14 Amendments of Sabine VERHEYEN related to 2017/0332(COD)
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Europe conducted a detailed review of the list of parameters and parametric values laid down in Directive 98/83/EC in order to establish whether there is a need to adapt it in light of technical and scientific progress. In view of the results of that review74, enteric pathogens and Legionella should be controlled, six chemical parameters or parameter groups should be added, and three representative endocrine disrupting compounds should be considered with precautionary benchmark values. For three of the new parameters, parametric values that are more stringent than the ones proposed by the WHO, yet still feasible, should be laid down in light of the precautionary principle. For lead, the WHO noted that concentrations should be as low as reasonably practical, and for chromium, the value remains under WHO review; therefore, for both parameters, a transitional period of ten year. The scientifically based WHO recommendations should apply be fore the values become more stringentllowed. _________________ 74 Drinking Water Parameter Cooperation Project of the WHO Regional Office for Europe "Support to the revision of Annex I Council Directive 98/83/EC on the quality of water intended for human consumption (Drinking Water Directive) Recommendation", 11 September 2017..
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The risk-based approach should gradually be applied by all water suppliers, including small water suppliers, as the evaluation of Directive 98/83/EC showed deficiencies in its implementation by those suppliers, which were sometimes due to the cost of performing unnecessary monitoring operations. When applying the risk-based approach, security concerns should be taken into account. For smaller suppliers, the competent authority should support the monitoring operations.
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
3. 'water supplier' shall mean an public or private entity supplying at least 10 m3 of water intended for human consumption a day as an average.
Amendment 321 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the treatment agents, materials and disinfection procedures used in water supply systems do not adversely affect drinking water quality. The resulting contaminations must be minimised without, however, compromising the effectiveness of disinfection.
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that the supply, treatment and distribution of water intended for human consumption is subject to aare adapted to local circumstances and appropriate. A risk-based approach shall be adopted, composed of the following elements:
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a Article 9 Derogations Member States may provide for derogations from the parametric values set out in Annex I, Part B, or set under Article 5(3), up to a maximum value to be determined by them, provided such derogations do not constitute a potential danger to human health and the supply of drinking water in the area concerned cannot otherwise be maintained by any other reasonable means. Authorisations for derogations should be for as short a time as possible and may not exceed three years; towards the end of the authorisation period, a review shall be carried out to gauge whether sufficient progress has been made. Where a Member State intends to grant a second derogation, it shall communicate the review, along with the grounds for its decision on the second derogation, to the Commission. This second authorisation of a derogation shall not exceed three years. (2)In exceptional circumstances, a Member State may ask the Commission for a third derogation for a period not exceeding three years. The Commission shall decide on this request within three months. (3) The authorisation of derogations under paragraph 1 or 2 shall include information on the following points: (a) the reason for the derogation, (b) the parameter concerned, previous relevant monitoring results and the maximum permitted value provided for the derogation, (c) the geographical area, the quantity of water delivered per day, the population concerned and whether relevant food businesses are affected or not, (d) an appropriate monitoring programme, if necessary with an increased frequency of monitoring, (e) a summary of the corrective action plan, including a timetable for the work, an estimate of the costs and provisions for review, and (f) the duration of the derogation required. (4) Where the competent authorities consider that non - compliance with a parameter value is immaterial and that the problem can be remedied by means of corrective action within 30 days in accordance with Article 8 (2), Paragraph 3 need not be applied, in which case the competent authorities or other relevant authorities shall specify only the maximum permissible value for the parameter concerned and the period allowed to remedy the problem. (5) Recourse to paragraph 4 is no longer possible if a parameter value for a given water supply has not been complied with during the previous 12 months for a total of more than 30 days. (6) Member States which make use of the derogations provided for in this Article shall ensure that the population affected by the derogation is informed promptly and adequately of the derogation and associated conditions. In addition, Member States shall ensure that, where necessary, advice is given to particular categories of persons for whom the derogation might pose a particular risk. Those obligations shall not apply to the case referred to in paragraph 4 unless the competent authorities decide otherwise. (7) Except in the case of derogations under paragraph 4, Member States shall inform the Commission, within two months, of derogations relating to a water supply of more than 1 000 m³ per day on average or more than 5 000 persons and add the information required in paragraph 3. (8) This Article shall not apply to water intended for human consumption, which is offered for sale in bottles or other containers.
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 2
Amendment 458 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a Minimum requirements for products and materials in contact with water 1. Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that substances and materials for the manufacture of new products in contact with water intended for human consumption used for abstraction, treatment or distribution, or the impurities associated with such substances: (a) do not directly or indirectly reduce the protection of human health provided for in this Directive; (b) do not affect the smell or taste of water intended for human consumption; (c) are not present in water at a concentration in excess of that required for the attainment of the intended target; and (d) do not promote microbial growth. 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 19 in order to supplement this Directive by laying down the minimum hygiene requirements and the list of substances and materials in contact with water intended for human consumption approved in the EU. 3. Materials coming into contact with water intended for human consumption covered by other Union acts, such as Regulation (EC) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council, fulfill the requirements set out in paragraphs 1 and 2.
Amendment 530 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) setting up and maintaining outdoors and or indoors equipment for free access to water intended for human consumption in public spaces; these measures must be adapted to local conditions such as climate and geography.
Amendment 561 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
On the basis of the information gathered under paragraph 1(a), Member States shall take all necessary and appropriate measures to ensure access to water intended for human consumption for vulnerable and marginalised groups.
Amendment 600 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point ii
Amendment 614 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iii
Amendment 630 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) information on water quality;
Amendment 748 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II a (new)
Annex II a (new)
Minimum hygiene requirements for substances and materials for the manufacture of new products coming into contact with water intended for human consumption: (a) A list of substances approved for use in the manufacture of materials, including, but not limited to, organic materials, elastomers, silicones, metals, cement, ion exchange resins and composite materials, and products made therefrom. (b) Specific requirements for the use of substances in materials and products made therefrom. (c) Specific restrictions on the migration of certain substances into the drinking water. (d) Hygiene rules regarding other properties required for compliance. (e) Basic rules to verify compliance with (a) to (d). (f) Rules concerning sampling and analysis methods to verify compliance with (a) to (d).