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AddedDirective 2000/60/EC

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point ba, Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – subparagraph 1 a (new): (ba) in point (c), the following subparagraph 1a is added: / Member States shall set stricter standards or threshold values if necessary to adequately protect the areas listed in Annex IV to this Directive, including special areas of conservation under Council Directive 92/43/EEC. Programmes and measures required in relation to such threshold values shall also apply to activities falling within the scope of Directive 91/676/EEC.

AddedDirective 2000/60/EC

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a, Article 8 – paragraph 3: 3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20a supplementing this Directive by setting out technical specifications and standardised methods for analysis and monitoring of water status set out in Annex V. The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts for establishing formats for reporting monitoring and status data in accordance with paragraph 4. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2).;

AddedDirective 2000/60/EC

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a a (new), Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new): (aa) The following paragraph is added: / "3a. By [two years after the entry into force of this Directive], the Commission shall publish a comprehensive assessment on the possible application of continuous, precise and real-time (online) pollution monitoring systems of water quality measurements, including economic and technical feasibility aspects of such systems relevant to the Member States, as well the use of harmonised standards. / The Commission shall, if appropriate, adopt an implementing act, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2), to set out harmonised standards for online water monitoring.”

AddedDirective 2000/60/EC

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b, Article 8 – paragraph 4: 4. Member States shall ensure that the available individual monitoring data collected in accordance with point 1.3.4 and 2.4.3 of Annex V and the resulting status in accordance with Annex V are made available to the European Environment Agency (EEA) and, without undue delay and in an easily accessible manner, to the public at least once a year electronically in a machine-readable format in accordance with Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council*, Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council** and Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council***. For those purposes, Member States shall use the formats established in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article.

AddedDirective 2000/60/EC

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new), Article 11 – paragraph 1: (7 a) Article 11(1) is replaced by the following: / "1. Each Member State shall ensure the establishment for each river basin district, or for the part of an international river basin district within its territory, of a programme of measures, taking account of the results of the analyses required under Article 5, in order to achieve the objectives established under Article 4. Such programmes of measures shall prioritise source-control measures in accordance with relevant Union sectoral legislation on pollution. End-of-pipe measures shall be applied in addition to source control measures where there is a risk of source-control measures failing to achieve good status of the water bodies. Programmes of measures may make reference to measures following from legislation adopted at national level and covering the whole of the territory of a Member State. Where appropriate, a Member State may adopt measures applicable to all river basin districts and/or the portions of international river basin districts falling within its territory. The Commission shall develop guidance on best practices for source-control measures and the complementarity of end-of-pipe measures."

AddedDirective 2000/60/EC

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 b (new), Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point c: (7 b) Article 11(3), point (c) is replaced by the following: / "(c) measures to promote an efficient and sustainable water use, including in agriculture, in order to avoid compromising the achievement of the objectives specified in Article 4;”

AddedDirective 2000/60/EC

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new), Article 11 – paragraph 5 – indent 2: (8 a) Article 11(5), indent 2 is replaced by the following: / "— relevant permits and authorisations are examined and reviewed and, in duly justified cases, suspended, as appropriate,"

AddedDirective 2000/60/EC

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9, Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new): The Commission shall respond to any notification from a Member State within a period of six months. Where the issue concerns failure to meet good chemical status, the Commission shall act in accordance with Article 7a of Directive 2008/105/EC.

AddedDirective 2000/60/EC

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9, Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2: Member States shall respond to each other in a timely manner, and no later than 2 months after notification by another Member State in accordance with paragraph 1.

AddedDirective 2000/60/EC

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new), Article 13 – paragraph 4 a (new): (9a) in Article 13, the following paragraph is inserted: / "4a. The Commission shall reject the river basin management plans presented by Member States when these plans do not include the elements listed in Annex VII."

AddedDirective 2000/60/EC

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new), Article 14 a (new): (9a) The following Article is inserted : / "Article 14a / Access to justice / 1. Member States shall ensure that members of the public, in accordance with national law, that have a sufficient interest or that allege the impairment of a right, have access to a review procedure before a court of law, or another independent and impartial body established by law, to challenge the substantive or procedural legality of all decisions, acts or omissions under this Directive concerning, inter alia: / (a) plans and projects which may be contrary to the requirements of Article 4, including to prevent the deterioration of the status of bodies of water and to achieve good water status, good ecological potential and/or good water chemical status, to the extent that those requirements are not already provided for under Article 11 of Directive 2011/92/EU; / (b) programmes of measures referred to in Article 11, Member State river basin management plans referred to in Article 13(1) and supplementary Member State programmes or management plans referred to in Article 13(5). / 2. Member States shall determine what constitutes a sufficient interest and the impairment of a right, in a manner that is consistent with the objective of providing the public with wide access to justice. For the purposes of paragraph 1, any non-governmental organisation that promotes environmental protection and meets the relevant requirements under national law shall be deemed to have rights capable of being impaired and…

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10, Article 15 – paragraph 3: deleted

AddedDirective 2000/60/EC

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10a (new), Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2: (10a) in Article 15(3) the following subparagraph is added: / The Commission shall adopt guidelines and templates concerning the content, structure and format of the interim reports referred to in the first subparagraph, no later than [six months after the entry into force of this Directive].

