24 Amendments of Esther DE LANGE related to 2023/0232(COD)
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 46 a (new)
Recital 46 a (new)
(46 a) Land take mitigation principles should not endanger the food production, essential infrastructure projects, essential housing projects, the rollout of the energy transition and area development of a Member State.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘soil district’ means the part of the territory of a Member State or overlapping cross-border between Member States, as delimited by that Member State(s) in accordance with this Directive;
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
(9 a) ‘socioeconomic consequences’ means the significant and disproportionate consequences of measures laid down in this Directive on food security, food prices, rollout of the energy transition and development of social housing;
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall establish soil districts throughout their territory. , in consultation with local and (cross-)regional authorities, establish soil districts or use existing appropriate districs throughout their territory or cross-border between territories of adjacent Member States that have similar soil characteristics
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The number of soil districts for each Member State or cross-border between adjacent Member States shall as a minimum correspond to the number of NUTS 1 territorial units established under Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003.
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) water bodies used for abstraction of water intended for human consumption as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Directive (EU) 2020/2184;
Amendment 325 #
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, taking into account existing administrative divisions and overlapping responsibilities in particular where soil districs are cross- regional.
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Member States shall designate one existing competent authority for each, or several soil districts established in accordance with Article 4.
Amendment 412 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall assess the soil health in all their soil districts based on the data collected in the context of the monitoring referred to in Articles 6, 7 and 8 for each of the soil descriptors referred to in Parts A and B of Annex I, while taking into account the historical and natural circumstances of the soil.
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the values for all majority of the soil descriptors listed in part A of Annex I are showing a positive trend towards meeting the criteria laid down therein and, where applicable, adapted in accordance with Article 7;
Amendment 437 #
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 majority of the soil descriptors listed in part B of Annex I are showing a positive trend towards meeting the criteria set in accordance with Article 7 (‘healthy soil’).
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 452 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Soil is unhealthy where at least one of the criteria referred to in subparagraph 1 is not met (‘unhealthy soil’) , unless at least 2 of them are showing a positive trend.
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Soil is unhealthy where at least one majority of the criteria referred to in subparagraph 1 is not met (‘unhealthy soil’) is showing a negative trend.
Amendment 491 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
From (OP: please insert the date = 4 years after date of entry into force of the Directive), Member States shall take at least the following measures, taking into account the type, use and condition of soil and their natural and historic circumstances:
Amendment 501 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) defining sustainable soil management practices respecting the sustainable soil management principles listed in Annex III to be gradually implemented on all managed soils and, o. On the basis of the outcome of the soil assessments carried out in accordance with Article 9, regeneration practices to be gradually implementedMember States shall endeavour to gradually implement regeneration practices on the unhealthy soils in the Member States;
Amendment 513 #
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 managers, are involved and are given early and effective opportunities to participate in their elaboration. Also, by way of derogation, a Member State with a population density higher than 300 persons per square kilometer may be exempted from the result-based improvements as laid down in this Article of unhealty soils as laid down in Article 9 of this Directive if the socioeconomic consequences are deemed to profound, provided that the Member State informs the Commission in a justified manner.
Amendment 529 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Amendment 530 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. [Insert the list of Annex III: 'SUSTAINABLE SOIL MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES', in combination with deletion paragraph 4 of this Article]
Amendment 555 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) compensate where as much as possible the loss of soil capacity to provide multiple ecosystem services. Such compensation, where applicable, may take plance on an aggregated level or cross border between Member States if the Soil District has the same characteristics as adjacent Soil Districs cross-border.
Amendment 589 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) any areas used for the abstraction of drinking water;
Amendment 671 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 22
Article 22
Amendment 715 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) the socioeconomic consequences.
Amendment 745 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point k
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) adapt livestock movement and grazing time, taking into consideration animal types and stocking density, soin case of animal husbandry ensure that soil health is not compromised and the soil's capacity to provide forage is not reduced;