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Draft opinion (COM(2022)0540 – C90361/2022 – 2022/0344(COD)) 2023-05-05

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 Industry, Research and Energy

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Amendment 1

Martin Hojsík

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 Council55 and Council Directive 91/271/EEC56 .

(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 Council55 and Council Directive 91/271/EEC56 .

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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 2

Ville Niinistö

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

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.

(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 PFAS total should therefore be added 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 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 3

Pernille Weiss, Franc Bogovič, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Seán Kelly

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.

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Amendment 4

Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Dan Nica, Marcos Ros Sempere, Adriana Maldonado López, Carlos Zorrinho, Robert Hajšel

Proposal for a directive

Recital 11

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

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Amendment 5

Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Dan Nica, Marcos Ros Sempere, Adriana Maldonado López, Carlos Zorrinho, Robert Hajšel

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 Commisison should 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 Commisison should take account of the results of the monitoring of substances on the surface and groundwater watch lists and also consider recommendations from Member States, stakeholders, and the scientific community before submitting proposals for Priority Substances Environmental Quality Standards. As a consequence, Article 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.

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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.

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Amendment 6

Ville Niinistö

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a directive

Recital 12

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

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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 7

Ville Niinistö

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

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 8

Pernille Weiss, Christian Doleschal, Angelika Niebler, Franc Bogovič, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Seán Kelly

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.

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Amendment 9

Pernille Weiss, Franc Bogovič, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Seán Kelly

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.

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Amendment 10

Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Dan Nica, Marcos Ros Sempere, Adriana Maldonado López, Carlos Zorrinho, Robert Hajšel

Proposal for a directive

Recital 21

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

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Amendment 11

Pernille Weiss, Franc Bogovič, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Seán Kelly

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 best available techniques including artificial intelligence, advanced data analysis and processing, taking into account the principle of technological neutrality.

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Amendment 12

Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Dan Nica, Marcos Ros Sempere, Adriana Maldonado López, Carlos Zorrinho, Robert Hajšel

Proposal for a directive

Recital 31

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

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Amendment 13

Pernille Weiss, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Seán Kelly

Proposal for a directive

Recital 31

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

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Amendment 14

Martin Hojsík

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 15

Pernille Weiss, Franc Bogovič, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Seán Kelly

Proposal for a directive

Recital 34 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(34 a) Member States shall encourage synergies between the relevant directives requirements both for data collection and deployment of digital tools such as remote sensing technologies, earth observation (Copernicus services) including spaceborne data derived from estimations of physicochemical features, in-situ sensors and devices, or citizen science data, leveraging the opportunities offered by best available techniques including artificial intelligence, advanced data analysis and processing, taking into account the principle of technological neutrality.

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Amendment 16

Pernille Weiss, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Seán Kelly

Proposal for a directive

Recital 34 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(34 b) The competent authorities shall support trainings, skills development programmes and investment in human capital to support the effective implementation of the best technologies and innovative solutions within the framework of the directives. Information shall be accessible in the different national languages to strengthen accessibility to the relevant data across Europe for the relevant local actors and citizens.

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Amendment 17

Ville Niinistö

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a directive

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

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 6 – paragraph 2a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

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

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

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Amendment 18

Martin Hojsík

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 2 – point (30a)

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 19

Angelika Niebler, Christian Doleschal

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 20

Martin Hojsík

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 adversely affected by pollution occurring in the Member State concerned. This should 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.

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Amendment 21

Ville Niinistö

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

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;

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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 22

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 23

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.;

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Amendment 24

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 and reviewed as appropriate,

‘- relevant permits and authorisations are examined, reviewed as appropriate and temporarily suspended 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,’

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Amendment 25

Martin Hojsík

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 shall notify the issue to the Commission and all other Member States concerned and make recommendations for effective resolution of it.

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Amendment 26

Martin Hojsík

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 economies of Member States, human health and environment.

