RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING 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 the quality of water intended for human consumption (recast)
3.12.2020 - (06230/3/2020 – C9‑0354/2020 – 2017/0332(COD)) - ***II
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Rapporteur: Christophe Hansen
DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION
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 the quality of water intended for human consumption (recast)
(06230/3/2020 – C9‑0354/2020 – 2017/0332(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)
The European Parliament,
– having regard to the Council position at first reading (06230/3/2020 – C9‑0354/2020),
– having regard to the reasoned opinions submitted, within the framework of Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, by the Czech Chamber of Deputies, the Irish Houses of the Oireachtas, the Austrian Federal Council and the United Kingdom House of Commons, asserting that the draft legislative act does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity,
– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 12 July 2018[1],
– having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 16 May 2018[2],
– having regard to its position at first reading[3] on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2017)0753),
– having regard to Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
– having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 74(4) of its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A9-0241/2020),
1. Approves the Council position at first reading;
2. Takes note of the Commission statements annexed to this resolution;
3. Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position;
4. 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;
5. 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;
6. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.
ANNEX TO THE LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION
DECLARATION BY THE COMMISSION ON DELEGATED ACTS IN THE DRINKING WATER DIRECTIVE
The Commission regrets the decision of the co-legislators to limit its empowerment to modify the annexes of the revised Drinking Water Directive to Annex III, whereas the Commission had sought an empowerment to modify Annexes I to IV in its original proposal[4].
The Commission specifically regrets that the co-legislators did not agree on an empowerment to amend Annex II, which is particularly necessary in light of the need to update the monitoring requirements set out in Annex II to scientific and technical progress.
DECLARATION BY THE COMMISSION ON THE PROCEDURE OF ADOPTION OF IMPLEMENTING ACTS
The Commission underlines that it is contrary to the letter and to the spirit of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011[5] to invoke point (b) of the second subparagraph of Article 5(4), without proper justification. Recourse to this provision must respond to a specific need to depart from the rule of principle, which is that the Commission may adopt a draft implementing act when no opinion is delivered. Given that it is an exception to the general rule established in Article 5(4), it cannot be simply seen as a "discretionary power" of the Legislator, but must be interpreted in a restrictive manner and thus must be justified.
SHORT JUSTIFICATION
The Council position at first reading reflects the agreement reached between the Parliament and the Council in interinstitutional negotiations at early second reading stage, after legal-linguistic verification. Since the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI), at its vote of 18 February 2020, already confirmed the outcome of those interinstitutional negotiations, as your rapporteur I am proposing that ENVI recommend that the plenary confirm the position of the Council at first reading, without amending it.
PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE
Title |
Quality of water intended for human consumption (recast) |
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References |
06230/3/2020 – C9-0354/2020 – 2017/0332(COD) |
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Date of Parliament’s first reading – P number |
28.3.2019 T8-0320/2019 |
