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Identification
Reference COD/1997/0067  
Title Water policy: framework for Community action 1997-2010
Legal Basis EC 175-p1  
Dossier of the committee CODE/5/12662
Subject(s) 3.70.04 water control and management, pollution of waterways, water pollution
Stage reached Procedure ended
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Stages Documents: references Dates
Source reference Equivalent references Votes and amendments Joint resolution of document of publication in Official Journal
Commission/Council: initial legislative document Summaries EC COM(1997)0049 C4-0192/1997         26/02/1997 C 184 17.06.1997, p. 0020
Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report Summaries ESC CES0994/1997           01/10/1997 C 355 21.11.1997, p. 0083
Supplementary initial legislative document Summaries EC COM(1997)0614 C4-0120/1998         26/11/1997 C 016 20.01.1998, p. 0014
Supplementary initial legislative document Summaries EC COM(1998)0076 C4-0121/1998         17/02/1998 C 108 07.04.1998, p. 0094
EP: draft report by the committee responsible   EP PE225.956/B           11/03/1998  
Committee of the Regions: opinion   CofR CDR0171/1997           12/03/1998 C 180 11.06.1998, p. 0038
EP: draft report by the committee responsible   EP PE225.956/A           13/03/1998  
EP: decision of the committee responsible, 1st reading/single reading Summaries               24/06/1998  
EP: tabled legislative report, 1st reading or single reading   EP A4-0261/1998           24/06/1998 C 292 21.09.1998, p. 0004
EP: position, 1st reading or single reading Summaries EP T4-0114/1999           11/02/1999 C 150 28.05.1999, p. 0282-0419
Commission: reconsultation   EC SEC(1999)0581 C4-0219/1999         28/04/1999  
Commission: modified legislative proposal Summaries EC COM(1999)0271 C4-0292/1999         17/06/1999 C 342 30.11.1999, p. 0001
EP: tabled legislative report, confirmation of the position   EP A5-0004/1999           26/07/1999 C 054 25.02.2000, p. 0010
EP: confirmation of position adopted at 1st reading Summaries EP T5-0013/1999           16/09/1999 C 054 25.02.2000, p. 0055-0076
Council: common position Summaries CSL 09085/3/1999 C5-0209/1999         22/10/1999 C 343 30.11.1999, p. 0001
Commission: communication on the common position Summaries EC SEC(1999)1706           26/10/1999  
EP: decision of the committee responsible, 2nd reading Summaries               25/01/2000  
EP: tabled legislative report, 2nd reading   EP A5-0027/2000           25/01/2000 C 339 29.11.2000, p. 0006
Commission/Council: follow-up document   EC COM(2000)0047 C5-0079/2000         07/02/2000 C 177 27.06.2000, p. 0074 E
EP: position, 2nd reading Summaries EP T5-0054/2000           16/02/2000 C 339 29.11.2000, p. 0062-0136
Conciliation committee: debates Summaries               23/05/2000  
Commission: opinion on the EP position at second reading Summaries EC COM(2000)0219 C5-0295/2000         05/06/2000  
EP/Council: joint text   CSL/EP 3639/2000 C5-0347/2000         18/07/2000  
Document annexed to the procedure Summaries EC COM(2000)0477 C5-0634/2000         26/07/2000  
EP: tabled legislative report, 3rd reading   EP A5-0214/2000           21/08/2000 C 135 07.05.2001, p. 0014
EP: draft report by the delegation to the Conciliation Committee   EP PE287.574           29/08/2000  
EP: legislative resolution, 3rd reading Summaries EP T5-0369/2000           07/09/2000 C 135 07.05.2001, p. 0196-0252
Final legislative act Summaries EU 32000L0060           23/10/2000 L 327 22.12.2000, p. 0001
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EP Delegation to Conciliation Committee (responsible)
Lienemann Marie-Noëlle
PSE
27/03/2000
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23/10/2000 - Final legislative act
PURPOSE : to establish a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, notably the protection of inland surface water, transitional waters, coastal waters and ground water.
COMMUNITY MEASURE : Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy.
CONTENT : the framework Directive relating to water aims to prevent further deterioration and protects and enhances the status of aquatic ecosystmes, and with regard to their water needs, terrestrial ecosystems and wetlands directly depending on the aquatic based ecosystems.
In addition, it aims to combat pollution in a general way and foresees in this respect the phasing out or stopping altogether of discharges, emissions and losses of priority hazardous substances, with the ultimate aim of achieving concentrations in the marine environment. These substances should be ceased or phased out at the latest within 20 years of their identification as hazardous substances.
Furthermore, the Directive aims to:
- define the integrated policies and coherent in the field of water;
- create a safety net which enables problems, which are not currently adequately dealt with, to be detected and which means that measures shall have to be taken in order to re-establish the situation;
- create a solid base for the collection and the analysis of a large volume of information on the state of the marine environment in view of providing the essential information which would allow the competent authorites to define reasonable and sustainable policies;
- establish transparency in this field thanks to the publication and the diffusion of information and public consultation.
The Water policy shall be implemented on the basis on management plans of the river basin district. For each district, the Directive requests:
- an evaluation of the characteristics of the district;
- establishing a programme of measures aiming to make concrete the objectives of the Diretcive;
- undertaking an analysis of the characteristics of a river basin in order to set up a management plan of the river basin district, and to consult the general public on this management plan.
ENTRY INTO FORCE : 22/12/00.
DEADLINE SET FOR TRANSPOSITION : 22/12/2003.
 
List of summaries
Summaries 01/04/2009 Commission/Council: follow-up document
Summaries 22/03/2007 Commission/Council: follow-up document
Summaries 23/10/2000 Final legislative act
Summaries 07/09/2000 EP: legislative resolution, 3rd reading
Summaries 26/07/2000 Document annexed to the procedure
Summaries 05/06/2000 Commission: opinion on the EP position at second reading
Summaries 23/05/2000 Conciliation committee: debates
Summaries 16/02/2000 EP: position, 2nd reading
Summaries 25/01/2000 EP: decision of the committee responsible, 2nd reading
Summaries 26/10/1999 Commission: communication on the common position
Summaries 22/10/1999 Council: common position
Summaries 16/09/1999 EP: confirmation of position adopted at 1st reading
Summaries 17/06/1999 Commission: modified legislative proposal
Summaries 11/02/1999 EP: position, 1st reading or single reading
Summaries 24/06/1998 EP: decision of the committee responsible, 1st reading/single reading
Summaries 17/02/1998 Supplementary initial legislative document
Summaries 26/11/1997 Supplementary initial legislative document
Summaries 01/10/1997 Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report
Summaries 26/02/1997 Commission/Council: initial legislative document
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