Activities of Christa KLASS related to 2011/0429(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Priority substances in the field of water policy (debate)
Amendments (20)
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Commission has conducted a review of the list of priority substances according to Article 16(4) of Directive 2000/60/EC and to Article 8 of Directive 2008/105/EC and come to the conclusion that it is appropriate to amend the list of priority substances by identifying new substances for priority action at Union level, setting EQS for them, or removing existing substances from the list and updating according to scientific progress the EQS for some existing substances, and setting biota EQS for some existing and new priority substances.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Numerous Union acts have been adopted since the adoption of Directive 2000/60/EC, which constitute emission control measures in accordance with Article 16 of that Directive for individual priority substances. Moreover, many environmental protection measures fall under the scope of other existing Union legislation. Therefore, priority should be given to implementing and revising existing instruments rather than establishing new controls. The inclusion of a substance in Annex X to Directive 2000/60/EC is without prejudicemust not run counter to the application of the provisions of 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 or permits issued on the basis thereof.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Numerous Union acts have been adopted since the adoption of Directive 2000/60/EC, which constitute emission control measures in accordance with Article 16 of that Directive for individual priority substances. Moreover, many environmental protection measures fall under the scope of other existing Union legislation. Therefore, priority should be given to implementing and revising existing instruments rather than establishing new controls. In order to adopt a coherent and coordinated legal instrument concerning priority hazardous substances, it is necessary to establish which measures pertain to what stage in the life cycle of a substance and to demonstrate that, taken collectively, the measures bring about a demonstrable improvement in the environment. The inclusion of a substance in Annex X to Directive 2000/60/EC is without prejudice to the application of the provisions of 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.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances (PBTs) and other substances that behave like PBTpriority hazardous substances may be found for decades in the aquatic environment at levels posing a significant risk, even ifalthough extensive measures to reduce or eliminate emissions have already been taken, particularly at European level. Some are also capable of long-range transport and are largely ubiquitous in the environment. Several such substances are among the existing and proposed priority hazardous substances and, because of their long-term ubiquity, some of them need special consideration as regards their impact on the presentation. Only in rare cases can these substances be reduced effectively by means of measures at local or regional level. For these substances, international efforts are needed in order to reduce them on a global scale. These substances need special consideration with reference to their long-term impact on the environment, their observation, their influence ofn chemical status under Directive 2000/60/EC and as regards monitoring requirements.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 4
Article 2 – point 4
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8
Article 8
The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council the outcome of the regular review of Annex X to Directive 2000/60/EC provided for in Article 16(4) of that Directive. It shall accompany the report, if appropriate, with relevant proposals, in particular proposals to identify new priority substances or priority hazardous substances or to identify certain priority substances as priority hazardous substances and to set corresponding EQS for surface water, sediment or biota, as appropriate. Regular reviews should allow for the possibility, on the basis of scientific data, to adjust quality standards applicable to listed substances or to remove them from the list. If the review shows that a substance listed as a priority substance in Annex X to Directive 2000/60/EC does not present a significant risk to the aquatic environment pursuant to Article 16(2), the Commission should propose that the substance be deleted from Annex X.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5
Article 2 – point 5
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8 a – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 a – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) prepare additional maps in the distance-to-target presentation which present the chemical status information separately from that for the rest of the substances in the river basin management plans produced in accordance with Article 13 of Directive 2000/60/EC, without prejudice to the requirements of Section 1.4.3 of Annex V to that Directive regarding the presentation of the overall chemical status, and/or
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 6
Article 2 – point 6
