Changes from report parliamentary committee draft to plenary report

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.

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC

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."

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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

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new), Article 6a a (new): (6a) The following Article is inserted: / 'Article 6aa / Improving protection of groundwater ecosystems / The Commission shall, not later than [OP: please insert the date = four years after the date of entry into force of this Directive], publish an assessment of the impacts of physico-chemical elements, like pH, oxygenation, and temperature, on health of groundwater ecosystems, accompanied, where appropriate, by a legislative proposal to revise this Directive accordingly, in order to set the corresponding parameters, provide for harmonized monitoring methods, and define what would constitute a “good ecological status” for groundwater.'

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 b (new), Article 6a b (new): (6b) The following Article is inserted: / ‘Article 6ab / Specific treatment for areas of high ecological value, vulnerability or pollution / The Commission shall,... [not later than four years after the entry into force of this Directive], publish an assessment of the chemical status of areas characterised by high ecological value, vulnerability or pollution, such as caves and karst areas, former industrial sites and other areas with known historical contamination, accompanied, where appropriate, by a legislative proposal to revise this Directive.

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AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 c (new), Article 6a c (new): (6c) The following Article is inserted: / Article 6ac / No later than... [one year after the date of entry into force of this Directive], the Commission shall present an impact assessment examining the inclusion in this Directive of an extended producer responsibility mechanism, ensuring that producers that place on the market products containing any of the substances or compounds listed in Annex I, as well as substances of emerging concern included in the watch list under this Directive, contribute to the costs for monitoring programmes designed under Article 8 of Directive 2000/60/EC. The impact assessment shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by a legislative proposal to revise this Directive.

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 d (new), Article 6a d (new): (6d) The following Articleis inserted: / Article 6ad / European monitoring facility / The Commission shall,... [one year after the date of entry into force of this Directive], set up a joint monitoring facility for managing the monitoring requirements when so requested by the Member States. / The Commission shall define the functioning of the monitoring facility, which shall cover, inter alia, the following: / (a) the voluntary nature of the use of the monitoring facility, which shall be without prejudice to arrangements already put in place by the Member States; / (b) the operational procedures for Member States that intend to make use of the monitoring facility, which shall, inter alia, include the required notification to the Commission of their exact monitoring needs or capabilities, the exact protocols for samples managing, as well as the length of time they intend to remain part of the mechanism; / (c) the sources of funding, which may include relevant Union structural funds and programmes, as well as contributions from the private sector, including under the extended producer responsibility mechanism, once put in place in accordance with Article 6ac.

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 8 – paragraph 1: 1. The Commission shall review, for the first time by … [OP: please insert the date = four years after the date of entry into force of this Directive] and every four 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.

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 8 – paragraph 2: 2. Based on the review, the Commission shall, where appropriate, come forward with legislative proposals to amend Annex I to adapt it to technical and scientific progress by adding or removing groundwater pollutants and quality standards for those pollutants set out in that Annex. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 8a, to amend Part B of Annex II in order to adapt it to technical and scientific progress by adding pollutants or indicators for which Member States have to consider establishing national thresholds.

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 8 – paragraph 4: 4. When adopting legislative proposals and delegated acts as referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, the Commission shall take the scientific reports prepared by ECHA pursuant to paragraph 6 of this Article into account.

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 8 – paragraph 6 – point f: (f) Union research programmes and scientific publications, including up-to-date information resulting from remote sensing technologies, earth observation (Copernicus services), in-situ sensors and devices and/or citizen science data, leveraging the opportunities offered by best available techniques which could include artificial intelligence, advanced data analysis and processing;

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 8 – paragraph 6 – point g: (g) comments and information from relevant stakeholders, including national regulatory authorities and other relevant bodies.

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 8 – paragraph 6 a (new): 6a. By 12 January 2025, the Commission shall establish technical guidelines regarding methods of analysis for monitoring of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances under the parameters ‘PFAS Total’ The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 8a amending this Directive by setting a quality standard for 'PFAS total' and amend Annex I accordingly. The Commission shall adopt these delegated acts by 12 January 2026.

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 8 – paragraph 7: 7. ECHA shall, every four years, prepare and make publicly available a report, summarizing the findings of the review referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3. The first report shall be submitted to the Commission on … [OP: Please insert the date = three years after the date of entry into force of this Directive].

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8, Article 8a – paragraph 2: 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 8(2), (3) and (6a) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 6 years from [date of entry into force of this Directive]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the 6 year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8, Article 8a – paragraph 3: 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 8(2), (3) and (6a) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament and the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of the delegated acts already in force.

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8, Article 8a – 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 of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making.

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8, Article 8a – paragraph 6: 6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 8(2), (3) or (6a) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.

AddedDirective 2006/118/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14, Annex IV – part B – point 1 – introductory part: the starting point for implementing measures to reverse significant and sustained upward trends, including seasonal upward trends caused, inter alia, by low discharge of a water body, will be when the concentration of the pollutant reaches 75 % of the parametric values of the groundwater quality standards set out in Annex I and of the threshold values referred to in Article 3(1), points (b) and (c), unless:.

AddedDirective 2008/105/EC

AddedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new), Article 1: (1a) Article 1 is amended as follows: / "Article 1 / This Directive lays down environmental quality standards (EQS) for priority substances and priority hazardous substances, with the aim of achieving good surface water chemical status and in accordance with the provisions and objectives of Article 4 of Directive 2000/60/EC."

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AddedDirective 2008/105/EC

AddedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a, Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1: On the basis of the information collected in accordance with Articles 5 and 8 of Directive 2000/60/EC, and with Regulation (EU).../... of the European Parliament and of the Council1a, and other available data, Member States shall establish an inventory, including maps, if available, of emissions, discharges and losses of all priority substances listed in Part A of Annex I to this Directive and all pollutants listed in Part A of Annex II to this Directive for each river basin district or part of a river basin district lying within their territory, including their concentrations in sediment and biota, as appropriate. / 1a OP: Please insert in the text the number of the Regulation contained in document COM (2022) 157

AddedDirective 2008/105/EC

AddedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a, Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new): The inventories of emissions shall be made available in an electronic database that is updated regularly and is easily accessible to the public.

AddedDirective 2008/105/EC

AddedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a, Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2: deleted / (deleted)