Changes between two versions
What changed between the draft committee report of 24 Oct 2023 and the draft committee report of 14 Oct 2025
From · draft committee report· 24 Oct 2023
on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Law)
To · draft committee report· 14 Oct 2025
on the Council position 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)
These two texts have too little in common to compare paragraph by paragraph: they are different documents rather than versions of one (for example one group’s motion and the joint text that was adopted).
+7 added · −224 removed · 11 changed paragraphs, packaging included.
Part 6 of 7: Paragraphs 206–215
Removed:Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii: (iii) the addition of new soil descriptors for monitoring purposes or the adjustment of existing soil descriptors and criteria in Annex I.
Removed:Article 24 – paragraph 2: 2. The Commission shall present a report on the main findings of the evaluation referred to in paragraph 1 to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the Committee of the Regions, accompanied by a legislative proposal, where appropriate.
Removed:Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2a. From ... [OP :please insert the date = eight years after the date of entry into force of the Directive],the Commission shall, report to the European Parliament and to the Council every three years on the implementation of this Directive, including the measures necessary to comply with this Directive taken by Member States. The report shall include an overall assessment of the progress made towards achieving healthy soils.
Removed:Article 24 – paragraph 2 b (new): 2b. By ... [OP :please insert the date = 6 years after the date of entry into force of the Directive], as part of the assessment referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall assess the information collected on soil contamination in Member States regarding the occurrence, dispersion and values of soil contaminants, with a view to establishing a list of priority substances, followed by a watch list on soil contaminants, where appropriate.
Removed:Similarly as in the Water Framework Directive, a list of priority substances that are of concern at EU level shall be considered to be included in the Soil Directive following the first assessment of soil health, together with a monitoring mechanism to improve the available information on identifying the substances of greatest concern and emerging treats, to prevent aggravation of contamination.
Removed:Annex I – subheading 1: SOIL DESCRIPTORS, CRITERIA AND METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF SOIL ECOLOGICAL STATUS, AND LAND TAKE AND SOIL SEALING INDICATORS
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Removed:When a reference methodology is set, either the reference methodology is used or another methodology, provided that it is available in the scientific literature or publicly available and a validated transfer function is available.
Removed:Part B: Methodology for determining or estimating the values of soil descriptors When a reference methodology is set, either the reference methodology is used or another methodology, provided that it is available in the scientific literature or publicly available and a validated transfer function is available.
Removed:Annex IV – point 8 a (new): (8a) The national biodiversity strategies and action plans established in accordance with Article 6 of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.