What changed between the draft committee report of 24 Oct 2023 and the draft committee report of 14 Oct 2025

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 on Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Law)

Changed:(COM(2023)0416(09474/1/2025 – C90234/2023C100229/2025 – 2023/0232(COD))

Changed:(Ordinary legislative procedure: firstsecond reading)

The European Parliament,

Changed:– having regard to the CommissionCouncil proposalposition toat Parliamentfirst andreading the(09474/1/2025 Council– (COM(2023)0416),C100229/2025),

Removed:– having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 192(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C90234/2023),

Added:– having regard to the reasoned opinion submitted, within the framework of Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, by the Netherlands Senate and the Netherlands House of Representatives asserting that the draft legislative act does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity,

Changed:– having regard to Articlethe 294(3)opinion of the TreatyEuropean onEconomic theand FunctioningSocial Committee of the25 EuropeanOctober Union,2023,

Removed:– having regard to the reasoned opinion submitted, within the framework of Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, by the Dutch Senate of the States General and the Dutch House of Representatives of the States General asserting that the draft legislative act does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity,

Added:– having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 19 June 2024,

Changed:– having regard to theits opinionposition ofat first reading on the EuropeanCommission Economicproposal to Parliament and Socialthe Committee,Council (COM(2023)0416),

Changed:– having regard to theArticle opinion294(7) of the CommitteeTreaty on the Functioning of the Regions,European Union,

Changed:– having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 5975(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

Changed:– having regard to theRule opinion68 of the Committee on Agricultureits andRules Ruralof Development,Procedure,

Changed:– having regard to the reportrecommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Public HealthClimate and Food Safety (A90000/2023),(A100000/2025),

Change 1

Changed:1. AdoptsApproves itsthe Council position at first reading hereinafter set out;reading;

Change 2

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

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 3

Removed:Recital 1: (1) Soil is a vital, limited, non-renewable and irreplaceable resource that is crucial for the economy, the environment and the society. It can take up to 1 000 years to produce just 1 centimetre of top soil, while the degradation process and complete loss of soil can happen rapidly.