33 Amendments of Stanislav POLČÁK related to 2023/0232(COD)
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Soil is a vital, limited, non- renewable and irreplaceable natural resource that is crucial for the economy, the environment and the society.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to ensure an appropriate governance on soils, Member States should be required to appoint a competent authority for each soil district. Member States should be allowed to appoint any additional competent authority at appropriate level including at national or regional level.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) In order to create incentives, Member States should set up mechanisms to recognize the efforts of landowners and land managusers to maintain the soil in healthy condition, including in the form of soil health certification complementary to the Union regulatory framework for carbon removals, and supporting the implementation of the renewable energy sustainability criteria set out in article 29 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council50. The Commission should facilitate soil health certification by inter alia exchanging information and promoting best practices, raising awareness and assessing feasibility of developing recognition of certification schemes at Union level. Synergies between different certification schemes should be exploited as much as possible to reduce administrative burden for those applying for relevant certifications. _________________ 50 Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (recast) (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82).
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Soil is a limited resource subject to an ever-growing competition for different uses. Land take is a process often driven by economic development needs, that transforms natural and semi-natural areas (including agricultural and forestry land, gardens and parks) into artificial land development, using soil as a platform for constructions and infrastructure, as a direct source of raw material or as archive for historic patrimony. This transformation may cause the loss, often irreversibly, of the capacity of soils to provide other ecosystem services (provision of food and biomass, water and nutrients cycling, basis for biodiversity and carbon storage). In particular, land take often affects the most fertile agricultural soils, putting food security in jeopardy. Sealed soil also exposes human settlements to higher flood peaks and more intense heat island effects. Therefore, it is necessary to monitor land take and soil sealing and their effects on soil’s capacity to provide ecosystem services. It is also appropriate to lay down certain principles to mitigate the impacts of land take as part of sustainable soil management.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) In order to make the widest possible use of soil health data generated by the monitoring carried out under this Directive, Member States should be required to facilitate the access to such data for relevant stakeholders such as farmers, foresters, land owners and local authorities, as well as the general public.
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Economic instruments, including those under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that provide support to farmers, have a crucial role in the transition to the sustainable management of agricultural soils and, to a lesser extent, forest soils. The CAP aims to support soil health through the implementation of conditionality, eco-schemes and rural development measures. Financial support for farmers and foresters who apply sustainable soil management practices can also be generated by the private sector. Voluntary sustainability labels in the food, wood, bio-based, and energy industry, for example, established by private stakeholders, can take into account the sustainable soil management principles set out in this Directive. This can enable food, wood, and other biomass producers that follow those principles in their production to reflect these in the value of their products. Additional funding for a network of real-life sites for testing, demonstrating and upscaling of solutions, including on carbon farming, will be provided through the Soil Mission’s living labs and lighthouses. Without prejudice to the polluter pays principle, support and advice should be provided by Member States to help landowners and land users affected by action taken under this Directive taking into account, in particular, the needs and limited capacities of small and medium sized enterprises.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) Pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council52, Member States have to describe in their CAP Strategic Plans how the environmental and climate architecture of those Plans is meant to contribute to the achievement of, and be consistent with, the long-term national targets set out in, or deriving from, the legislative acts listed in Annex XIII to that Regulation. _________________ 52 Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural GuaTherefore, given the substantial impact of agricultural activities on soil quality, this Directive should be incorporantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealingd into Annex XIII during the review of Annex XIII foreseen in Article 159 of Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1)2021/2115.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘ecosystem services’ means indirect contributions of ecosystems to the economic, social, cultural and other benefits that people derive from those ecosystems;
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘contaminated site’ means a delineated area of one or several plots with confirmed presence of soil contamination caused by point-source anthropogenic activities;
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15
(15) ‘semi-natural land‘ means an area where ecological assemblages have been substantially modified in their composition, balance or function by human activities, but maintain potentially high value in terms of biodiversity and the ecosystem services it provides;Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 17
(17) ‘land take’ means the conversion of natural and semi-natural land into artificial land;Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 17 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 17 a (new)
(17 a) 'soil sealing' means the covering of land with impermeable material, particularly in the context of using land as a platform for buildings and infrastructure;
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 20
(20) ‘soil contamination’ means the presence of a chemical or substance in the soil in a concentration that may be harmful to human health or the environment;
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 26
(26) ‘soil remediation’ means a regeneration action that reduces, isolates or immobilizses contaminant concentrations in the soil or reduces their concentrations.
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) soil type as defined in the World Reference Base for Soil Resources, published by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations75; _________________ 75 https://www.fao.org/soils-portal/data- hub/soil-classification/world-reference- base/en/
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall, subject to agreement fromin cooperation with the Member States concerned, carry out regular soil measurements on soil samples taken in- situ, based on the relevant descriptors and methodologies referred to in Articles 7 and 8, to support Member States’ monitoring of soil health. WThere a Member State provides agreement in accordance with this paragraph, it shall ensure that the Commission can carry out such in- situ soil sampling.
Amendment 429 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
A soil is considered healthy ('healthy soil') in accordance with this Directive where the following cumulative conditions are fulfilled:
Amendment 442 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the values for all soil descriptors listed in part B of Annex I meet the criteria set in accordance with Article 7 (‘healthy soil’).
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Soil is unhealthy where at leasteven one of the criteria referred to in subparagraph 1 is not met (‘unhealthy soil’).
Amendment 462 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall analyse the values for the soil descriptors listed in part C of Annex I and assess whether there is a critical loss of ecosystem services, taking into account the relevant data and available scientific knowledge.
Amendment 467 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. Based on the assessment of soil health carried out in accordance with this Article, the competent authority shall, where relevant in coordination with other local, regional, national authorities, identify, in each soil district, the areas which present unhealthy soils and inform the public in accordance with Article 19.
Amendment 474 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall set up a mechanism for a voluntary soil health certification for land owners and managusers pursuant to the conditions in paragraph 2 of this Article.
Amendment 487 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 6
Article 9 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall communicate soil health data and assessment referred to in Articles 6 to 9 to the relevant land owners and land managusers upon their request, in particular to support the development of the advice referred to in Article 10(3).
Amendment 507 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) defining soil management practices and other practices affecting negatively the soil health to be avoided by soil managusers.
Amendment 516 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Member States shall ensure that the process of elaboration of the practices referred to in the first subparagraph is open, inclusive and effective and that the public concerned, in particular landowners and managusers, are involved and are given early and effective opportunities to participate in their elaboration.
Amendment 547 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) selectprioritising areas where the loss of ecosystem services would be minimized and
Amendment 551 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)
iii a) iv) limiting the duration of the land take, if possible;
Amendment 591 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)
g a) h) any information provided by the public or Member State authorities.
Amendment 672 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – title
Article 22 – title
Amendment 676 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2