What changed between the adopted text of 24 Apr 2024 and the adopted text of 26 Mar 2026

Removed:‘(c) any other relevant information including a comparison of the annual arithmetic mean concentration of the relevant pollutants at a monitoring point with the groundwater quality standards set out in Annex I and with the threshold values referred to in Article 3(1), points (b) and (c).;’

Removed:(14) in Annex IV, part B, point 1, the introductory sentence is replaced by the following:

Removed:‘the starting point for implementing measures to reverse significant and sustained upward trends, including seasonal upward trends caused, inter alia, by low discharge of a water body, will be when the concentration of the pollutant reaches 75 % of the parametric values of the groundwater quality standards set out in Annex I and of the threshold values referred to in Article 3(1), points (b) and (c), unless:.’ [Am. 107]

Removed:Article 3 Amendments to Directive 2008/105/EC

Removed:Directive 2008/105/EC is amended as follows:

Removed:(1) the title is replaced by the following:

Removed:’Directive 2008/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on the prevention and control of surface water pollution, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directives 82/176/EEC, 83/513/EEC, 84/156/EEC, 84/491/EEC, 86/280/EEC and amending Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council;’

Removed:(1a) Article 1 is amended as follows:

Removed:‘Article 1 Subject matter

Removed:This Directive lays down environmental quality standards (EQS) for priority substances and priority hazardous substances, with the aim of achieving good surface water chemical status and in accordance with the provisions and objectives of Article 4 of Directive 2000/60/EC."’ [Am. 108]

Removed:(2) Article 3 is amended as follows:

Removed:(a) in paragraph 1a, first subparagraph, the following point (iii) is added:

Removed:‘(iii) the substances numbered 5, 9, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23, 24, 28, 30, 34, 37, 41, 44 in Part A of Annex I, for which revised EQS are set, and the newly identified substances numbered 46 to 70 in Part A of Annex I, with effect from … [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month following 18 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive], with the aim of preventing deterioration in the chemical status of surface water bodies and of achieving good surface water chemical status in relation to those substances.;’

Removed:(b) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

Removed:‘2. With regard to substances for which a biota EQS or a sediment EQS is laid down in Part A of Annex I, Member States shall apply such biota EQS or sediment EQS.

Removed:With regard to substances other than those referred to in the first subparagraph, Member States shall apply the water EQS laid down in Part A of Annex I.;’

Removed:(c) in paragraph 6, first subparagraph, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

Removed:‘Member States shall arrange for the long-term trend analysis of concentrations of those priority substances identified in Part A of Annex I as substances that tend to accumulate in sediment and/or biota, on the basis of monitoring in sediment or biota as part of the monitoring of surface water status carried out in accordance with Article 8 of Directive 2000/60/EC.;’

Removed:(d) paragraph 7 is deleted;

Removed:(e) paragraph 8 is replaced by the following:

Removed:’8. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9a to amend Part B, point 3, of Annex I in order to adapt it to scientific or technical progress.;’

Removed:(3) Article 5 is amended as follows:

Removed:(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

Removed:‘1. On the basis of the information collected in accordance with Articles 5 and 8 of Directive 2000/60/EC, and with Regulation (EU).../... of the European Parliament and of the Council1a, and other available data, Member States shall establish an inventory, including maps, if available, of emissions, discharges and losses of all priority substances listed in Part A of Annex I to this Directive and all pollutants listed in Part A of Annex II to this Directive for each river basin district or part of a river basin district lying within their territory, including their concentrations in sediment and biota, as appropriate. [Am. 109]

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Removed:1a OP: Please insert in the text the number of the Regulation contained in document COM (2022) 157.

Removed:The inventories of emissions shall be made available in an electronic database that is updated regularly and is easily accessible to the public. [Am. 110]

Removed:The first subparagraph shall not apply to emissions, discharges and losses reported to the Commission electronically in accordance with Regulation (EU) .../… of the European Parliament and of the Council. ;’ [Am. 111]

Removed:(b) paragraphs 2 and 3 are deleted;

Removed:(c) paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:

Removed:‘4. Member States shall update their inventories as part of the reviews of the analyses specified in Article 5(2) of Directive 2000/60/EC and shall ensure that the emissions, including those not reported to the Industrial Emissions Portal established under Regulation (EU) .../…++, are published in their river basin management plans as updated in accordance with Article 13(7) of that Directive. [Am. 112]

Removed:The reference period for the establishment of values in the updated inventories shall be the year before the year in which the analyses referred to in the first subparagraph are to be completed.