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Commission proposal |
COM(2017)0753 - C8-0019/2018 |
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Receipt of Council position at first reading announced in plenary |
13.11.2020 |
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Committee responsible Date announced in plenary |
ENVI 13.11.2020 |
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Rapporteurs Date appointed |
Christophe Hansen 18.7.2019 |
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Discussed in committee |
21.10.2019 |
6.11.2019 |
2.12.2019 |
20.1.2020 |
Date adopted |
1.12.2020 |
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Result of final vote |
+: –: 0: |
73 2 5 |
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Members present for the final vote |
Nikos Androulakis, Margrete Auken, Simona Baldassarre, Marek Paweł Balt, Traian Băsescu, Aurelia Beigneux, Monika Beňová, Sergio Berlato, Alexander Bernhuber, Malin Björk, Simona Bonafè, Delara Burkhardt, Pascal Canfin, Sara Cerdas, Mohammed Chahim, Tudor Ciuhodaru, Nathalie Colin-Oesterlé, Esther de Lange, Christian Doleschal, Marco Dreosto, Bas Eickhout, Cyrus Engerer, Eleonora Evi, Agnès Evren, Pietro Fiocchi, Andreas Glück, Catherine Griset, Jytte Guteland, Teuvo Hakkarainen, Anja Hazekamp, Martin Hojsík, Pär Holmgren, Jan Huitema, Yannick Jadot, Adam Jarubas, Petros Kokkalis, Athanasios Konstantinou, Ewa Kopacz, Joanna Kopcińska, Peter Liese, Sylvia Limmer, Javi López, César Luena, Fulvio Martusciello, Liudas Mažylis, Joëlle Mélin, Tilly Metz, Silvia Modig, Dolors Montserrat, Alessandra Moretti, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Ville Niinistö, Ljudmila Novak, Grace O’Sullivan, Stanislav Polčák, Jessica Polfjärd, Luisa Regimenti, Frédérique Ries, Sándor Rónai, Rob Rooken, Silvia Sardone, Christine Schneider, Günther Sidl, Ivan Vilibor Sinčić, Linea Søgaard-Lidell, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Nils Torvalds, Edina Tóth, Véronique Trillet-Lenoir, Petar Vitanov, Alexandr Vondra, Mick Wallace, Pernille Weiss, Michal Wiezik, Tiemo Wölken, Anna Zalewska |
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Substitutes present for the final vote |
Sven Giegold, Karin Karlsbro, Ulrike Müller, Andrey Slabakov |
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Date tabled |
3.12.2020 |
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FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE
73 |
+ |
EPP |
Traian Băsescu, Nathalie Colin-Oesterlé, Christian Doleschal, Agnès Evren, Adam Jarubas, Ewa Kopacz, Esther de Lange, Peter Liese, Fulvio Martusciello, Liudas Mažylis, Dolors Montserrat, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Ljudmila Novak, Stanislav Polčák, Jessica Polfjärd, Christine Schneider, Edina Tóth, Pernille Weiss, Michal Wiezik |
S&D |
Nikos Androulakis, Marek Paweł Balt, Monika Beňová, Simona Bonafè, Delara Burkhardt, Sara Cerdas, Mohammed Chahim, Tudor Ciuhodaru, Cyrus Engerer, Jytte Guteland, Javi López, César Luena, Alessandra Moretti, Sándor Rónai, Günther Sidl, Petar Vitanov, Tiemo Wölken |
RENEW |
Pascal Canfin, Andreas Glück, Martin Hojsík, Jan Huitema, Karin Karlsbro, Ulrike Müller, Frédérique Ries, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Linea Søgaard-Lidell, Nils Torvalds, Véronique Trillet-Lenoir |
ID |
Simona Baldassarre, Aurelia Beigneux, Marco Dreosto, Catherine Griset, Joëlle Mélin, Luisa Regimenti, Silvia Sardone |
GREENS/EFA |
Margrete Auken, Bas Eickhout, Sven Giegold, Pär Holmgren, Yannick Jadot, Tilly Metz, Ville Niinistö, Grace O'Sullivan |
ECR |
Sergio Berlato, Pietro Fiocchi, Joanna Kopcińska, Rob Rooken, Andrey Slabakov, Alexandr Vondra, Anna Zalewska |
GUE/NGL |
Anja Hazekamp |
NI |
Eleonora Evi, Athanasios Konstantinou, Ivan Vilibor Sinčić |
2 |
- |
ID |
Sylvia Limmer |
GUE/NGL |
Mick Wallace |
5 |
0 |
EPP |
Alexander Bernhuber |
ID |
Teuvo Hakkarainen |
GUE/NGL |
Malin Björk, Petros Kokkalis, Silvia Modig |
Key to symbols:
+ : in favour
- : against
0 : abstention
- [1] OJ C 367, 10.10.2018, p. 107.
- [2] OJ C 361, 5.10.2018, p. 46.
- [3] Texts adopted of 28.3.2019, P8_TA(2019)0320.
- [4] COM(2017)0753.
- [5] OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13.