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Added:(b) no later than 1 January 2028 for the restoration measures that are necessary to guarantee the targets set for 2030;

Added:(c) no later than 1 January 2036 for the restoration measures that are necessary to guarantee the targets set for 2040;

Added:(d) no later than 1 January 2046 for the restoration measures that are necessary to guarantee the targets set for 2050.

Added:2. The Commission shall monitor progress in relation to deadlines for the measures that require the submission of joint recommendations under the common fisheries policy.

Added:3. If Member States fail to submit the joint recommendations as set out in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 in due time, the Commission shall adopt the measures no later than 12 months after the deadline for the submission of the joint recommendation set by paragraph 1 of this Article, using the tools provided for in accordance with Article 11(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 in the absence of a joint recommendation. [Am. 15]

Added:Article 15 Review of the national restoration plans

Added:1. Member States shall review and revise their national restoration plan and include supplementary measures before July 2032 and before July 2042. At least once every 10 years thereafter, Member States shall review their national restoration plan and, if necessary, revise it and include supplementary measures. The reviews shall be carried out in accordance with Articles 11 and 12, taking into account progress made in the implementation of the plans, the best available scientific evidence as well as available knowledge of changes or expected changes in environmental conditions due to climate change. In the reviews to be carried out before July 2032 and before July 2042, Member States shall take into account knowledge on the condition of habitat types listed in Annexes I and II gained in accordance with the obligations in Articles 4(4a) and 5(4a). Member States shall publish and communicate to the Commission their revised national restoration plan.

Added:2. Where monitoring in accordance with Article 17 indicates that the measures set out in the national restoration plan will not be sufficient to comply with the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, the Member State shall review the national restoration plan, and if necessary revise it and include supplementary measures. Member States shall publish and communicate to the Commission the revised national restoration plan.

Added:3. Based on the information referred to in Article 18(1) and (2) and the assessment referred to in Article 18(4) and (5), if the Commission considers that the progress made by a Member State is insufficient to comply with the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, the Commission may, after consultation with the Member State concerned, request the Member State ▌to submit a revised draft national restoration plan with supplementary measures. That revised national restoration plan with supplementary measures shall be published and submitted within six months from the date of receipt of the request from the Commission. On request by the Member State concerned and where duly justified, the Commission may extend that deadline with an additional six months.

Added:▌ [Ams. 18cp and 44]

Added:CHAPTER IV MONITORING AND REPORTING

Added:Article 17 Monitoring

Added:1. Member States shall monitor the following:

Added:(a) the condition and trend in condition of the habitat types and the quality and the trend in quality of the habitats of the species referred to in Articles 4 and 5 in the areas subject to restoration measures on the basis of the monitoring referred to in Article 12(2), point (h);

Added:(b) the area of urban green space and tree canopy cover within urban ecosystem areas determined in accordance with 11(2b), as referred to in Article 6;

Added:(c) the indicators of biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems listed in Annex IV;

Added:(d) the populations of the common farmland bird species listed in Annex V;

Added:(e) the three indicators of biodiversity in forest ecosystems listed in Article 10(2);

Added:(ea) three of the indicators of biodiversity in forest ecosystems listed in Article 10(2a), chosen by the Member State;

Added:(f) the abundance and diversity of pollinator species, according to the method established in accordance with Article 8(2);

Added:(g) the area and condition of the areas covered by the habitat types listed in Annexes I and II ▌;

Added:(h) the area and the quality of the habitat of the species referred to in Article 4(3), and Article 5(3) ▌.

Added:2. The monitoring in accordance with paragraph 1, point (a), shall start as soon as the restoration measures are put in place.

Added:3. The monitoring in accordance with paragraph 1, points (b), (c), (d), (e) and (ea) shall start on [OP please insert the date of entry into force of this Regulation].

Added:4. The monitoring in accordance with paragraph 1, point (f), of this Article shall start one year after the entry into force of the implementing act referred to in Article 8(2).

Added:5. The monitoring in accordance with paragraph 1, points (a) and, (b) shall be carried out at least every six years. The monitoring in accordance with paragraph 1, point (c), ▌concerning the stock of organic carbon in cropland mineral soils and the share of agricultural land with high-diversity landscape features, and (e) concerning the standing deadwood and the lying deadwood, and, where applicable, the share of forests with uneven-aged structure, the forest connectivity, the share of forest dominated by native tree species, the tree species diversity and the stock of organic carbon, shall be carried out at least every six years, or, where necessary to evaluate the achievement of increasing trends to 2030, with a shorter interval. The monitoring in accordance with that paragraph, point (c) concerning the grassland butterfly index, that paragraph, points (d) and (e) concerning the common forest bird index, and that paragraph, point (f) concerning pollinator species shall be carried out every year. The monitoring in accordance with that paragraph, points (g) and (h), shall be carried out at least every six years and shall be coordinated with the reporting cycle under Article 17 of Directive 92/43/EEC and the initial assessment under Article 17 of Directive 2008/56/EC.

