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REPORT on the proposal for 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
Amendments (42)
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(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 to implementhe efforts towards the zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(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.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(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.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(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.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(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.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(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 significant national or regional or local concern.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(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.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(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.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(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.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31 a (new)
Recital 31 a (new)
(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.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b Directive 2000/60/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b Directive 2000/60/EC
(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.’;, as determined by the Commission after public consultation.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 2000/60/EC
Article 2 – point 30 a)
Article 2 – point 30 a)
(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 as giving rise to an equivalent level of concern, where this concern is relevant to the aquatic environment.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Directive 2000/60/EC
Article 2 – point 35)
Article 2 – point 35)
(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.’;
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive 2000/60/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a) – point iv)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a) – point iv)
(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. to levels that achieve established environmental quality standards;
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
2000/60/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point c)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point c)
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2000/60/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
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.;
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive 2000/60/EC
Article 20 a – paragraph 4
Article 20 a – paragraph 4
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. Member States must be given ample time to select and notify their relevant experts.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
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.
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
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.
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 6a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 6a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
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.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 6aa (new)
Article 6aa (new)
(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.
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – point ga (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – point ga (new)
(g a) comments and feedback from national regulatory authorities and other relevant bodies;
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – point gb (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – point gb (new)
(g b) when setting EQS for metals, bioavailability, in order to account for variablity in water chemistries;
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 8b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The watch list shall contain a maximum ofno 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.
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 8b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
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.
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point e
Article 8b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point e
(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 processingprovided 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.
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 8b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
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 inclusion of the substance in the list.
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
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).
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8ba (new)
Article 8ba (new)
(7 a) The following Article is inserted Article 8ba 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.
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8d – paragraph 3a (new)
Article 8d – paragraph 3a (new)
3a. In setting and applying for EQS for the river basin specific pollutants, Member States may take into account metal bioavailablility.
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI
Annex VI
Directive 2008/105/CE
Annex II Part B Point da (new)
Annex II Part B Point da (new)
(d a) when setting EQS for metals, bioavailability models shall be considered to account for various water quality parameters that affect bioavailability of metals.