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Urban wastewater treatment

TA-9-2024-0222 · P9_TA(2024)0222 · PE745.327

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Parliament adopted its first-reading position on a recast directive on urban wastewater treatment, based on a provisional agreement with the Council. The position corresponds to the final act, Directive (EU) 2024/3019. The directive updates EU rules on collecting and treating urban wastewater, with the Commission proposal containing no substantive amendments beyond those identified and a straightforward codification of unchanged provisions. Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter back to it if the proposal is replaced or substantially amended.

Key points

  1. Parliament adopts its first-reading position on the proposed recast directive concerning urban wastewater treatment.
  2. The position takes into account the recommendations of the Consultative Working Party of the legal services of Parliament, the Council and the Commission.
  3. The Commission proposal contains no substantive amendments other than those identified as such, and codifies unchanged provisions without changing their substance.
  4. Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal.
  5. Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive (EU) 2024/3019, as an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council.

Who is affected

  • Member states and operators of urban wastewater collection and treatment, who will be subject to the recast directive.

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