water. Instead, the Commission should consider adding NrMs to the watch lists to be established under Article 2(6) and Article 3(7) of the proposal.

Amendment 192

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

As soon as suitable monitoring methods for micro-plastics and selected antimicrobial resistance genes have been identified, those substances shall be included in the watch list.

Suitable monitoring methods for micro-plastics and selected antimicrobial resistance genes shall be identified as soon as possible and no later than 18 months after the date of entry into force of this amending Directive. As soon as the monitoring methods are identified, micro-plastics and selected antimicrobial resistance genes shall be included in the watch list.

Or. en

Amendment 193

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

As soon as suitable monitoring methods for micro-plastics and selected antimicrobial resistance genes have been identified, those substances shall be included in the watch list.

As soon as suitable monitoring methods, following public discussions and involvement of relevant stakeholders, for micro-plastics and selected antimicrobial resistance genes have been identified, those substances shall be included in the watch list.

Or. en

Amendment 194

Stanislav Polčák

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 6(a) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

As soon as suitable monitoring methods for micro-plastics and selected antimicrobial resistance genes have been identified, those substances shall be included in the watch list.

As soon as suitable monitoring methods for micro-plastics and selected antimicrobial resistance genes have been identified, those substances shall be included in the watch list without undue delay.

Or. cs

Amendment 195

Karol Karski

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

ECHA shall prepare scientific reports to assist the Commission in selecting the substances for the watch list, taking into account the following information:

ECHA shall prepare scientific reports to assist the Commission in selecting the substances for the watch list, taking into account the leading evidence of scientific knowledge and the following information:

Or. en

Justification

Monitoring methods that are not grounded in sound science will potentially result in misleading data that could create unnecessary public concern, as such the establishment of what constitutes “suitable monitoring methods” should be done on the basis of the leading evidence of scientific knowledge, and taking into account the significance of the environmental and public health impacts.

Amendment 196

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

ECHA shall prepare scientific reports to assist the Commission in selecting the substances for the watch list, taking into account the following information:

ECHA shall prepare scientific reports to assist the Commission in selecting the substances for the watch list, taking into account key scientific knowledge and the following information:

Or. it

Amendment 197

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

ECHA shall prepare scientific reports to assist the Commission in selecting the substances for the watch list, taking into account the following information:

ECHA shall prepare scientific reports to assist the Commission in selecting the substances and indicators for the watch list, taking into account the following information:

Or. en

Amendment 198

Marina Mesure, Anja Hazekamp

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

ECHA shall prepare scientific reports to assist the Commission in selecting the substances for the watch list, taking into account the following information:

ECHA shall prepare scientific reports to assist the Commission in selecting the substances and indicators for the watch list, taking into account the following information:

Or. en

Justification

It must be ensured that the findings on the protection of aquatic ecosystems, in particular groundwater ecosystems and their biodiversity, are incorporated into the updating of groundwater management and relevant regulations. Material and thermal contaminants affect the biotic communities in groundwater and their ecosystem services for keeping groundwater clean as an important drinking water resource.

Amendment 199

Marina Mesure, Anja Hazekamp

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(e) information on production volumes, use patterns, intrinsic properties (including mobility in soils and, where relevant, particle size), concentrations in the environment and adverse effects to human health and the aquatic environment of a particular substance or group of substances, including information gathered in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council***, Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council****, Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council*****, Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council******, Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council******* and Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council********;

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 200

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point f

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(f) research projects and scientific publications, including information on trends and predictions based on modelling or other predictive assessments and data and information from remote sensing technologies, earth observation (Copernicus services), in-situ sensors and devices, or citizen science data, leveraging the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence, advanced data analysis and processing;

(f) Research projects and scientific publications, including information on the impact of material and thermal contaminants as well as impacts of aboveground and underground mines, quarries and tunnels on groundwater ecosystems and groundwater-dependent ecosystems and their biodiversity, on trends and forecasts based on modeling or other predictive assessments, as well as information and data collected by remote sensing technologies, Earth observation (Copernicus services), in situ sensors and devices, or citizen science data, taking advantage of the opportunities opened by artificial intelligence and advanced data analysis and processing;

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 201

Marina Mesure, Anja Hazekamp

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point f

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(f) research projects and scientific publications, including information on the impact of material and thermal contaminants on groundwater ecosystems and groundwater-dependent ecosystems and their biodiversity, on trends and predictions based on modelling or other predictive assessments and data and information from remote sensing technologies, earth observation (Copernicus services), in-situ sensors and devices, or citizen science data, leveraging the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence, advanced data analysis and processing;

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 202

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 6a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

A first watch list shall be established by .. [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month following 24 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive]. The watch list shall be updated every 36 months thereafter or as soon as suitable monitoring methods for micro-plastics and selected antimicrobial resistance genes have been identified.

Or. en

Amendment 203

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 6a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Member States shall monitor each substance or group of substances in the watch list at selected representative monitoring stations over a 24-month period. The monitoring period shall commence within six months of the establishment of the watch list.

Member States shall put in place mechanisms for monitoring each substance or group of substances in the watch list at selected representative monitoring stations over a 24-month period. The monitoring period shall commence within six months of the establishment of the watch list.

Or. en

Justification

Clarification of the text to allow for a possibility to delegate the monitoring to a centralised European monitoring facility.

Amendment 204

Karol Karski

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2006/118/CE

Article 6a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Member States may monitor each substance or group of substances in the watch list at selected representative monitoring stations over a 24-month period. The monitoring period may commence within nine months of the establishment of the watch list.

Or. en

Justification

MS shall not be obliged to monitor new substances or group of substances included in the watch list - this obligation should remain indicative.

Amendment 205

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 6a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Each Member State shall select at least one monitoring station, plus the number of stations equal to its total area in km2 of groundwater bodies divided by 60 000 (rounded to the nearest integer).

Each Member State shall select at least two monitoring stations, plus the number of stations equal to its total area in km2 of groundwater bodies divided by 10 000 (rounded to the nearest integer).

Or. en

Justification

As the minimum, every Member State should have two monitoring stations for the groundwater watch list. With regard to additional monitoring stations, applying a divisor of 60 000 would mean that every MS that is smaller than 30 000 km2 would not have any additional monitoring station (i.e. 4 MS). Another 11 MS would only have one extra stations. Germany would only have six extra stations, and France as the biggest MS would only have 11 more. That is not sufficient to provide a representative situation of the pollution. There should be one additional monitoring station per 10 000 km2.

Amendment 206

Marina Mesure

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 6a – paragraph 5a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

5 a. Member States shall evaluate every two years the impact on water quality of the economic development of industries related to the energetic transition, such as the mining sector, and inform the Commission on newly identified threats to update the watch list accordingly. The evaluation shall be easily accessible to the public.

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 207

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 6aa (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(6 a) The following Article 6aa is inserted:

'Article 6aa

Abstraction of groundwater for thermal use

Groundwater may be abstracted for thermal use only if it does not adversely affect an existing groundwater ecosystem as a result of the abstraction and after re-injection. Competent authorities shall also take all necessary measures to progressively minimize anthropogenic inputs of heat, cold or contaminated surface water into groundwater in order to ensure the protection of groundwater ecosystems and of other aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems where these ecosystems, their biodiversity and their uses depend on the body of groundwater concerned. The measures required for this purpose shall be included in the program of measures pursuant to Article 11 of Directive 2000/60/EC. The EU Commission shall, not later than [OP: please insert the date = four years after the date of entry into force of this Directive] assess thermal impacts on groundwater to ensure the protection of groundwater ecosystems, as well as other aquatic ecosystems that depend on the body of groundwater concerned, to be accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and the Council.' .

Or. en

Justification

Groundwater ecosystems and their biodiversity are not yet effectively protected by the current directive. Since the last amendment of the Groundwater Directive, research has shown that thermal pollution also affects ecosystems and that action is needed to preserve the self-purification function of underground waters, also to maintain the purity of a drinking water resource that is important for use as drinking water. The Commission should assess such effects and come forward with a legislative proposal, if appropriate.