AddedDirective 2000/60/EC

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b, Article 18 – paragraph 4: deleted

AddedDirective 2000/60/EC

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 a (new), Annex VII – Part A – point 7.7. a (new): (18a) In Annex VII, Part A, the following point is inserted: / “7.7a. a summary of the measures taken to digitise the monitoring aspects of the water sector; ”

AddedDirective 2000/60/EC

AddedAnnexX

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20: (20) Annexes IX and X are deleted.

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2, Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part: 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, without prejudice to the importance of end-of-pipe measures, where appropriate. Those measures include the following:

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2, Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new): (ba) criteria for assessing the good ecological status of groundwater.

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a a (new), Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new): (aa) in paragraph 1, the following subparagraph is inserted: / The threshold values applicable to groundwater shall be 10-times lower than the corresponding EQS for surface water, except in cases, where the actual risk posed to the groundwater ecosystems can be established, it may be appropriate to set threshold values for groundwater at a different level.

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c, Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 a (new): (aa) in paragraph 5, the following subparagraph is inserted: Member States shall ensure that the residents of the concerned river basin district or of the part of the international river basin district falling within the territory of a Member State are adequately and timely informed.

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d, Article 3 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1: Member States shall amend the list of threshold values applied in their territories whenever new information on pollutants, groups of pollutants, or indicators of pollution, also taking into account the precautionary principle, indicates that a threshold value needs to be set for an additional substance, that an existing threshold value needs to be modified, or that a threshold value previously removed from the list needs to be re-inserted. If relevant threshold values are established or amended at Union level, Member States shall adapt the list of threshold values applied in their territories to those values.

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AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new), Article 3 – paragraph 7: (4a) Paragraph 7 is replaced by the following: / "7. The Commission shall publish a report on the national threshold values referred to in paragraph 1, point (b), one year after the Member States provide that information to ECHA in accordance with paragraph 5."

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6, Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2: The watch list shall contain a minimum of five substances or groups of substances of emerging concern selected from amongst those substances for which the information available, also in accordance with sub-paragraph four below, indicates that they may pose a significant risk at Union level to, or via, the aquatic environment, and for which the monitoring data are insufficient, except where the number of substances or groups of substances for which the information available indicates that they may pose a significant risk to, or via, the aquatic environment to be selected from is less than five, in which case the watch list shall contain all of those substances. / In addition to the minimum number of substances or group of substances, the watch list may also contain indicators of pollution. / The watch list shall specify 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.

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6, Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3: Suitable monitoring methods for micro-plastics and selected antimicrobial resistance genes shall be identified as soon as possible and no later than [the first day of the month following 18 months after the date of entry into force of this amending Directive]. As soon as those monitoring methods are identified, micro-plastics and selected antimicrobial resistance genes shall be included in the watch list in accordance with Article 6a(2)(1). The Commission shall also consider whether including sulfates in the first watch list is necessary to improve availability of data on their presence with regard to the scope of this directive.

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6, Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – introductory part: ECHA shall prepare scientific reports to assist the Commission in selecting the substances and indicators of pollution for the watch list, taking into account the following information:

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6, Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point f: (f) research projects and scientific publications and evidence, including information on the impact of material and thermal contaminants as well as impacts of aboveground and underground extractive and infrastructure activities on groundwater ecosystems and groundwater-dependent ecosystems and their biodiversity, information 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;

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6, Article 6a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1: A first watch list shall be established by .. [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month following 24 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive]. The watch list shall be updated at the latest every 36 months thereafter or more frequently if new scientific evidence emerges that would necessitate the list being updated in the interim period between individual reviews.

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6, Article 6a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new): Member States shall evaluate every two years the impact on water quality of industrial activities related to the energy transition and inform the Commission of newly identified threats so that it can update the watch list accordingly. The evaluation shall be easily accessible to the public.

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6, Article 6a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2: Each Member State shall select at least two monitoring stations, plus the number of stations equal to its total area in km2 of groundwater bodies divided by 30 000 (rounded to the nearest integer).

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC