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What changed between the draft committee report and the plenary report

From · draft committee report· 9 Mar 2026

ENVI-PR-785254

on the Council position 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

To · plenary report· 12 Jul 2023

A-9-2023-0238

on the proposal for 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

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).

+289 added · −7 removed · 9 changed paragraphs, packaging included.

Part 1 of 7: DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Changed:on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoptionproposal offor 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:(14144/1/2025(COM(2022)0540 – C10-0065/2026C90361/2022 – 2022/0344(COD))

Changed:(Ordinary legislative procedure: secondfirst reading)

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Change 1

Removed:– having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 75(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

Added:– after consulting Committee of the Regions

Changed:– having regard to Rule 6859 of its Rules of Procedure,

Changed:– having regard to the recommendation for second readingopinions of the Committee on theIndustry, Environment,Research Climateand Energy, and Foodthe SafetyCommittee (A100000/2026),on Agriculture and Rural Development,

Change 2

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

Added:– having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A9-0238/2023),

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

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

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

Removed: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;

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