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

Removed:The Commission shall define the functioning of the monitoring facility, which shall cover, inter alia, the following:

Removed:(a) the voluntary nature of the use of the monitoring facility, which shall be without prejudice to arrangements already put in place by the Member States;

Removed:(b) the operational procedures for Member States that intend to make use of the monitoring facility, which shall, inter alia, include the required notification to the Commission, their exact monitoring needs or capabilities, the exact protocols for samples management, as well as the length of time they intend to remain part of the mechanism;

Removed:(c) the sources of funding, which may include relevant Union structural funds and programmes, as well as contributions from the private sector, including under the extended producer responsibility mechanism, once put in place in accordance with Article 8ba.”’ [Am. 133]

Removed:(8) the following Article 8d is inserted:

Removed:‘Article 8d

Removed:River Basin Specific Pollutants

Removed:1. Member States shall set and apply EQS for the river basin specific pollutants covered by the categories listed in Part A of Annex II to this Directive, where those pollutants pose a risk to water bodies in one or more of their river basin districts based on the analyses and reviews under Article 5 of Directive 2000/60/EU, in accordance with the procedure set out in Part B of Annex II to this Directive.

Removed:Member States shall, by [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month following 18 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive], inform ECHA of the EQS referred to in the first subparagraph. ECHA shall make that information publicly available.

Removed:2. Where EQS for river basin specific pollutants have been set at Union level and listed in Part C of Annex II, in accordance with Article 8, those EQS shall take precedence over EQS for river basin specific pollutants established at national level in accordance with paragraph 1. Those EQS set at Union level shall also be applied by the Member States to establish whether the river basin specific pollutants listed in Part C of Annex II pose a risk.

Removed:3. Compliance with the applicable national EQS or EQS set at Union level, where relevant, is required for a water body to be in good chemical status, in accordance with the definition set out in Article 2(24) of Directive 2000/60/EC.;

Removed:3a. In setting and applying for EQS for the river basin specific pollutants, Member States may take into account metal bioavailablility.’ [Am. 134]

Removed:(8a) In Article 9a, paragraph 2 is amended as follows:

Removed:‘2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 3(8), Article 8(3), (6a), (6b) and Article 8a(3a) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 6 years from [OP please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Directive]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power at the latest 9 months before the end of the 6 year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.’ [Am. 135]

Removed:(8b) In Article 9a, paragraph 3 is amended as follows:

Removed:‘3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 3(8), Article 8(3), (6a), (6b) and Article 8a(3a) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.’ [Am. 136]

Removed:(8c) In Article 9a, paragraph 3a is inserted:

Removed:‘3a. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making.’ [Am. 137]

Removed:(8d) In Article 9a, paragraph 5 is amended as follows:

Removed:‘5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 3(8), Article 8(3), (6a), (6b) or Article 8a(3a) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.’ [Am. 138]

Removed:(9) Article 10 is deleted;

Removed:(10) Annex I is amended in accordance with Annex V to this Directive;

Removed:(11) Annex II, as set out in Annex VI to this Directive, is added.

Removed:Article 4

Removed:1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month following 18 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive].

Removed:2. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions. When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive

Removed:Article 5

Removed:This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Removed:Article 6

Removed:This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Removed:Done at …,

Removed:For the European Parliament For the Council

Removed:The President The President

Removed:Annex I

Removed:Annex V to Directive 2000/60/EC is amended as follows:

Removed:(1) points 1.1.1. to 1.1.4. are replaced by the following:

Removed:‘1.1.1. Rivers

Removed:Biological elements

Removed:Composition and abundance of aquatic flora

Removed:Composition and abundance of benthic invertebrate fauna

Removed:Composition, abundance and age structure of fish fauna

Removed:Hydromorphological elements supporting the biological elements

Removed:Hydrological regime

Removed:quantity and dynamics of water flow

Removed:connection to groundwater bodies

Removed:River continuity

Removed:Morphological conditions

Removed:river depth and width variation

Removed:structure and substrate of the river bed

Removed:structure of the riparian zone

Removed:General physico-chemical elements supporting the biological elements

Removed:Thermal conditions

Removed:Oxygenation conditions

Removed:Salinity

Removed:Acidification status

Removed:Nutrient conditions

Removed:1.1.2. Lakes

Removed:Biological elements

Removed:Composition, abundance and biomass of phytoplankton

Removed:Composition and abundance of other aquatic flora