Amendment 208

Marina Mesure, Anja Hazekamp

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 6 aa (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(6 a) The following Article is inserted:

"Article 6aa.

Groundwater may be abstracted for thermal use only if it does not adversely affect an existing groundwater ecosystem as a result of the abstraction and after re-injection. Competent authorities shall also take all necessary measures to progressively minimize anthropogenic inputs of heat, cold or contaminated surface water into groundwater in order to ensure the protection of groundwater ecosystems and of other aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems where these ecosystems, their biodiversity and their uses depend on the body of groundwater concerned. The measures required for this purpose shall be included in the program of measures pursuant to Article 11 of Directive 2000/60/EC. The EU Commission shall, not later than [first day of the month 24 months after the date of entry into force of this amending Directive]. submit criteria to improve the protection of groundwater ecosystems to the European Parliament and the Council."

Or. en

Justification

The protection of aquatic ecosystems, in particular groundwater ecosystems, and their biodiversity are not yet effectively protected by the current regulations. Since the last amendment of the Groundwater Directive, research has shown that thermal pollution also affects ecosystems and that action is needed to preserve the self-purification function of underground waters and thus also to maintain the purity of a drinking water resource that is important for society.

Amendment 209

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 6aa (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(6 a) The following Article 6aa is inserted

Article 6aa

European monitoring facility

The European Commission shall work towards designating a single European monitoring facility that is able to carry out the necessary monitoring requirements when so requested by the Member States, thus easing their financial and administrative burden. The use of such facility shall be voluntary and without prejudice to arrangements already set in place by the Member States.

Or. en

Justification

In order for Member States with limited administrative and financial capacity to be able to comply with the monitoring requirements, a single monitoring facility with voluntary access should be devised.

Amendment 210

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. The Commission shall review, for the first time by … [OP: please insert the date = six years after the date of entry into force of this Directive] and every six years thereafter, the list of pollutants set out in Annex I and the quality standards for those pollutants set out in that Annex, as well as the list of pollutants and indicators set out in Part B of Annex II.

1. The Commission shall review, for the first time by … [OP: please insert the date = six years after the date of entry into force of this Directive] and every six years thereafter, the list of pollutants and indicators set out in Part B of Annex II. To this end, the Commission should determine the appropriate, proportionate and cost-effective level and combination of product and process checks for both point and diffuse sources. The substances should also be classified as priorities for action on the basis of the risk identified by means of a simplified assessment procedure anchored in scientific principles.

Or. it

Amendment 211

Karol Karski

on behalf of the ECR Group

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. The Commission shall review, for the first time by … [OP: please insert the date = six years after the date of entry into force of this Directive] and every six years thereafter, the list of pollutants set out in Annex I and the quality standards for those pollutants set out in that Annex, as well as the list of pollutants and indicators set out in Part B of Annex II.

Or. en

Justification

The proposal transfers to the Commission the power to change the lists of surface and groundwater pollutants. This changes the process drastically from a co-decision procedure with involvement of EP and Council to delegated act giving additional power to the Commission and only a veto power to the EP and Council. Maintaining the co-decision procedure would ensure a more transparent and democratic procedure.

Amendment 212

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. The Commission shall review, for the first time by … [OP: please insert the date = six years after the date of entry into force of this Directive] and every six years thereafter, the list of pollutants set out in Annex I and the quality standards for those pollutants set out in that Annex, as well as the list of pollutants and indicators set out in Part B of Annex II.

1. The Commission shall present a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council of the EU to review, for the first time by … [OP: please insert the date = six years after the date of entry into force of this Directive] and every six years thereafter, the list of pollutants set out in Annex I and the quality standards for those pollutants set out in that Annex, as well as the list of pollutants and indicators set out in Part B of Annex II.

Or. en

Justification

The power to adopt delegated acts should be conferred to the European Commission to amend only non-essential elements of an EU legislation.

Amendment 213

Christian Doleschal, Marlene Mortler, Stefan Berger, Christine Schneider, Norbert Lins, Jens Gieseke

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. The Commission shall review, for the first time by … [OP: please insert the date = six years after the date of entry into force of this Directive] and every six years thereafter, the list of pollutants set out in Annex I and the quality standards for those pollutants set out in that Annex, as well as the list of pollutants and indicators set out in Part B of Annex II.

(1) The Commission shall submit a proposal for review to the Parliament and the Council of the EU, for the first time by … [OP: please insert the date = six years after the date of entry into force of this Directive] and every six years thereafter, the list of pollutants set out in Annex I and the quality standards for those pollutants set out in that Annex, as well as the list of pollutants and indicators set out in Part B of Annex II.

Or. de

Amendment 214

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. The Commission shall review, for the first time by … [OP: please insert the date = six years after the date of entry into force of this Directive] and every six years thereafter, the list of pollutants set out in Annex I and the quality standards for those pollutants set out in that Annex, as well as the list of pollutants and indicators set out in Part B of Annex II.

1. The Commission shall review, for the first time by … [OP: please insert the date = four years after the date of entry into force of this Directive] and every four years thereafter, the list of pollutants set out in Annex I and the quality standards for those pollutants set out in that Annex, as well as the list of pollutants and indicators set out in Part B of Annex II.

Or. en

Justification

Given the high relevance of clean water both for human health, animal health and ecosystems, it is not enough to review the list of pollutants and the quality standards only every six years. In the original water framework directive, a review was foreseen every four years. This frequency should be applied again.

Amendment 215

Michal Wiezik

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. The Commission shall review, for the first time by … [OP: please insert the date = six years after the date of entry into force of this Directive] and every six years thereafter, the list of pollutants set out in Annex I and the quality standards for those pollutants set out in that Annex, as well as the list of pollutants and indicators set out in Part B of Annex II.

Or. en

Amendment 216

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík, Catherine Chabaud

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. The Commission shall review, for the first time by … [OP: please insert the date = six years after the date of entry into force of this Directive] and every six years thereafter, the list of pollutants set out in Annex I and the quality standards for those pollutants set out in that Annex, as well as the list of pollutants and indicators set out in Part B of Annex II.

Or. en

Amendment 217

Christian Doleschal, Marlene Mortler, Stefan Berger, Christine Schneider, Norbert Lins, Jens Gieseke

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 8a, to amend Annex I to adapt it to technical and scientific progress by adding or removing groundwater pollutants and quality standards for those pollutants set out in that Annex and to amend Part B in order to adapt it to technical and scientific progress by adding pollutants or indicators for which Member States have to consider establishing national thresholds.

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Or. de

Justification

In the event of substantial changes, the usual legislative procedures should be followed for reasons of transparency and democratic participation.

Amendment 218

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

deleted

Or. en

Justification

The power to adopt delegated acts should be conferred to the European Commission to amend only non-essential elements of an EU legislation.

Amendment 219

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 8a, to amend Part B to adapt it to technical and scientific progress by adding pollutants or indicators for which Member States have to consider establishing national thresholds.

Or. it

Amendment 220

Karol Karski

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 8a, to amend Part B in order to adapt it to technical and scientific progress by adding pollutants or indicators for which Member States have to consider establishing national thresholds.

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 221

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 2a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2 a. By 12 January 2025, the Commission shall establish technical guidelines regarding methods of analysis for monitoring of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances under the parameter ‘PFAS Total’. By 12 January 2026, the Commission shall amend Annex I to set a quality standard for 'PFAS total'.

Or. en

Justification

PFAS comprise a total of 10 000 substances. It is not good enough to include only 24 of them as priority substances. The Drinking Water Directive already includes a quality standard for PFAS total. Pursuant to Article 13(7) of that Directive, the Commission is obliged to establish methods of analysis for PFAS Total by 12 January 2024. As such, it is reasonable to give the Commission another year to establish such methods also for groundwater. And once that method is established, the Commission should amend Annex I to set the actual quality standard within another year.

