25 Amendments of Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU related to 2023/0232(COD)
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) It is necessary to set region-specific measures for monitoring and assessing soil health, managing soils sustainably and tackling contaminated sites to achieve healthy soils by 2050, to maintain them in healthy condition and meet the Union’s objectives on climate and biodiversity, to prevent and respond to droughts and natural disasters, to protect human health and to ensure food security and safety.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Addressing the region-specific pressures on soils and identifying the appropriate measures to maintain or regenerate soil health requires that the variety of soil types, the specific local and climatic conditions and the land use or the land cover is taken into account. It is therefore appropriate that Member States establish soil districts. Soil districts should constitute the basic governance units to manage soils and to take measures to comply with the requirements laid down in this Directive, in particular with regard to the monitoring and assessment of soil health. The number, geographic extent and boundaries of soil districts for each Member State should be determined in order to facilitate the implementation of Regulation (UE) …/…. of the European Parliament and of the Council48 . There should be a minimum number of soil districts in each Member State taking into account the size of the Member State. This minimum number of soil districts for each Member State shall correspond to the number of NUTS 1 territorial units established in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council49 . __________________ 48 +OP please insert in the text the number of the Regulation on the carbon removal certification contained in document COM(2022) 672 final and insert the number, date, title and OJ reference of that Directive in the footnote. 49 Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1).
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In order to describe soil degradation it is necessary to establish soil descriptors that can be measured or estimated. Even if there is significant variability between soil types, climatic conditions and land uses, the current scientific knowledge allows to set criteria at Union level for some of those soil descriptors. However, Member States should be able to adapt the criteria for some of these soil descriptors based on specific national or local conditions and define the criteria for other soil descriptors for which common criteria at EU level cannot be established at this stage. For those descriptors for which clear criteria that would distinguish between healthy and unhealthy condition cannot be identified now, only monitoring and assessment are required. This will facilitate the development of such criteria in futureThe overall assessment of soil health should be based on a Soil Health Index that would encompass multiple indicators for each soil type present in the Union, reflecting the overall health and quality of each soil type and taking into account its functions. The Commission should define such criteria through a delegated act.
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The objective of the Directive is to put in place a solid and coherent soil monitoring framework for all soils across the EU and to continuously improve soil health in the Union with the view to achieve healthy soils by 2050 and maintain soils in healthy condition, so that they can supply multiple ecosystem services at a scale sufficient to meet environmental, societal and economic needs, ensure the delivery of sufficient, high-quality and nutritious food to maintain food security for a growing population, prevent and mitigate the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss, increase the resilience against natural disasters and for food securityor anthropic disasters and that soil contamination is reduced to levels no longer considered harmful to human health and the environment.
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. This Directive contributes to fulfilling international and Union commitments, including: (a) to combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation neutral world by 2030; (b) to reduce erosion, increase soil organic carbon, and progress with remedial work; (c) to manage land sustainably in the Union, protect soils adequately, and make sure that the remediation of contaminated sites is well underway; (d) to bolster food security and enhance EU's strategic autonomy by safeguarding soil health and fertility, ensuring consistent access to nutritious food. Healthy soils support resilient ecosystems, which are essential in the face of changing climate conditions, and in providing EU citizens with safe and sustainable food sources.
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘ecosystem services’ means indirectpositive contributions of ecosystems to the economic, social, cultural and other benefits that people derive from those ecosystems;
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘soil health’ means the physical, chemical and biological condition of the soil determining its capacity to function as a vital living system and to provide characteristic ecosystem services;
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall provide scientific input and assistance to Member States in establishing soil districts throughout their territory, upon request.
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The Commission shall actively support Member States in complying with their obligation to ensure a coherent cross border approach is taken for soil districts, and shall facilitate harmonization of monitoring systems, transfer functions, monitoring design and classification of ecological status at the level of the soil descriptors listed in Annex I.
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Member States shall designate the competent authorities responsible at an appropriate level for carrying out the duties laid down in this Directive. Competent authorities pertaining to different Member States shall ensure efficient cross-border cooperation for soil districts at bordering a neighbouring Member State, in order to carry out the duties laid down in this Directive.
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall assess and monitor soil health and land take in each soil district.
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission and the European Environment Agency (EEA) shall leverage existing space-based data and products, such as the Farm Sustainability Tool1a (FaST), delivered under the Copernicus component of the EU Space Programme established by Regulation (EU) 2021/696 to explore and develop soil remote sensing products, to support the Member States in monitoring the relevant soil descriptors. The Commission shall assist Member States to implement the FaST digital services platform for the generation, use and re-use of solutions for a competitive agriculture based on space data and appropriate plot-specific, sustainable soil management practices. __________________ 1a www.fastplatform.eu
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall ensure that the value of the land take and soil sealing indicators are updated at least every 3 years.
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The Commission shall define a Soil Health Index for every type of soil present in the Union through a delegated act during the monitoring period of this Directive. The Soil Health Index shall serve as an alternative comprehensive metric for assessing the overall health and quality of soil, taking into consideration multiple indicators that reflect the overall health status and quality of the soil. Member States shall integrate the Soil Health Index into their national monitoring and reporting systems as required by this Directive.
Amendment 376 #
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 land owners and managers, 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 389 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Commission mayshall adopt implementing acts to harmonise the format of soil health certification. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21.
Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) defining national or regional sustainable soil management practices respecting the sustainable soil management principles listed in Annex III to be gradually implemenadopted on all managed soils and, on the basis of the outcome of the soil assessments carried out in accordance with Article 9, regeneration practices to be gradually implemented on the unhealthy soils in the Member States;. In order for farmers to gradually adopt more sustainable soil management practices, Member States shall identify and provide incentives, such as financial assistance, soil-sampling opportunities or tailored counselling through farm advisory systems.
Amendment 419 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) Member States shall consider the Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions (GAECs) referred to in Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 as sustainable soil management practices.
Amendment 421 #
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 managers. Soil management practices that reduce yield and threaten food security shall not be included in this category.
Amendment 560 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall identify and publish on a yearly basis Union financial programs available and accessible for Member States to use for the implementation of the provisions of this Directive.
Amendment 562 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 b (new)
The Commission shall monitor the capacity of Member States to absorb Union funds related to sustainable soil management and soil health, and report the monitoring results to the European Parliament every year.
Amendment 593 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 8, 9, 10, 15 and 16 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the date of entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 596 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 8, 9, 10, 15 and 16 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.
Amendment 655 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part C – indent 2 a (new)
Annex II – Part C – indent 2 a (new)
– The establishment of new farms or the development of existing farms should be exempt from being categorized as soil sealing.
Amendment 678 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point e
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) when fertilization is applied, ensure adaptation to the needs of the plant and trees at the given location and in the given period, and to the condition of soil and prioritize circular solutions that enrich the organic contentimprove nutrient use efficiency;