# Implementation of EU water legislation, ahead of a necessary overall approach to European water challenges

European Parliament procedure 2011/2297(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee ENVI / ITRE / PETI). Stage: Procedure completed. 222 committee amendments tabled by 46 Members between 2012-03-30 and 2012-05-04.

## What the amendments focus on

Own-initiative report on the implementation of EU water legislation ahead of an overall approach to European water challenges. Amendments add citations on plant protection products, biocidal products and habitats, and recitals on harmonising water and chemicals legislation, the phase-out of priority hazardous substances, freshwater biodiversity, the vulnerability of water to climate change, and water as a public asset and shared resource.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandrine BÉLIER | France | Verts/ALE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96738.md |
| Nikos CHRYSOGELOS | Greece | Verts/ALE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111823.md |
| Gaston FRANCO | France | PPE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96908.md |
| Christa KLASS | Germany | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1929.md |
| Edite ESTRELA | Portugal | S&D | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28310.md |
| Britta REIMERS | Germany | ALDE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96875.md |
| Holger KRAHMER | Germany | ALDE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28247.md |
| Nikolaos CHOUNTIS | Greece | GUE/NGL | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/26851.md |
| Andreas MÖLZER | Austria | NI | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28255.md |
| Inés AYALA SENDER | Spain | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28292.md |
| Peter JAHR | Germany | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96772.md |
| Andrés PERELLÓ RODRÍGUEZ | Spain | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96989.md |
| Elena Oana ANTONESCU | Romania | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96702.md |
| Sophie AUCONIE | France | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96862.md |
| Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY | Netherlands | RE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96940.md |

## Official source documents

- PE486.133: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-486.133+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE487.709: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-487.709+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE487.993: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-487.993+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-2297-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-2297-INI.json

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