Changes from report parliamentary committee draft to plenary report

AddedDirective 2000/60/EC

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c, Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 30a: (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 (PBT), or very persistent and very accumulative (vPvB), or persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT) or very persistent and very mobile (vPvM) or as giving rise to an equivalent level of concern, where this concern is relevant to the aquatic environment, and for which measures need to be taken in accordance with Article 4, (1), point (a), point (iv).

AddedDirective 2000/60/EC

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d, Article 2 – paragraph 1 – 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 established effect-based method.’;

AddedDirective 2000/60/EC

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d a (new), Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 37: (da) point (37) is replaced by the following: / "37. ‘Water intended for human consumption’ has the same meaning as under Directive (EU) 2020/2184."

Added(02000L0060)

AddedDirective 2000/60/EC

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d b (new), Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 40 – subparagraph 1: (db) in Article 2point (40), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: / "40. ‘Emission limit values’ means the mass, expressed in terms of certain specific parameters, concentration and/or level of an emission, which may not be exceeded during any one or more periods of time. Emission limit values may also be laid down for certain groups, families or categories of substances, in particular for those identified in Annex I to Directive 2008/105/EC.

Added(02000L0060)

AddedDirective 2000/60/EC

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3, Article 3 – paragraph 4a: Member States shall notify other Member States that could be adversely affected by the relevant pollution incident. / To further improve cooperation and information exchange in the international river basin districts, for all international river basin districts arrangements for emergency communication and response shall be put in place.

AddedDirective 2000/60/EC

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a, Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv: (iv) Member States shall implement the necessary measures to progressively reduce pollution, discharges, emissions and losses from priority substances and river basin specific pollutants, and to cease or phase out emissions, discharges and losses of priority hazardous substances within an appropriate timeline and, in any case, not later than 20 years after a given priority substance is listed as hazardous in Part A of Annex I to Directive 2008/105/EC. That timeline shall apply without prejudice to the application of stricter timelines in any other applicable Union legislation;

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).;

AddedThe adoption of technical specifications and standardised methods fulfils the criteria for delegated acts.

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."

Added(02000L0060)

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;”

Added(02000L0060)

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,"

Added(02000L0060)

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…

AddedDirective 2000/60/EC

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.

AddedCriteria for assessment are needed to protect aquatic ecosystems and their biodiversity.

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): 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.