Amendment 27

Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Dan Nica, Marcos Ros Sempere, Adriana Maldonado López, Carlos Zorrinho, Robert Hajšel

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point (11)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(11) Articles 16 and 17 are deleted;

(11) Article 16 is amended as follows:

Article 16:

Strategies against pollution of water

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. Such measures shall be adopted acting on the proposals presented by the Commission in accordance with the procedures laid down in the Treaty.

2. The Commission shall submit a proposal setting out a list of priority substances selected amongst those which present a significant risk to or via the aquatic environment. Substances shall be prioritised for action on the basis of risk to or via the aquatic environment, identified by:

(a) risk assessment carried out under Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 ( 1), Council Directive 91/414/EEC ( 2), and Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 3), or

(b) targeted risk-based assessment (following the methodology of Regulation (EEC) No 793/93) focusing solely on aquatic ecotoxicity and on human toxicity via the aquatic environment. When necessary in order to meet the timetable laid down in paragraph 4, substances shall be prioritised for action on the basis of risk to, or via the aquatic environment, identified by a simplified risk-based assessment procedure based on scientific principles taking particular account of:

- evidence regarding the intrinsic hazard of the substance concerned, and in particular its aquatic ecotoxicity and human toxicity via aquatic exposure routes, and

- evidence from monitoring of widespread environmental contamination, and

- other proven factors which may indicate the possibility of widespread environmental contamination, such as production or use volume of the substance concerned, and use patterns.

3. The Commission's proposal shall also identify the priority hazardous substances. In doing so, the Commission shall take into account the selection of substances of concern undertaken in the relevant Community legislation regarding hazardous substances or relevant international agreements.

4. The Commission shall review the adopted list of priority substances at the latest four years after the date of entry into force of this Directive and at least every four years thereafter, and come forward with proposals as appropriate

5. In preparing its proposal, the Commission shall take account of recommendations from the Scientific Committee on Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment, Member States, the European Parliament, the European Environment Agency, Community research programmes, international organisations to which the Community is a party, European business organisations including those representing small and medium-sized enterprises, European environmental organisations, and of other relevant information which comes to its attention.

6. For the priority substances, the Commission shall submit proposals of controls for:

- the progressive reduction of discharges, emissions and losses of the substances concerned, and, in particular

- the cessation or phasing-out of discharges, emissions and losses of the substances as identified in accordance with paragraph 3, including an appropriate timetable for doing so. The timetable shall not exceed 20 years after the adoption of these proposals by the European Parliament and the Council in accordance with the provisions of this Article.

In doing so it shall identify the appropriate cost-effective and proportionate level and combination of product and process controls for both point and diffuse sources and take account of Community-wide uniform emission limit values for process controls. Where appropriate, action at Community level for process controls may be established on a sector-by-sector basis. Where product controls include a review of the relevant authorisations issued under Directive 91/414/EEC and Directive 98/8/EC, such reviews shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of those Directives. Each proposal for controls shall specify arrangements for their review, updating and for assessment of their effectiveness.

7. The Commission shall submit proposals for quality standards applicable to the concentrations of the priority substances in surface water, sediments or biota.

8. The Commission shall submit proposals, in accordance with paragraphs 6 and 7, and at least for emission controls for point sources and environmental quality standards within two years of the inclusion of the substance concerned on the list of priority substances. For substances included in the first list of priority substances, in the absence of agreement at Community level six years after the date of entry into force of this Directive, Member States shall establish environmental quality standards for these substances for all surface waters affected by discharges of those substances, and controls on the principal sources of such discharges, based, inter alia, on consideration of all technical reduction options. For substances subsequently included in the list of priority substances, in the absence of agreement at Community level, Member States shall take such action five years after the date of inclusion in the list.

9. The Commission may prepare strategies against pollution of water by any other pollutants or groups of pollutants, including any pollution which occurs as a result of accidents.

10. In preparing its proposals under paragraphs 6 and 7, the Commission shall also review all the Directives listed in Annex IX. It shall propose, by the deadline in paragraph 8, a revision of the controls in Annex IX for all those substances which are included in the list of priority substances and shall propose the appropriate measures including the possible repeal of the controls under Annex IX for all other substances. All the controls in Annex IX for which revisions are proposed shall be repealed by the date of entry into force of those revisions.

11. The list of priority substances of substances mentioned in paragraphs 2 and 3 proposed by the Commission shall, on its adoption by the European Parliament and the Council, become Annex X to this Directive. Its revision mentioned in paragraph 4 shall follow the same procedure.

Article 17 is deleted

Or. en

Justification

Article 16 of Directive 2000/60/EC is restored. Art. 16 is an important part of the process to ensuring a robust, transparent, and inclusive process for the assessment of the substances, while taking into account scientific data and discussions between the different stakeholders.

Amendment 28

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 29

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 30

Pernille Weiss, Angelika Niebler, Christian Doleschal, Franc Bogovič, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Seán Kelly

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. In order to minimise the administrative burden in connection with monitoring and reporting, a further reuse of data and increased digitalisation shall be privileged.

Or. en

Amendment 31

Martin Hojsík

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 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 32

Ville Niinistö

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 6a – paragraph 1– 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 modelling 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

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. Impacts of aboveground and underground mines, quarries and tunnels should also be considered.

Amendment 33

Pernille Weiss, Franc Bogovič, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Seán Kelly

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point (6) – (f)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(f) research and innovation projects and scientific publications, including up-to-date information on trends and predictions based on modelling or other predictive assessments and data and information from remote sensing technologies, earth observation (Copernicus services) including spaceborne data derived from estimations of physicochemical features, in-situ sensors and devices, or citizen science data, leveraging the opportunities offered by best available techniques including artificial intelligence, advanced data analysis and processing, taking account of the principle of technological neutrality;

Or. en

Amendment 34

Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Dan Nica, Marcos Ros Sempere, Patrizia Toia, Adriana Maldonado López, Carlos Zorrinho, Robert Hajšel

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 6a – Watch list– paragraph 1– letter (f)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(f) research and innovation projects and scientific publications, including up-to-date 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;

Or. en

Justification

Up-to-date information should be used also when making modellings in order to ensure clear data and to ensure transparency for public scrutiny.

Amendment 35

Pernille Weiss, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Seán Kelly

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 2 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. Member States shall make available the results of the monitoring referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article in accordance with Article 8(4) of Directive 2000/60/EC and with the implementing act establishing the watch list as adopted pursuant to paragraph 1. They shall also make available information on the representativeness of the monitoring stations and on the monitoring strategy.

Or. en

Amendment 36

Angelika Niebler, Christian Doleschal

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. (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. en

Amendment 37

Angelika Niebler, Christian Doleschal

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.

deleted

Or. en

Justification

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

Amendment 38

Angelika Niebler, Christian Doleschal

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.

deleted

Or. en

Justification

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

Amendment 39

Martin Hojsík

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2000/60/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3 a. 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

Continuous monitoring systems are already deployed in some member states and can inform the appropriate authorities and the public regarding any incidents in quick way, serving the twin (digital and environmental) transition.

Amendment 40

Angelika Niebler, Christian Doleschal

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.

deleted

Or. en

Justification

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

Amendment 41

Angelika Niebler, Christian Doleschal

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.

deleted

Or. en

Justification

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

Amendment 42

Pernille Weiss, Franc Bogovič, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Seán Kelly

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2000/60/EC

Paragraph 6 – point (f)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(f) Union research programmes and scientific publications, including information resulting from remote sensing technologies, earth observation (Copernicus services), in-situ sensors and devices and/or citizen science data, leveraging the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence, advanced data analysis and processing;