Amendment 222

Christian Doleschal, Marlene Mortler, Stefan Berger, Christine Schneider, Norbert Lins, Jens Gieseke

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 8a, to amend Part D of Annex II in order to adapt it to scientific and technical progress by adding or amending harmonised threshold values for one or more pollutants listed in Part B of that Annex.

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Or. de

Justification

In the event of substantial changes, the usual legislative procedures should be followed for reasons of transparency and democratic participation.

Amendment 223

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

deleted

Or. en

Justification

The power to adopt delegated acts should be conferred to the European Commission to amend only non-essential elements of an EU legislation.

Amendment 224

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. When adopting delegated acts as referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, the Commission shall take the scientific reports prepared by ECHA pursuant to paragraph 6 of this Article into account.

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Or. en

Justification

The power to adopt delegated acts should be conferred to the European Commission to amend only non-essential elements of an EU legislation.

Amendment 225

Christian Doleschal, Marlene Mortler, Stefan Berger, Christine Schneider, Norbert Lins, Jens Gieseke

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. When adopting delegated acts as referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, the Commission shall take the scientific reports prepared by ECHA pursuant to paragraph 6 of this Article into account.

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Or. de

Justification

In the event of substantial changes, the usual legislative procedures should be followed for reasons of transparency and democratic participation.

Amendment 226

Christian Doleschal, Marlene Mortler, Stefan Berger, Christine Schneider, Norbert Lins, Jens Gieseke

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

5. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 8a to amend Parts A and C of Annex II and Annexes III and IV in order to adapt them to scientific and technical progress.

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Or. de

Justification

In the event of substantial changes, the usual legislative procedures should be followed for reasons of transparency and democratic participation.

Amendment 227

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

deleted

Or. en

Justification

The power to adopt delegated acts should be conferred to the European Commission to amend only non-essential elements of an EU legislation.

Amendment 228

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 6 – point ga (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(g a) comments and feedback from national regulatory authorities and other relevant bodies;

Or. en

Amendment 229

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 6 – point gb (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(g b) when setting EQS for metals, bioavailability, in order to account for variablity in water chemistries;

Or. en

Justification

Metal bioavailability for ecological risk assessment is large, with notable variability across a range of water chemistries in surface waters.

Amendment 230

Marina Mesure, Anja Hazekamp

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 6 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

6 a. By [two years after the entry into force of this Directive], the Commission shall establish technical guidance on methods for monitoring and assessing thermal and biological impacts on groundwater to ensure the protection of groundwater ecosystems, as well as other aquatic ecosystems that depend on the body of groundwater concerned.

Or. en

Justification

To protect aquatic ecosystems, especially groundwater ecosystems and their biodiversity, consistent approaches to monitoring and assessment are needed.

Amendment 231

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 7

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

7. ECHA shall, every six years, prepare and make publicly available a report, summarizing the findings of the review referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3. The first report shall be submitted to the Commission on … [OP: Please insert the date = five years after the date of entry into force of this Directive].

7. ECHA shall, every four years, prepare and make publicly available a report, summarizing the findings of the review referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3. The first report shall be submitted to the Commission on … [OP: Please insert the date = three years after the date of entry into force of this Directive].

Or. en

Justification

The frequency of the ECHA report needs to be aligned to the change of the frequency of the Commission review as suggested by the same author.

Amendment 232

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík, Catherine Chabaud

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 7

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

7. ECHA shall, every five years, prepare and make publicly available a report, summarizing the findings of the review referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3. The first report shall be submitted to the Commission on … [OP: Please insert the date = five years after the date of entry into force of this Directive].

Or. en

Amendment 233

Michal Wiezik

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 7

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 234

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 8a – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 8(1) and (2) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from [OP please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Directive].

2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 8(1), (2) and (2a) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from [OP please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Directive].

Or. en

Justification

The empowerment with regard to the setting of a quality standard for PFAS total as proposed by the same author needs to be added.

Amendment 235

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 9 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council*.

1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee on which the Member States shall be represented by experts in areas including the construction and management of flood defences and infrastructure, storage facilities and the use of water intended mainly for irrigation, for environmental upkeep. It shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council*.

Or. it

Amendment 236

Marina Mesure

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 10 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(10 a) A new Article 10 a is inserted:

‘Article10

Specific substances and thresholds applicable to caves and karst areas

Before ... [two years after the entry into force of this directive], the Commission shall propose a revision of the directive to include a new annex, covering the chemical status of caves and karst areas with a specific list of substances and thresholds.’

Or. en

Justification

Caves and Karst areas do not benefit from a sufficient level of legal protection, despite the fragility and importance of their ecosystem. Limiting the presence of toxic substances in the water contained in the caves and karst areas is an efficient way to protect these ecosystems. Due to their specificities and fragility, a specific annex should be introduced to cover their protection.

Amendment 237

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Directive 2006/118/EC

Annex I

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(11) Annex I is replaced by the text in Annex III to this Directive;

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Or. it

Amendment 238

Michal Wiezik

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14

Directive 2006/118/EC

Annex IV – part B – point 1 – introductory sentence

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

the starting point for implementing measures to reverse significant and sustained upward trends will be when the concentration of the pollutant reaches 75 % of the parametric values of the groundwater quality standards set out in Annex I and of the threshold values referred to in Article 3(1), points (b) and (c), unless:.

the starting point for implementing measures to reverse significant and sustained upward trends, inluding seasonal upward trend caused inter alia by low discharge of a water body, will be when the concentration of the pollutant reaches 75 % of the parametric values of the groundwater quality standards set out in Annex I and of the threshold values referred to in Article 3(1), points (b) and (c), unless:.

Or. en

Amendment 239

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík, Catherine Chabaud

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14

Directive 2006/118/EC

Annex IV – part B – point 1 – introductory sentence

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

the starting point for implementing measures to reverse significant and sustained upward trends, inluding seasonal upward trends, will be when the concentration of the pollutant reaches 75 % of the parametric values of the groundwater quality standards set out in Annex I and of the threshold values referred to in Article 3(1), points (b) and (c), unless:.

Or. en

Amendment 240

Stanislav Polčák

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Directive 2008/105/EC

Title

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Directive 2008/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on the prevention and control of surface water pollution, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directives 82/176/EEC, 83/513/EEC, 84/156/EEC, 84/491/EEC, 86/280/EEC and amending Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council;

(Does not affect the English version.)

Or. cs

Amendment 241

Milan Brglez, Monika Beňová, Sara Cerdas, Robert Hajšel, Biljana Borzan, Maria Arena, Tiemo Wölken

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 1

Present text

Amendment

(1 a) Article 1 is amended as follows:

"This Directive lays down environmental quality standards (EQS) for priority substances and priority hazardous substances, with the aim of achieving good surface water chemical status and in accordance with the provisions and objectives of Article 4 of Directive 2000/60/EC."

Or. en

(32008L0105)

Justification

The existing text in Article 1 of Directive 2008/105/EC is adjusted to correspond to deletion of Article 16 of Directive 2000/60/EC.

Amendment 242

Alexandr Vondra

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 3 – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 1 – point iii

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(iii) the substances numbered 5, 9, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23, 24, 28, 30, 34, 37, 41, 44 in Part A of Annex I, for which revised EQS are set, and the newly identified substances numbered 46 to 70 in Part A of Annex I, with effect from … [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month following 18 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive], with the aim of preventing deterioration in the chemical status of surface water bodies and of achieving good surface water chemical status in relation to those substances.;

(iii) the substances numbered 5, 9, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23, 24, 28, 30, 34, 37, 41, 44 in Part A of Annex I, for which revised EQS are set, and the newly identified substances numbered 46 to 70 in Part A of Annex I, with effect from 22 December 2027, with the aim of preventing deterioration in the chemical status of surface water bodies and of achieving good surface water chemical status in relation to those substances by 22 December 2039.;

Or. en

Amendment 243

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 3 – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 1 – point iii

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(iii) the substances numbered 5, 9, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23, 24, 28, 30, 34, 37, 41, 44 in Part A of Annex I, for which revised EQS are set, and the newly identified substances numbered 46 to 70 in Part A of Annex I, with effect from 36 months following the issue of the guidelines on the reference analytical methods, with the aim of preventing deterioration in the chemical status of surface water bodies and of achieving good surface water chemical status in relation to those substances.;

Or. it

Amendment 244

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík, Catherine Chabaud

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

On the basis of the information collected in accordance with Articles 5 and 8 of Directive 2000/60/EC, and other available data, Member States shall establish an inventory, including maps, if available, of emissions, discharges and losses of all priority substances listed in Part A of Annex I to this Directive and all pollutants listed in Part A of Annex II to this Directive for each river basin district or part of a river basin district lying within their territory, including their concentrations in sediment and biota, as appropriate.

