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DRAFT RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING (14144/1/2025 – C10-0065/2026 – 2022/0344(COD))

On the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council 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

ENVI-PR-785254

Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety · Rapporteur: Javi López

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The draft report recommends approving the Council position at first reading on a directive amending EU water legislation. It notes the act is adopted accordingly and instructs the President to sign it.

Committee position. The Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety recommends approving the Council position at first reading without amendments.

Key points

  1. Approves the Council position at first reading on the directive amending Directives 2000/60/EC, 2006/118/EC, and 2008/105/EC.
  2. Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position.
  3. Instructs the President to sign the act with the President of the Council, and the Secretary-General to arrange publication in the Official Journal.
  4. Instructs the President to forward the position to the Council, the Commission, and national parliaments.

Legal basis: Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union