Added:6. Member States shall ensure that the indicators for agricultural ecosystems referred to in Article 9(2), point (b), and the indicators for forest ecosystems referred to in Articles 10 (2), points (a), (b), and 10(2a), point (c), of this Regulation, are monitored in a manner consistent with the monitoring required under Regulations (EU) 2018/841 and (EU) 2018/1999.

Added:7. Member States shall make public the data generated by the monitoring carried out under this Article, in accordance with Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and in accordance with the monitoring frequencies set out in paragraph 5.

Added:8. Member State monitoring systems shall operate on the basis of electronic databases and geographic information systems, and shall maximise the access and use of data and services from remote sensing technologies, earth observation (Copernicus services), in-situ sensors and devices, or citizen science data, leveraging the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence, advanced data analysis and processing.

Added:9. The Commission may adopt implementing acts to:

Added:(a) specify the methods for monitoring the indicators for agricultural ecosystems listed in Annex IV;

Added:(b) specify the methods for monitoring the indicators for forest ecosystems listed in Annex VI;

Added:(c) establish a guiding framework for setting the satisfactory levels referred to in Articles 10(2) and 10(2a).

Added:9a. By 2028, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts to establish a guiding framework for setting the satisfactory levels referred to in Articles 6(2), 6(3), 8(1) and 9(2).

Added:9b. ▌Implementing acts pursuant to paragraphs 9 and 9a shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2).

Added:Article 18 Reporting

Added:1. Member States shall electronically report to the Commission the area subject to restoration measures referred to in Articles 4 to 10 and the barriers referred to in Article 7 that have been removed, at least every three years. The first report shall be submitted in June 2028.

Added:2. Member States shall electronically report the following data and information to the Commission, assisted by the EEA, at least every six years:

Added:(a) the progress in implementing the national restoration plan, in putting in place the restoration measures and progress in achieving the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10;

Added:(b) the results of the monitoring carried out in accordance with Article 17. The reporting of the results of the monitoring carried out in accordance with Article 17(1)(g) and (h) shall be submitted, and include geographically referenced maps;

Added:(c) the location and extent of the areas subject to restoration measures referred to in Article 4, Article 5, and Article 9(4), including a geographically referenced map of those areas;

Added:(d) the updated inventory of barriers referred to in Article 7(1);

Added:(e) information on the progress accomplished towards meeting financing needs, in accordance with Article 12(2)(l), including a review of actual investment against initial investment assumptions.

Added:The first reports shall be submitted in June 2031, covering the period up to 2030.

Added:3. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to establish the format, structure and detailed arrangements for the presentation of the information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2). The Commission shall be assisted by the EEA when drawing up the format, structure and detailed arrangements for the electronic reporting.

Added:4. The EEA shall every three years provide to the Commission ▌technical overview of the progress towards the achievement of the targets and obligations set out in this Regulation, on the basis of the data made available by Member States in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article and Article 17(7).

Added:5. The EEA shall provide to the Commission a Union-wide technical report on the progress towards the achievement of the targets and obligations set out in this Regulation on the basis of the data made available by Member States in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article. It may also use information reported under Article 17 of Directive 92/43/EEC, Article 15 of Directive 2000/60/EC, Article 12 of Directive 2009/147/EC, and Article 17 of Directive 2008/56/EC. The report shall be provided by June 2032 and subsequent reports shall be provided every six years thereafter.

Added:6. The Commission shall, as from [four years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], report to the European Parliament and to the Council every six years on the implementation of this Regulation.

Added:6a. Within 12 months of the date of entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall, in consultation with Member States, submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council containing:

Added:(a) an overview of financial resources available at Union level for the purpose of implementing this Regulation;

Added:(b) an assessment of the funding needs to implement Articles 4 to 10 and to achieve the objective set forth in Article 1(2);

Added:(c) an analysis to identify any funding gaps in the implementation of the obligations set out in the Regulation, including for the financial compensation of potential losses by landowners and land managers directly due to the implementation of this Regulation;

Added:(d) where appropriate, proposals for adequate additional measures, including financial measures to address the gaps identified, such as the establishment of a dedicated instrument and without prejudging the prerogatives of co-legislators for the adoption of the multiannual financial framework post 2027. [Am. 11]

Added:7. Member States shall ensure that the information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 is adequate and up-to-date and that it is available to the public in accordance with Directives 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directive 2007/2/EC and (EU) 2019/1024 of the Parliament and of the Council.

Added:CHAPTER V DELEGATED POWERS AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE

Added:Article 19 Amendment of Annexes

Added:1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to amend Annex I in order to adapt the way the ▌habitat types are grouped to technical and scientific progress and to take into account the experience gained from the application of this Regulation.

Added:2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to amend Annex II in order to adapt:

Added:(a) the list of habitat types to ensure consistency with updates to the European nature information system (EUNIS) habitat classification, and;

Added:(b) the way the ▌habitat types are grouped to technical and scientific progress and to take into account the experience gained from the application of this Regulation.