Or. en

Justification

An obligatory inventory of emissions at river basin level is essential in order to derive the cause for emissions (and thus the polluters).

Amendment 245

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

The first subparagraph shall not apply to emissions, discharges and losses reported to the Commission electronically in accordance with Regulation (EU) .../… of the European Parliament and of the Council65. ;

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65 +OP: Please insert in the text the number of the Regulation contained in document COM (2022) 157++ OP: Please insert in the text the number of the Regulation contained in document COM (2022) 157+++ OP: Please insert in the text the number of the Regulation contained in document COM (2022) 157

Or. en

Justification

One of the key reasons for lack of compliance is lack of coherence between water legislation and control at source legislation. The emissions from industrial installations therefore need to be retained in the inventory of emissions, discharges and losses under water legislation so as to keep a complete picture.

Amendment 246

Marina Mesure, Anja Hazekamp

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a

2008/105/EC

Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

deleted

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Or. en

Justification

More coherence between control-at-source legislation and water legislation is needed, not less. Taking IED emissions out of the RBMP inventories of emissions, discharges and losses will exclude a large share of important emission sources to air, water and soil out of the water management planning.

Amendment 247

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

deleted

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Or. en

Justification

Amendment 248

Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c

DIRECTIVE 2008/105/EC

Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Member States shall update their inventories as part of the reviews of the analyses specified in Article 5(2) of Directive 2000/60/EC and shall ensure that the emissions not reported to the Industrial Emissions Portal established under Regulation (EU) .../…++, are published in their river basin management plans as updated in accordance with Article 13(7) of that Directive.

Member States shall update their inventories as part of the reviews of the analyses specified in Article 5(2) of Directive 2000/60/EC and shall ensure that the emissions, including those reported to the Industrial Emissions Portal established under Regulation (EU) .../…++, are published in their river basin management plans as updated in accordance with Article 13(7) of that Directive.

Or. en

Justification

the Portal Regulation is a reporting instrument and the information fed from the Portal to the RBMP is not double-regulation, it is merely using reported data to have a properly informed RBMP, about all the pressures. it is not understood why the reported data of discharges as of certain threshold should be excluded from the RBMP.

Amendment 249

Marina Mesure, Anja Hazekamp

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c

2008/105/EC

Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

For priority substances or pollutants covered by Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the entries may be calculated as the average of the three years before the completion of the analysis referred to in the first subparagraph.

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Or. en

Justification

This proposed separate regime for priority substances or pollutants covered by Regulation 1107/2009 would fail to capture pesticides risks. The reference of one year before the year in which the analysis referred to in the first subparagraph should be extended to all priority substances as a minimum. Monitoring practices should be improved to capture peak events (occurring e.g. after heavy rains) and to properly reflect the concentration felt by aquatic life.

Amendment 250

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

deleted

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 251

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

deleted

Or. en

Justification

The reference of one year before the year in which the analysis referred to in the first subparagraph should be extended to all priority substances. Monitoring practices should be improved to capture peak events (occurring e.g. after heavy rains) and to properly reflect the real loads to the acquatic environment.

Amendment 252

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(4) In Article 7a(1), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:

(4) Article 7a is amended as follows:

Or. en

Justification

Need to amend the intro of this point as a consequence of the amendment proposing to replace also the second paragraph of this Article.

Amendment 253

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 7a – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. For priority substances that fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council*, or within the scope of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council**, Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council*** or Directive 2010/75/EU, the Commission shall, as part of the report referred to in Article 18(1) of Directive 2000/60/EC, assess whether the measures in place at Union and Member State level are sufficient to achieve the EQS for priority substances and the cessation or phasing-out objective for discharges, emissions and losses of priority hazardous substances in accordance with Article 4(1), point (a), of Directive 2000/60/EC.

1. For priority substances that fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council*, or within the scope of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council**, Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council*** or Directive 2010/75/EU, the Commission shall, within six months after the European Environment Agency has made available the latest yearly monitoring data pursuant to Article 8(5) of Directive 2000/60/EC, assess whether the measures in place at Union and Member State level are sufficient to achieve the EQS for priority substances and the cessation or phasing-out objective for discharges, emissions and losses of priority hazardous substances in accordance with Article 4(1), point (a), of Directive 2000/60/EC.

Or. en

Justification

The Commission has proposed that Member States should in the future provide monitoring data on an annual basis (Article 8(4) of the WFD). That is welcome. It is only logical that this should trigger an annual assessment by the Commission whether measures at Union level are sufficient to achieve the EQS or not. Doing so only every six years, as is currently the case, is not enough. The provision of monitoring data on an annual basis should trigger an annual assessment and follow-up by the Commission.

Amendment 254

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 7a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1 a. The hierarchy of measures to be taken shall prioritise restrictions and other control at source measures. In this regard, the Commission shall present proposals to amend EU legal acts to ensure that discharges, emissions and losses of priority substances are eliminated at the source.

Or. en

Amendment 255

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 7a – paragraph 3

Present text

Amendment

(4 a) Paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

"3. Where the results of the report show that additional measures at Union or Member State level are necessary in order to facilitate compliance with Directive 2000/60/EC in relation to a particular substance approved pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 or Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, Member States or the Commission shall apply Articles 21 or 44 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 or Articles 15 or 48 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 to that substance, or products containing that substance.

In the case of substances falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the Commission shall initiate the procedure referred to in Articles 59, 61 or 69 of that Regulation.

In applying the provisions of the Regulations referred to in the first and second subparagraphs, Member States and the Commission shall take into account any risk evaluations and socio-economic or cost-benefit analyses required under those Regulations, including as regards the availability of alternatives."

Or. en

(32008L0105)

Amendment 256

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 7a – paragraph 2

Present text

Amendment

(4 a) Paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

"2. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the outcome of the assessment referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article no later than six months after its annual assessment and shall accompany its report with any appropriate proposals including for control measures."

Or. en

(32008L0105)

Justification

Given the transmission of monitoring data by Member States on an annual basis, and the annual assessment thereof with regard to the need to take measures at EU level, the Commission should report to the the European Parliament and the Council within six months of that assessment, to be accompanied by appropriate proposals.

Amendment 257

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. The Commission shall review, for the first time by … [OP: Please insert the date = six years after the date of entry into force of this Directive] and every six years thereafter, the list of priority substances and the corresponding EQS for those substances set out in Part A of Annex I and the list of pollutants set out in Part A of Annex II. To this end, the Commission should determine the appropriate, proportionate and cost-effective level and combination of product and process checks for both point and diffuse sources. The substances should also be classified as priorities for action on the basis of the risk identified by means of a simplified assessment procedure anchored in scientific principles.

Or. it

Amendment 258

Stanislav Polčák

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. The Commission shall review, for the first time by … [OP:Please insert the date = six years after the date of entry into force of this Directive] and every six years thereafter at the latest, the list of priority substances and the corresponding EQS for those substances set out in Part A of Annex I and the list of pollutants set out in Part A of Annex II. In the event that there is a significant change in the state of scientific knowledge between reviews which would make it necessary to revise the list of these substances, also taking into account the precautionary principle, the Commission shall review the list of priority substances and the corresponding EQS for these substances earlier, and without undue delay.