Removed:For priority substances or pollutants covered by Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the entries may be calculated as the average of the three years before the completion of the analysis referred to in the first subparagraph. [Am. 113]

Removed:For point source emissions not reported in accordance with Regulation (EU) ../… +++, because they do not fall under the scope of that Regulation or because they are below the annual reporting thresholds set out in that Regulation, the reporting obligation set out in the first subparagraph of this Article shall be fulfilled by electronic reporting to the Industrial Emissions Portal established under that Regulation.

Removed:The Commission shall, assisted by the European Environment Agency , adopt an implementing act establishing the format, level of granularity and frequency of the reporting referred to in the fourth subparagraph. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 9(2).;’

Removed:(d) paragraph 5 is deleted;

Removed:(4) In Article 7a(1), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:

Removed:‘1. For priority substances that fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009,Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council*, or within the scope of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council**, Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council*** or Directive 2010/75/EU, the Commission shall, as part of the report referred to in Article 18(1) of Directive 2000/60/ECevery two years, assess whether the measures in place at Union and Member State level are sufficient to achieve the EQS for priority substances and the cessation or phasing-out objective for discharges, emissions and losses of priority hazardous substances in accordance with Article 4(1), point (a), of Directive 2000/60/EC. [Am. 114]

Removed:The hierarchy of measures to be taken shall prioritise restrictions and other control-at-source measures. In this regard, the Commission shall, where appropriate, present proposals to amend Union legal acts to ensure that discharges, emissions and losses of priority substances are halted at the source. [Am. 115]

Removed:* Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC (OJ L 4, 7.1.2019, p. 43).

Removed:** Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67).

Removed:*** Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 71).;’

Removed:(4a) In Article 7a, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

Removed:‘2. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the outcome of the assessment referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article no later than six months after its assessment and shall accompany its report with any appropriate proposals including for control measures.’ [Am. 116]

Removed:(5) Article 8 is replaced by the following:

Removed:‘Article 8

Removed:Review of Annexes I and II

Removed:1. The Commission shall review, for the first time by … [OP: Please insert the date = sixfour years after the date of entry into force of this Directive] and every sixfour years thereafter, the list of priority substances and the corresponding EQS for those substances set out in Part A of Annex I and the list of pollutants set out in Part A of Annex II. [Am. 117]

Removed:2. Based on the review, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated actsshall, where appropriate, come forward with legislative proposals, having regard to the scientific reports prepared by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) pursuant to paragraph 6 of this Article, in accordance with Article 9a to amend Annex I in order to adapt it to scientific and technological progress by: [Am. 118]

Removed:(a) adding or removing substances from the list of priority substances;

Removed:(b) designating or undesignating selected substances as priority hazardous substances and/or as ubiquitous Persistent Bio-accumulative and Toxic substances (uPBTs) and/or as substances that tend to accumulate in sediment and/or biota in that list;

Removed:(c) setting corresponding EQS for surface water, sediment or biota, as appropriate.

Removed:3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, having regard to the scientific reports prepared by ECHA pursuant to paragraph 6 of this Article, in accordance with Article 9a to amend Annex II in order to adapt it to scientific and technological progress by:

Removed:(a) adding or removing pollutants from the list of categories pollutants set out in Part A of Annex II;

Removed:(b) updating the methodology set out in Part B of Annex II;

Removed:(c) listing in Part C of Annex II to this Directive those river basin specific pollutants for which it has established that EQS set at Union level are to be applied, where relevant, to ensure a harmonised and science-based implementation of the objectives set out in Article 4 of Directive 2000/60/EC, and by listing the corresponding EQS for those pollutants in Part C of Annex II to this Directive.

Removed:4. When identifying river basin specific pollutants for which it could be necessary to set EQS at Union level, the Commission shall take into account the following criteria:

Removed:(a) the risk posed by the pollutants, including their hazard, their environmental concentrations and the concentration above which effects might be expected, including their cumulative effects; [Am. 119]

Removed:(b) the disparity between the national EQS set for river basin specific pollutants by different Member States and the degree to which such disparity is justifiable;

Removed:(c) the number of Member States already implementing an EQS for the river basin specific pollutants under consideration.