Procedure

Water policy: establishment of environmental quality standards (EQS)

2006/0129(COD)·6th term·ENVI·COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)·CompletedProcedure completed
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): LAPERROUZE Anne (ALDE)
Summary

Legislative proposal on establishing environmental quality standards (EQS) in the field of water policy. Amendments set rules for achieving good chemical status of surface waters under Directive 2000/60/EC, allowing Member States to set EQS for sediment and biota, designate mixing zones adjacent to discharge points, establish inventories of emissions, discharges and losses, and impose more stringent restrictions, with Commission verification and reporting obligations.

25
Amendments
distinct, in window
9
Members
tabled at least one
1
Committee(s)
14 Apr 2008
Dates

Official amendment documents