(f) Union research programmes and scientific publications, including up-to-date information resulting from remote sensing technologies, earth observation (Copernicus services) including spaceborne data derived from estimations of physicochemical features, in-situ sensors and devices and/or citizen science data, leveraging the opportunities offered by best available techniques including artificial intelligence, advanced data analysis and processing, taking account of the principle of technological neutrality;

Or. en

Amendment 43

Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Dan Nica, Marcos Ros Sempere, Patrizia Toia, Adriana Maldonado López, Carlos Zorrinho, Robert Hajšel

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 6 – point (f)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(f) Union research programmes and scientific publications, including up-to-date information resulting from remote sensing technologies, earth observation (Copernicus services), in-situ sensors and devices and/or citizen science data, leveraging the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence, advanced data analysis and processing;

Or. en

Amendment 44

Martin Hojsík

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, including seasonal 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 45

Martin Hojsík

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 46

Ville Niinistö

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

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 47

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. Annex I shall be reviewed accordingly.

Or. en

Justification

The timing is in line with the Drinking Water Directive.

Amendment 48

Pernille Weiss, Angelika Niebler, Christian Doleschal, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Seán Kelly

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 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.

Or. en

Amendment 49

Martin Hojsík

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.

Or. en

Amendment 50

Pernille Weiss, Franc Bogovič, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Seán Kelly

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2006/118/EC

Article 8b – paragraph 1 – 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 and innovation projects and scientific publications, including up-to-date information on trends and predictions based on modelling or other predictive assessments and data and information from remote sensing technologies, earth observation (Copernicus services) including spaceborne data derived from estimations of physicochemical features, in-situ sensors and devices, or citizen science data, leveraging the opportunities offered by best available techniques including artificial intelligence, advanced data analysis and processing, taking account of the principle of technological neutrality;

Or. en

Amendment 51

Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Dan Nica, Marcos Ros Sempere, Patrizia Toia, Adriana Maldonado López, Carlos Zorrinho, Robert Hajšel

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/105/EC

Article 8 – paragraph 6 – point (f)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(e) research and innovation projects and scientific publications, including up-to-date 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.

Or. en

Amendment 52

Pernille Weiss, Franc Bogovič, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan

Proposal for a directive

Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 2

Directive 2013/39/EU

Annex V – paragraph 1 – point (2)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Note 1: Where an EQS is listed between [], this value is subject to confirmation in the light of the opinion requested from the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks.

(23) Nickel and its compounds Metals

Annual Average (AA) - EQS Inland surface waters 4 μg/L

Annual Average- (AA) - EQS Other surface waters (marine) 8.6 μg Ni/L

Maximum Allowable Concentration (MAC) - EQS Other surface waters (marine) 34 μg Ni/L

Or. en

Justification

The proposal is founded on an incomplete scientific dossier, in particular regarding data produced after 2011. For an adequate assessment of risks and benefits associated with the proposal, it is imperative to use complete, comprehensive and up-to-date scientific data. In addition, the 2013 EQS Directive already made the nickel EQS more stringent, is scientifically sound and provides adequate protection for the European waters.Instead of further revision, the EU should focus on aiding Member States to implement the existing nickel EQS correctly as stated in Directive 2013/39/EU.

Amendment 53

Pernille Weiss, Franc Bogovič, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan

Proposal for a directive

Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 2

Directive 2013/39/EU

Annex V – paragraph 1 – point (2)

Text proposed by the Commission

(66)

Silver

Metals

7440-22-4

231-131-3

0,01

0,006 (10% salinity) 0,17 (30% salinity)

0,022

not derived

Amendment

deleted

Or. en

Justification

In accordance with the relevant legislation, only "substances found to pose a significant risk" should be considered for inclusion on the Priority Substances list. There is clear scientific evidence that silver poses low or no risk to or via the aquatic environment. Therefore, there are insufficient grounds for silver to be added as Priority Substance. In the Impact Assessment report related to silver, it is also mentioned that the environmental benefits of adding silver as a Priority Substance are small, while costs are high, meaning the costs outweigh the benefits of addition.