Or. cs

Amendment 259

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. The Commission shall present a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council of the EU to review, for the first time by … [OP: Please insert the date = six years after the date of entry into force of this Directive] and every six years thereafter, the list of priority substances and the corresponding EQS for those substances set out in Part A of Annex I and the list of pollutants set out in Part A of Annex II.

Or. en

Justification

The power to adopt delegated acts should be conferred to the European Commission to amend only non-essential elements of an EU legislation.

Amendment 260

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. The Commission shall review, for the first time by … [OP: Please insert the date = four years after the date of entry into force of this Directive] and every four years thereafter, the list of priority substances and the corresponding EQS for those substances set out in Part A of Annex I and the list of pollutants set out in Part A of Annex II.

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 261

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík, Catherine Chabaud

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 262

Michal Wiezik

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8– paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 263

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, having regard to the scientific reports prepared by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) pursuant to paragraph 6 of this Article, in accordance with Article 9a to amend Annex I in order to adapt it to scientific and technological progress by:

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(a) adding or removing substances from the list of priority substances;

(b) designating or undesignating selected substances as priority hazardous substances and/or as ubiquitous Persistent Bio-accumulative and Toxic substances (uPBTs) and/or as substances that tend to accumulate in sediment and/or biota in that list;

Or. en

Justification

The power to adopt delegated acts should be conferred to the European Commission to amend only non-essential elements of an EU legislation.

Amendment 264

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, having regard to the scientific reports prepared by ECHA pursuant to paragraph 6 of this Article, in accordance with Article 9a to amend Annex II in order to adapt it to scientific and technological progress by:

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(a) adding or removing pollutants from the list of categories pollutants set out in Part A of Annex II;

(b) updating the methodology set out in Part B of Annex II;

(c) listing in Part C of Annex II to this Directive those river basin specific pollutants for which it has established that EQS set at Union level are to be applied, where relevant, to ensure a harmonised and science-based implementation of the objectives set out in Article 4 of Directive 2000/60/EC, and by listing the corresponding EQS for those pollutants in Part C of Annex II to this Directive.

Or. en

Justification

The power to adopt delegated acts should be conferred to the European Commission to amend only non-essential elements of an EU legislation.

Amendment 265

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 3a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3 a. By 12 January 2025, the Commission shall establish technical guidelines regarding methods of analysis for monitoring of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances under the parameter ‘PFAS Total’. By 12 January 2026, the Commission shall amend Annex I to set the quality standards for 'PFAS total'.

Or. en

Justification

Pursuant to Article 13(7) of the Drinking Water Directive, the Commission is obliged to establish methods of analysis for PFAS Total by 12 January 2024. As such, it is reasonable to give the Commission another year to establish such methods for surface and other waters. And once that method is established, it is reasonable to require that the Commission amends Annex I to set the actual quality standards.

Amendment 266

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 3b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3 b. The Commission shall no later than [OP: Please insert the date = two years after the date of entry into force of this Directive] establish technical guidelines regarding methods of analysis for monitoring of 'Bisphenols Total’. The Commission shall no later than [OP: Please insert the date = three years after the date of entry into force of this Directive] amend Annex I to set the quality standards for ' Bisphenols total'.

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Justification

Bisphenols are a well-known case for "regrettable substitution": one bisphenol gets replaced with another - e.g. Bisphenol A with Bisphenol S. There are many Bisphenols and their properties are similar. It is therefore important that the whole group of Bisphenols is added to the Annex of priority substances. Methods for analysis should be set within two years, and the quality standards within three years.

Amendment 267

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. When identifying river basin specific pollutants for which it could be necessary to set EQS at Union level, the Commission shall take into account the following criteria:

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(a) the risk posed by the pollutants, including their hazard, their environmental concentrations and the concentration above which effects might be expected;

(b) the disparity between the national EQS set for river basin specific pollutants by different Member States and the degree to which such disparity is justifiable;

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Justification

The power to adopt delegated acts should be conferred to the European Commission to amend only non-essential elements of an EU legislation.

Amendment 268

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(a) the risk posed by the pollutants, including their hazard, their environmental concentrations and the concentration above which effects might be expected;

(a) the risk posed by the pollutants, including their hazard, their environmental concentrations, the concentration above which effects might be expected and their cumulative effects;

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Amendment 269

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

5. Priority substances which have, as a result of the review referred to in paragraph 1, been removed from the list of priority substances because they are no longer posing a Union-wide risk, shall be included in Part C of Annex II, listing the river basin specific pollutants and related harmonised EQS which are to be implemented where the pollutants are of national or regional concern, in accordance with Article 8d.

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Justification

The power to adopt delegated acts should be conferred to the European Commission to amend only non-essential elements of an EU legislation.

Amendment 270

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 6a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

6 a. By 12 January 2024, the Commission shall establish technical guidelines regarding methods of analysis for monitoring of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances under the parameters ‘PFAS Total’ and ‘Sum of PFAS’, including detection limits, parametric values and frequency of sampling, in order to set the EQS for the totality of the substances concerned. The Annex I shall be reviewed accordingly.

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Justification

The timing is in line with the Drinking Water Directive.

Amendment 271

Milan Brglez, Monika Beňová, Sara Cerdas, Robert Hajšel, Biljana Borzan, Maria Arena, Tiemo Wölken

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 6 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

6 a. By ...[insert the date two years after the entry into force of this Directive], the Commission shall establish an EQS for the group of bisphenols, including at least bisphenol-A, bisphenol-B and bisphenol-S, under the parameter ‘Bisphenols Total’ using a relative potency factor approach, and shall review Annex I accordingly.

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Justification

Considering that scientific reports show endocrine-disrupting potential also of bisphenols other than bisphenol-A and the ecotoxicological risk of mixtures of these bisphenols, and while these facts raise concerns regarding the safe use of alternatives to bisphenols that might have negative impact for human health and the environment, this amendment to the EQS Directive proposes a 'Bisphenols Total' parameter to be established. Monitoring requirements should include at least bisphenol-A, bisphenol-B and bisphenol-S as these have been identified as SVHC under REACH due to their endocrine-disrupting properties for the environment and human health.

Amendment 272

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík, Catherine Chabaud

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 7

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

7. ECHA shall every six years prepare and make publicly available a report summarizing the findings of the scientific reports established under paragraph 6. The first report shall be submitted to the Commission on … [OP: Please insert the date = five years after the date of entry into force of this Directive].

7. ECHA shall every five years prepare and make publicly available a report summarizing the findings of the scientific reports established under paragraph 6. The first report shall be submitted to the Commission on … [OP: Please insert the date = five years after the date of entry into force of this Directive].

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Amendment 273

Michal Wiezik

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 7

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

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Amendment 274

Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8a– paragraph 1– subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Member States may present the extent of any deviation from the EQS value for the substances referred to in the first subparagraph, points (a), (b) and (c), in the river basin management plans produced in accordance with Article 13 of Directive 2000/60/EC. Member States providing additional maps as referred to in the first subparagraph shall seek to ensure their inter-comparability at river basin and Union level and shall make the data available in accordance with Directive 2003/4/EC, Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council* and Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council**.

Member States shall present the extent of any deviation from the EQS value for the substances referred to in the first subparagraph, points (a), (b) and (c), in the river basin management plans produced in accordance with Article 13 of Directive 2000/60/EC and consequently shall ensure proper implementation of Article 18 and Article 21 (5) of the Directive (EU).../….[revised IED]. Member States providing additional maps as referred to in the first subparagraph shall seek to ensure their inter-comparability at river basin and Union level and shall make the data available in accordance with Directive 2003/4/EC, Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council* and Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council**.

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Amendment 275

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8a – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. Member States shall, from … [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month following 18 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive], for a period of two years, monitor the presence of estrogenic substances in water bodies, using effect-based monitoring methods. They shall conduct the monitoring at least four times during each of the two years at locations where the three estrogenic hormones 7-Beta estradiol (E2), Estrone (E1) and Alpha-Ethinyl estradiol (EE2) listed in Part A to Annex I to this Directive, are being monitored using conventional analytical methods in accordance with Article 8 of Directive 2000/60/EC and Annex V to that Directive. Member States may use the network of monitoring sites identified for the surveillance monitoring of representative surface water bodies in accordance with point 1.3.1 of Annex V to Directive 2000/60/EC.