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The watch list shall contain no more than 25 substances or groups of substances at any given time and shall indicate the monitoring matrix for each substance. The substances shall be selected from among those for which the available information indicates that they may pose a significant risk at Union level to or via the aquatic environment and for which high- quality monitoring data and data concerning ecotoxicological effects are required for the risk assessment. In selecting the substances for the watch list the Commission shall take into account all available scientific information including research projects, Member States' characterisation and monitoring programmes under Articles 5 and 8 of Directive 2000/60/EC and information on production volumes, use patterns, concentrations in the environment and effects, including that gathered in accordance with Directives 98/8/EC, 2001/82/EC and 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, and with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 6
Article 2 – point 6
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8 b – paragraph 3
Article 8 b – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall draw up the first watch list as referred to in paragraph 1 by […]. and shall define a scientifically based, technical and transparent procedure for including substances in it or removing them. A given substance may only be included in the watch list for a limited period on the basis of scientifically grounded data.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – table – row 36
Annex I – table – row 36
Directive 2000/60/EC
Annex X – table – row 36
Annex X – table – row 36
(36) 124495-18-7 not applicable Quinoxyfen X
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – table – row 46
Annex I – table – row 46
Directive 2000/60/EC
Annex X – table – row 46
Annex X – table – row 46
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – table – row 47
Annex I – table – row 47
Directive 2000/60/EC
Annex X– table – row 47
Annex X– table – row 47
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – table – row 48
Annex I – table – row 48
Directive 2000/60/EC
Annex X – table – row 48
Annex X – table – row 48
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – table – row 46
Annex II – table – row 46
Directive 2008/105/EC
Annex I – table – row 46
Annex I – table – row 46
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – table – row 47
Annex II – table – row 47
Directive 2008/105/EC
Annex I – table – row 47
Annex I – table – row 47
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – table – row 48
Annex II – table – row 48
Directive 2008/105/EC
Annex I – table – row 48
Annex I – table – row 48
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II a (new)
Annex II a (new)
ANNEX IIa ‘ANNEX II SUBSTANCES TO BE INCLUDED INTER ALIA IN THE FIRST WATCH LIST DRAWN UP BY THE COMMISSION CAS number1 EU number2 Name of substance 1066-51-9 not applicable Amino-methyl phosphonic acid (AMPA) 298-46-4 206-062-7 Carbamazepine 57-12-5 not applicable Free cyanide 1071-83-6 213-997-4 Glyphosate 15687-27-1 239-784-6 Ibuprofen 3380-34-5 222-182-2 Triclosan 9029-97-4 231-175-3 Zinc and its compounds 57-63-6 200-342-2 17-alpha-ethinylestradiol 50-28-2 200-023-8 17-beta-estradiol 15307-79-6 239-346-4 Diclofenac __________________________ 1 CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service. EU number: European Inventory of Existing Commercial Substances (EINECS) or European List of Notified Chemical Substances (ELINCS).
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Pursuant to Article 191 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in preparing its policy on the environment, the Union should take account of available scientific and technical data, environmental conditions in the various regions of the Union, the potential benefits and costs of action or lack of action as well as the economic and social development of the Union as a whole and the balanced development of its regions. Scientific, environmental and socio-economic factors, including human health considerations, should be taken into account in developing a cost-effective and proportionate policy on the chemical pollution of surface waters, including in the review of the list of priority substances in accordance with Article 16(4) of Directive 2000/60/EC. With that aim in view, the polluter-pays principle underpinning the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) must be consistently applied.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) In keeping with the polluter-pays principle, if at all possible measures should be taken to reduce discharges at the immediate source, rather than dealing with them only after they have entered surface water.
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 4
Article 2 – point 4
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8
Article 8
The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council the outcome of the regular review of Annex X to Directive 2000/60/EC provided for in Article 16(4) of that Directive. It shall accompany the report, if appropriate, with relevant proposals, in particular proposals to identify new priority substances or priority hazardous substances or to identify certain priority substances as priority hazardous substances and to set corresponding EQS for surface water, sediment or biota, as appropriate.' In the context of the identification of new substances and whenever relevant proposals are made, care shall be taken to ensure consistency with any existing authorisation and assessments in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and of Directives 98/8/EC, 2001/82/EC and 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5
Article 2 – point 5
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8 a – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 8 a – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) Ubiquitous, persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances should not be taken into account when assessing the chemical status of groundwater if the natural background concentration of one of these substances in the body of surface water to be assessed exceeds the environmental quality standard.