What changed between the draft committee report of 20 Feb 2023 and the draft committee report of 9 Mar 2026

DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Changed:on the proposalCouncil forposition at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, Directive 2006/118/EC on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration and Directive 2008/105/EC on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy

Changed:(COM(2022)0540(14144/1/2025 – C90361/2022C10-0065/2026 – 2022/0344(COD))

Changed:(Ordinary legislative procedure: firstsecond reading)

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Change 1

Removed:– having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A90000/2023),

Added:1. Approves the Council position at first reading;

Removed:1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

Added:2. Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position;

Removed:2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

Added:3. Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article 297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

Added:4. Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;

5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

Change 2

Removed:Recital -1 (new): (-1) The United Nations General Assembly recognised, on 28 July 2010, access to water and sanitation as a universal human right. Following the success of the 2014 European Citizen’s Initiative entitled ‘Right2Water’ a proposal for the revision of the Directive on drinking water was adopted by the Commission in 2018 and the corresponding amended Directive entered into force on 12 January 2021. That Directive clearly lays down an obligation for Member States to improve access to water intended for human consumption while relying, inter alia, on the knowledge gained and actions carried out under Directive 2000/60/EC.