3. Member States shall, from 36 months following the issue of the guidelines on the reference analytical methods, monitor the presence of estrogenic substances in water bodies, using effect-based monitoring methods. They shall conduct the monitoring at least four times during each of the two years at locations where the three estrogenic hormones 7-Beta estradiol (E2), Estrone (E1) and Alpha-Ethinyl estradiol (EE2) listed in Part A to Annex I to this Directive, are being monitored using conventional analytical methods in accordance with Article 8 of Directive 2000/60/EC and Annex V to that Directive. Member States may use the network of monitoring sites identified for the surveillance monitoring of representative surface water bodies in accordance with point 1.3.1 of Annex V to Directive 2000/60/EC. To this end, the resources required to perform these activities need to be duly incorporated, and specific guidelines and reference analytical methods are essential. In addition, a training period should be factored in for staff at the national environmental agencies.

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Amendment 276

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts to establish, having regard to scientific reports prepared by ECHA, a watch list of substances for which it is necessary to gather Union wide monitoring data from the Member States and to lay down the formats to be used by the Member States for reporting the results of that monitoring and related information to the Commission. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 9(2).

The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts to establish, having regard to scientific reports prepared by ECHA, a watch list of substances for which it is necessary to gather Union wide monitoring data from the Member States and to lay down the formats to be used by the Member States for reporting the results of that monitoring and related information to the Commission. The monitoring activities are not expected to entail costs for farms. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 9(2).

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Amendment 277

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

The watch list shall contain a maximum of 10 substances or groups of substances at any one time, and shall indicate the monitoring matrices and the possible methods of analysis for each substance. Those monitoring matrices and methods shall not entail excessive costs for the competent authorities. The substances to be included in the watch list shall be selected from amongst the substances for which the information available indicates that they may pose a significant risk at Union level to, or via, the aquatic environment and for which monitoring data are insufficient. The watch list shall include substances of emerging concern.

The watch list shall contain a maximum of 10 substances or groups of substances at any one time, and shall indicate the monitoring matrices and the possible methods of analysis for each substance. Those monitoring matrices and methods shall not entail excessive costs for the competent authorities. For these investigations, an in-depth assessment will nevertheless be required to estimate the costs associated with monitoring, the analytical methods, equipment upgrades and dedicated staff. The substances to be included in the watch list shall be selected from amongst the substances for which the information available indicates that they may pose a significant risk at Union level to, or via, the aquatic environment and for which monitoring data are insufficient. The watch list shall include substances of emerging concern.

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Amendment 278

Christian Doleschal, Marlene Mortler, Stefan Berger, Christine Schneider, Norbert Lins, Jens Gieseke

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

The watch list shall contain a maximum of 10 substances or groups of substances at any one time, and shall indicate the monitoring matrices and the possible methods of analysis for each substance. Those monitoring matrices and methods shall not entail excessive costs or bureaucracy for the competent authorities. The substances to be included in the watch list shall be selected from amongst the substances for which the information available indicates that they may pose a significant risk at Union level to, or via, the aquatic environment and for which monitoring data are insufficient. The watch list shall include substances of emerging concern.

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Amendment 279

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

The watch list shall contain no more than 10 substances or groups of substances at any one time, and shall indicate the monitoring matrices and the possible methods of analysis for each substance. Those monitoring matrices and methods shall not entail excessive costs or administrative burden for the competent authorities. The substances to be included in the watch list shall be selected from amongst the substances for which the information available indicates that they may pose a significant risk at Union level to, or via, the aquatic environment and for which monitoring data are insufficient. The watch list shall include substances of emerging concern.

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Justification

It is important to have regard for the administrative capacity of competent authorities, especially those in smaller and less resourced Member States.

Amendment 280

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík, Catherine Chabaud

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 8b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

The watch list shall contain a maximum of 15 substances or groups of substances at any one time, and shall indicate the monitoring matrices and the possible methods of analysis for each substance. Those monitoring matrices and methods shall not entail excessive costs for the competent authorities. The substances to be included in the watch list shall be selected from amongst the substances for which the information available indicates that they may pose a significant risk at Union level to, or via, the aquatic environment and for which monitoring data are insufficient. The watch list shall include substances of emerging concern.

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Amendment 281

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

The watch list shall contain substances or groups of substances, and shall indicate the monitoring matrices and the possible methods of analysis for each substance. Those monitoring matrices and methods shall not entail excessive costs for the competent authorities. The substances to be included in the watch list shall be selected from amongst the substances for which the information available indicates that they may pose a significant risk at Union level to, or via, the aquatic environment and for which monitoring data are insufficient. The watch list shall include substances of emerging concern.

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Amendment 282

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2a. Sulfates and xanthates shall be included in the watch list, in order to gather monitoring data for the purpose of facilitating the determinataion of appropriate measures to address the risk posed by these substances.

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Justification

Sulfates are a common pollutant in waste waters of chemicals, mine, metal and pulp industries. Pollution with sulfates has played an important role in the permitting - or rather refusal of permitting - of a pulp and paper factory, a mine project and a battery component factory in Finland. Sulfate is a well-known pollutant in Sweden, and likely so in many other Member States. Xanthates are toxic in water at low concentrations and water downstream of mining operations is often contaminated with xanthates. Both of these substance groups should be put onto the watch list.

Amendment 283

Ulrike Müller

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

As soon as suitable monitoring methods for micro-plastics and selected antimicrobial resistance genes have been identified, those substances shall be included in the watch list.

Or. en

(This amendment corresponds to an amendment to Directive 2008/105/EC Annex I – table – row 7.)

Justification

Amendment 284

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

As soon as suitable monitoring methods for micro-plastics and selected antimicrobial resistance genes have been identified, those substances shall be included in the watch list.

Suitable monitoring methods for micro-plastics and selected antimicrobial resistance genes shall be identified as soon as possible and no later than 18 months after the date of entry into force of this amending Directive. As soon as the monitoring methods are established, micro-plastics and selected antimicrobial resistance genes shall be included in the watch list.

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Amendment 285

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

As soon as suitable monitoring methods for micro-plastics and selected antimicrobial resistance genes have been identified, those substances shall be included in the watch list.

As soon as suitable, precise and EU-wide analytical methods for monitoring micro-plastics (including the types that will need to be sought) and selected antimicrobial resistance genes have been identified, those substances shall be included in the watch list.

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Amendment 286

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

As soon as suitable monitoring methods for micro-plastics and selected antimicrobial resistance genes have been identified, those substances shall be included in the watch list.

As soon as suitable monitoring methods, following public discussion and involvement of relevant stakeholders, for micro-plastics and selected antimicrobial resistance genes have been identified, those substances shall be included in the watch list.

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Amendment 287

Stanislav Polčák

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8(b) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

As soon as suitable monitoring methods for micro-plastics and selected antimicrobial resistance genes have been identified, those substances shall be included in the watch list.

As soon as suitable monitoring methods for micro-plastics and selected antimicrobial resistance genes have been identified, those substances shall be included in the watch list without undue delay.

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Amendment 288

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

ECHA shall prepare scientific reports to assist the Commission in selecting the substances for the watch list, taking into account the following information:

ECHA shall prepare scientific reports to assist the Commission in selecting the substances for the watch list, taking into account key scientific knowledge and the following information:

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Amendment 289

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(e) research projects and scientific publications, including information on trends and predictions based on modelling or other predictive assessments and data and information from remote sensing technologies, earth observation (Copernicus services), in-situ sensors and devices, or citizen science data, leveraging the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence, advanced data analysis and processing.

(e) research projects and scientific publications, including information on trends and predictions based on modelling or other predictive assessments and data and information from remote sensing technologies, earth observation (Copernicus services), in-situ sensors and devices, provided the models or other predictive assessments -- as well as sensors and devices used are widely accepted in the scientific community as sound science-based approaches.

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Justification

In relation to identifying compounds of potential concern, it is vital to rely only on verifiable and trustworthy data.

Amendment 290

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(e) research projects and scientific publications, including information on trends and predictions based on modelling or other predictive assessments and data and information from remote sensing technologies, earth observation (Copernicus services), in-situ sensors and devices, provided that the models or other predictive assessments, sensors and devices are broadly accepted by the scientific community as approaches with sound scientific foundations.

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Amendment 291

Stanislav Polčák

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8(b) – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2. The watch list shall be updated by X [OP please insert date = the last day of the twentythird month after the date of entry into force of this Directive], and every 36 months thereafter. When updating the watch list, the Commission shall remove any substance from the existing watch list for which it considers it possible to assess its risk for the aquatic environment without additional monitoring data. When the watch list is updated, an individual substance or group of substances may be kept on the watch list for another period of maximum three years where additional monitoring data are needed to assess the risk to the aquatic environment. Each updated watch list shall also include one or more new substances for which the Commission considers, on the basis of the scientific reports of ECHA, that there is a risk for the aquatic environment.

2. The watch list shall be updated by X [OP please insert date = the last day of the twentythird month after the date of entry into force of this Directive], and every 36 months thereafter at the latest. In the event that there is a significant change in the state of scientific knowledge between reviews which would make it necessary to revise the list, also taking into account the precautionary principle, the Commission shall review the list earlier, and without undue delay. When updating the watch list, the Commission shall remove any substance from the existing watch list for which it considers it possible to assess its risk for the aquatic environment without additional monitoring data. When the watch list is updated, an individual substance or group of substances may be kept on the watch list for another period of maximum three years where additional monitoring data are needed to assess the risk to the aquatic environment. Each updated watch list shall also include one or more new substances for which the Commission considers, on the basis of the scientific reports of ECHA, that there is a risk for the aquatic environment.

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Amendment 292

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

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Amendment 293

Karol Karski

on behalf of the ECR Group

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

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Amendment 294

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Each Member State shall select at least one monitoring station, plus one station if it has more than one million inhabitants, plus the number of stations equal to its geographical area in km2 divided by 60 000 (rounded to the nearest integer), plus the number of stations equal to its population divided by five million (rounded to the nearest integer).

Each Member State shall select at least one monitoring station, plus one station if it has more than one million inhabitants, plus the number of stations equal to its population divided by five million (rounded to the nearest integer).

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Justification

The Commission's proposal implicitly disproportionally affects countries with large land area and small population. The monitoring stations should be proportional to the population alone.

Amendment 295

Marina Mesure

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8b – paragraph 5a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

5 a. Member States shall evaluate the impact on water quality of the economic development of industries related to the energetic transition, such as the mining sector, and inform the Commission on newly identified threats to update the watchlist.

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Justification

Amendment 296

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8ba (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(7 a) The following Article is inserted

Article 8ba

European monitoring facility

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Justification

Amendment 297

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8d

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8) the following Article 8d is inserted:

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‘Article 8d

River Basin Specific Pollutants

Member States shall set and apply EQS for the river basin specific pollutants covered by the categories listed in Part A of Annex II to this Directive, where those pollutants pose a risk to water bodies in one or more of their river basin districts based on the analyses and reviews under Article 5 of Directive 2000/60/EU, in accordance with the procedure set out in Part B of Annex II to this Directive.

Member States shall, by [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month following 18 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive], inform ECHA of the EQS referred to in the first subparagraph. ECHA shall make that information publicly available.

2. Where EQS for river basin specific pollutants have been set at Union level and listed in Part C of Annex II, in accordance with Article 8, those EQS shall take precedence over EQS for river basin specific pollutants established at national level in accordance with paragraph 1. Those EQS set at Union level shall also be applied by the Member States to establish whether the river basin specific pollutants listed in Part C of Annex II pose a risk.

Compliance with the applicable national EQS or EQS set at Union level, where relevant, is required for a water body to be in good chemical status, in accordance with the definition set out in Article 2(24) of Directive 2000/60/EC.;’

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Amendment 298

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8d – paragraph 3a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3a. In setting and applying for EQS for the river basin specific pollutants, Member States may take into account metal bioavailablility.

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Justification

It is important that adequate measuring tools are used.

Amendment 299

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Article 4 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month following 18 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive].

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [OP please insert the date = the first day of the following month once 36 months have elapsed since the issue of the guidelines on the reference analytical methods].

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Amendment 300

Alexandr Vondra

Proposal for a directive

Article 4 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month following 24 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive].

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Amendment 301

Milan Brglez, Monika Beňová, Sara Cerdas, Robert Hajšel, Biljana Borzan, Maria Arena

Proposal for a directive

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)

Directive 2000/60/EC

Annex V

Present text

Amendment

(10 a) Point 1.3.4 in Annex V is amended as follows:

"1.3.4. Frequency of monitoring

For the surveillance monitoring period, the frequencies for monitoring parameters indicative of physico-chemical quality elements given below should be applied unless greater intervals would be justified on the basis of technical knowledge and expert judgement. For biological or hydromorphological quality elements monitoring shall be carried out at least once during the surveillance monitoring period.

For operational monitoring, the frequency of monitoring required for any parameter shall be determined by Member States so as to provide sufficient data for a reliable assessment of the status of the relevant quality element. As a guideline, monitoring should take place at intervals not exceeding those shown in the table below unless greater intervals would be justified on the basis of technical knowledge and expert judgement.

Frequencies shall be chosen so as to achieve an acceptable level of confidence and precision. Estimates of the confidence and precision attained by the monitoring system used shall be stated in the river basin management plan.

Monitoring frequencies shall be selected which take account of the variability in parameters resulting from both natural and anthropogenic conditions. The times at which monitoring is undertaken shall be selected so as to minimise the impact of seasonal variation on the results, and thus ensure that the results reflect changes in the water body as a result of changes due to anthropogenic pressure. As regards priority substances that are sensitive to climatic or seasonal variabilities, the monitoring shall be carried out more frequently, as set out in the implementing act establishing the watch list pursuant to Article 8b(1) of Directive 2008/105/EC. Additional monitoring during different seasons of the same year shall be carried out, to achieve this objective."

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(32000L0060)

Justification

The proposed amendment to Annex V of the Water Framework Directive ensures those priority substances that are sensitive to climatic or seasonal variabilities are monitored more frequently than once per month, which is the general rule. By covering peak events that can be consequence of climatic (periods of heavy rainfall) or anthropogenic activities (spray-season in agriculture), monitoring should enable more accurate results of water status as concentrations of substances during these specific periods are significantly higher as it is their impact on aquatic organisms.

Amendment 302

Michal Wiezik

Proposal for a directive

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 18

Directive 2000/60/EC

Annex V – point 2.4.5 – subparagraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Member States shall also indicate by a black dot on the map, those groundwater bodies which are subject to a significant and sustained upward trend in the concentrations of any pollutant resulting from the impact of human activity. Reversal of a trend shall be indicated by a blue dot on the map.

Member States shall also indicate by a black dot on the map, those groundwater bodies which are subject to a significant and sustained upward trend, including seasonal upward trend caused inter alia by a low discharge of a water body, in the concentrations of any pollutant resulting from the impact of human activity. Reversal of a trend shall be indicated by a blue dot on the map.

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Amendment 303

Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík, Catherine Chabaud

Proposal for a directive

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 18

Directive 2000/60/EC

Annex V – point 2.4.5 – subparagraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Member States shall also indicate by a black dot on the map, those groundwater bodies which are subject to a significant and sustained upward trends, including seasonal upward trends, in the concentrations of any pollutant resulting from the impact of human activity. Reversal of a trend shall be indicated by a blue dot on the map.

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Amendment 304

Pietro Fiocchi

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1

Directive 2000/60/EC

Annex VIII – point 10

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(1) point 10 is replaced by the following:

deleted

‘10. Materials in suspension, including micro/nanoplastics.;’

(This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)

Or. en

Justification

This paragraph lists the groups of compounds which are indicative of ‘main pollutants’. Amongst those “Materials in suspension, including micro/nanoplastics” is not sufficiently specific and does not ensure that this requirement can and will be applied in a meaningful way as it could include many unproblematic materials. This reference should therefore be deleted.

Amendment 305

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1

Directive 2000/60/EC

Annex VIII – point 10

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

10. Materials in suspension, including micro/nanoplastics.;

10. Materials in suspension, including micro/nanoplastics, as well as materials giving rise to micro/nanoplastics;

Or. en

Justification

The Commission proposal to explicitly include micro/nanoplastics into the indicative list of pollutants is welcome. However, the materials giving rise to such pollutants should also be listed explicitly.

Amendment 306

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2

Directive 2000/60/EC

Annex VIII – point 13

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(2) point 13 is added:

deleted

’13. Microorganisms, genes or genetic material reflecting the presence of microorganisms resistant to antimicrobial agents, in particular microorganisms pathogenic to humans or livestock..’

Or. it

Amendment 307

Marina Mesure

Proposal for a directive

Annex III

Directive 2006/118/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

If a particular groundwater body, in particular a groundwater body in the ecological network of special areas of conservation under Council Directive 92/43/EEC, is likely to result in groundwater quality standards, that the environmental objectives laid down in Article 4 of Directive 2000/60/EC for associated surface waters cannot be achieved, or that significant deterioration in the ecological or chemical quality of those bodies of water or significant damage to groundwater ecosystems or terrestrial ecosystems directly depending on the body of groundwater concerned could occur, more stringent threshold values shall be established in accordance with Article 3 of and Annex II to this Directive. The programs and measures required in relation to such threshold values shall also apply to the activities falling within the scope of Directive 91/676/EEC.

Or. en

Justification

This amendment firstly reintroduces the wording of the provision in Annex I of the Groundwater Directive which the Commission proposed to delete in its proposal for revision This will ensure that in areas, and in particular protected areas such as Natura 2000, where groundwater quality standards could result in the environmental objectives of the WFD not being met, stricter threshold values are set to ensure better protection of these areas.

Second, it ensures that all aquatic ecosystems, including groundwater ecosystems, are adequately protected and that Article 4 (5) of the Groundwater Directive can be met.

Amendment 308

Michal Wiezik

Proposal for a directive

Annex III

DIRECTIVE 2006/118/EC

Annex I – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Note 1: The QS for the pollutants listed under entries 3 to 7 shall apply from … [OP: please insert the date = the first day of the month following 18 months after the entry into force of this amending Directive], with the aim of achieving good water chemical status at the latest by 22 December 2033.

Note 1: The QS for the pollutants listed under entries 3 to 7 shall apply from … [OP: please insert the date = the first day of the month following 6 months after the entry into force of this amending Directive], with the aim of achieving good water chemical status at the latest by 22 December 2033.

Or. en

Justification

the good chemical status is to be achieved after the 3rd river basin management plan, one after the current one 2022-2027. the QS should be established as soon as possible so that the measures are properly considered in the 3rd RBMP, as well as in relation to the Industrial Emissions Directive for industrial pollutants, etc.

Amendment 309

Pietro Fiocchi

Proposal for a directive

Annex III

Directive 2006/118/EC

Annex I – Footnote 8

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8) ‘Total’ means the sum of all individual pharmaceuticals detected and quantified in the monitoring procedure, including relevant metabolites and degradation products.

deleted

Or. en

Justification

A groundwater EQS of 0.25 ug/L for active pharmaceutical substances (total) is proposed. The proposal defines this group of substances to include “the sum of all individual pharmaceuticals detected and quantified in the monitoring procedure, including relevant metabolites and degradation products”. There isn’t a scientific basis creating a groundwater EQS for the sum individual pharmaceuticals.

Synergistic and additive effects with chemicals, such as pharmaceuticals, only occurs if the compounds have similar mechanisms of action. Even under these conditions, additivity is rare. This why there is no additional benefit from taking an acetaminophen (paracetamol) tablet with an aspirin. Even though their mechanisms of action are similar, there is no additive effect.

No relevant scientific data as the background of this proposed EQS has been transparently presented. Based on this, we would request that this proposed EQS be removed from the final directive. If regulation is warranted for individual active pharmaceutical substances in groundwater the Commission should propose EQS for each individual substance following scientifically justified and transparent processes.

Amendment 310

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Annex III

Directive 2006/118/EC

Annex I – Footnote 12 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(12a) All references to the PFAS shall include their salts and the linear and branched structural isomers.

Or. it

Amendment 311

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Annex III

Directive 2006/118/EC

Annex I – Footnote 12 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(12b) Given the different criteria for identifying metabolites in the Member States, provision will need to be made, before this directive enters into force, for a list of active substances together with the relevant and non-relevant metabolites and information on the associated risk.

Or. it

Amendment 312

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)

Directive 2006/118/EC

Annex II – Part B – title

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(1 a) in part B, the title is replaced by the following:

'Minimum list of pollutants and their indicators for which Member States have to establish threshold values in accordance with Article 3'

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 313

Karol Karski

Proposal for a directive

Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2

Directive 2006/118/CE

Annex 2 – Part B – point 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Primidone

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 314

Marina Mesure

Proposal for a directive

Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2

Directive 2006/118/EC

Annex II – Part B – point 4 (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2 a. The following item 4 is inserted:

"4. other indicators relevant to the quality of groundwater and to the better protection of groundwater ecosystems Temperature Biology Surface water input."

Or. en

Justification

This amendment ensures that better criteria for the protection of groundwater ecosystems are taken into account and contributes to the protection of biodiversity in underground waters.

Amendment 315

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)

Directive 2006/118/EC

Annex II – Part B – point 3a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(2 a) in Part B, the following new point 3a is added:

'3a.Other indicators relevant to the quality of groundwater and to the better protection of groundwater ecosystems:

Temperature

Biology

Surface water input.'

Or. en

Justification

This amendment ensures that better criteria for the protection of groundwater ecosystems are taken into account and contributes to the protection of biodiversity in underground waters.

Amendment 316

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 2

Directive 2008/105/EC

Annex I Part A – Table – Row 2 – Footnote 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(3) This parameter is the EQS expressed as an annual average value (AA‑EQS). Unless otherwise specified, it applies to the total concentration of all substances and isomers.

(3) This parameter is the EQS expressed as an annual average value (AA-EQS). Unless otherwise specified, it applies to the total concentration of all isomers, including branched isomers.

Or. it

Amendment 317

Rosanna Conte, Silvia Sardone, Matteo Adinolfi, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Elisabetta De Blasis

Proposal for a directive

Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 2

Directive 2008/105/EC

Annex I – Part A – Table – Row 9 – Footnote 10

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(10) No indicative parameter is provided for this group of substances. The indicative parameter(s) must be defined through the analytical method.

(10) No indicative parameter is provided for this group of substances. They therefore need to be clearly identified and standardised at Member State level.

Or. it

Amendment 318

Ville Niinistö

Proposal for a directive

Annex VI

Directive 2008/105/EC

Annex II – Part A – point 10

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

10. Materials in suspension, including micro/nanoplastics

10. Materials in suspension, including micro/nanoplastics, as well as materials giving rise to micro/nanoplastics;

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 319

Karol Karski

Proposal for a directive

Annex VI

Directive 2008/105/CE

Annex II – Part A – point 11

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Substances which contribute to eutrophication (in particular, nitrates and

deleted

Or. en

Justification

The inclusion of nitrates and phosphates in Annex II will have the effect of confusing ecological status with chemical status, whereas these two aspects of water status assessment should be separated.

Amendment 320

Dace Melbārde

Proposal for a directive

Annex VI

Directive 2008/105/CE

Annex II Part B Point da (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(d a) when setting EQS for metals, bioavailability models shall be considered to account for various water quality parameters that affect bioavailability of metals.

Or. en

Justification

Sound measuring tools must be used by Member States' competent authorities