REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 as regards introducing new environmental economic accounts modules

17.10.2023 - (COM(2022)0329 – C9‑0223/2022 – 2022/0210(COD)) - ***I

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Rapporteur: Pascal Canfin
PR_COD_1amCom

Amendments

• 001-035 (PDF - 156 KB)
• 001-035 (DOC - 42 KB)
• 036-040 (PDF - 116 KB)
• 036-040 (DOC - 30 KB)
• 041-043 (PDF - 101 KB)
• 041-043 (DOC - 28 KB)
• 044-044 (PDF - 197 KB)
• 044-044 (DOC - 76 KB)

DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 as regards introducing new environmental economic accounts modules

(COM(2022)0329 – C9‑0223/2022 – 2022/0210(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2022)0329),

– having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 338(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C9‑0223/2022),

– having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

– having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,

– having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A9-0296/2023),

1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

 

Amendment  1

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(1) Decision No 2022/591 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 April 2022 laying down a General Union Environment Action Programme to 203012 confirmed that sound information on the key trends, pressures and drivers for environmental change is essential for the development of effective policy, its implementation, and the empowerment of citizens. Instruments should be developed with a view to enhancing public awareness of the environmental effects of economic activity. Environmental economic accounts is one such instruments.	(1) Decision No 2022/591 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 April 2022 laying down a General Union Environment Action Programme to 203012  confirmed that monitoring, including sound information on the key trends, pressures and drivers for environmental change is essential for the development of effective policy, its implementation to reach the environmental objectives of the Union, and the empowerment of citizens. Instruments should be developed with a view to enhancing general awareness of the effects of economic activity on the environment and the contribution of the environment to the economy and to wellbeing. Environmental economic accounts is one such instruments.
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12 OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 22.	12 OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 22.

Amendment  2

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 3

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(3) The new modules are to contribute directly to Union’s policy priorities of green growth and resource efficiency.	(3) The new modules are to contribute directly to the Union’s environmental policy priorities as laid down in, inter alia, the 8th EAP.

Amendment  3

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 4

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(4) The United Nations Statistical Commission adopted the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (‘SEEA’) central framework as an international statistical standard at its 43rd session in February 2012 and the SEEA Ecosystem Accounting (chapters 1 to 7 describing the accounting framework and the physical accounts) at its 52nd session in March 2021. The new modules set out by this Regulation are fully in line with the SEEA.	(4) The United Nations Statistical Commission adopted the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (‘SEEA’) central framework as an international statistical standard at its 43rd session in February 2012 and the SEEA Ecosystem Accounting (chapters 1 to 7 describing the accounting framework and the physical accounts) at its 52nd session in March 2021. The new modules set out by this Regulation are fully in line with the SEEA. Additionally, the SEEA has implemented the System of Environmental-Economic Accounts for Water (SEEA-Water), which supports the SEEA Central Framework.

Amendment  4

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 5

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(5) In order to carry out its tasks under the Treaties, especially those related to the environment, sustainability and climate change, the Union should have relevant, comprehensive and reliable information. Evidence-based decision-making requires statistics that meet high-quality criteria, as set out in Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council14 , in accordance with their objectives.	(5) In order to carry out its tasks under the Treaties and international law, especially those related to the environment, sustainability and climate change, the Union should have relevant, comprehensive and reliable information. Evidence-based decision-making requires statistics that meet high-quality criteria, as set out in Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council14 , in accordance with their objectives. Furthermore it is necessary that Eurostat presents the data collected in a more accessible and user-friendly way, while actively promoting it.
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14 Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164)	14 Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164)

Amendment  5

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 6

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(6) In order to better monitor progress towards a green, competitive and resilient circular economy and to monitor progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals in a Union context, additional data is required.	(6) In order to achieve the objective of climate neutrality at the latest by 2050, it is essential to align all Union legislation and processes with the Union’s long-term environmental and climate objectives as established under the European Green Deal, Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 (the ‘European Climate Law’), in particular Article 6(4) thereof, and the Fit for 55 package. Several pieces of Union legislation already require close monitoring of trends, and thereby, of additional and more precise data. According to the Commission’s data, meeting the Union’s ambitious Green Deal agenda will require significant investment and the private and public investment gap to cater for the green transition is estimated at nearly EUR 520 billion per year, for the next decade. Furthermore, according to the Commission’s data, reducing fossil fuel dependence from third countries and accelerating the Union’s energy transition from fossil fuels will require an estimated EUR 210 billion of additional investments by the end of 2027. It is also clear that while a substantial share of the investment will be provided by the private sector, public investment will have to significantly increase as well. Taking that into account, it is critical to get relevant and granular data from Member States about their climate, energy and environment investment gaps to make sure that the Union is on the right track to deliver on the European Green Deal objectives with sufficient public and private capital allocated to the Green transition. For all those reasons, the system of European environmental economic accounts is to be developed rapidly into a comprehensive tool providing significant additional data for monitoring the implementation of Union environmental law and environmental policymaking.  The Commission should therefore be empowered to adopt, by means of delegated acts, new modules that capture all the relevant data and reporting values related to the goals of the Union.

Amendment  6

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 6 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(6a) While developing and piloting new modules, special attention and priority should be given to developing environmental economic accounts on energy subsidies including fossil fuel subsidies. The General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030 calls for establishing a binding Union framework to monitor and report on Member States’ progress towards phasing out fossil fuel subsidies, based on an agreed methodology, and without delay, setting a deadline for the phasing out of fossil fuel subsidies consistent with the ambition of limiting global warming to 1,5 °C, target of the Paris Agreement, at Union, national, regional and local level. Environmental economic accounts should support that goal by providing in a new module on energy subsidies, including fossil fuels subsidies, the necessary data for monitoring and evaluation of the progress.

Amendment  7

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 6 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(6b) Water is a crucial resource and integrating a new module on water into the European environmental economic accounts is a prerequisite for managing it sustainably as well as understanding its relationship with economic activity.

Amendment  8

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 6 c (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(6c) Adaptation is a key component of the long-term global response to climate change. It is necessary to address the growing climate-related risks to health, including more frequent and intense heatwaves, wildfires and floods, food and water safety and security threats, and the emergence and spread of infectious diseases. The adverse effects of climate change can potentially exceed the adaptive capacities of Member States. Therefore, Member States and the Union should enhance their adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change, as provided for in Article 7 of the Paris Agreement, as well as maximise the co-benefits with other policies and legislation. Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 requires that Member States adopt comprehensive national adaptation strategies and plans based on robust climate change and vulnerability analyses, progress assessments and indicators, while guided by the best available and most recent scientific evidence. As it is necessary to monitor progress towards climate adaptation a new module on climate adaptation should be adopted by means of delegated acts, capturing all the relevant data and reporting values related to climate change adaptation.

Amendment  9

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 6 d (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(6d) Biodiversity loss is among the key vulnerabilities faced by economies, together with and amplified by climate change. Biodiversity is crucial for food security, human well-being and overall resilience of societies and economies. Member States and the Union should therefore enhance their response to the biodiversity crisis in line with their international commitments under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. As it is necessary to monitor progress towards reversing the decline of biodiversity, a new module on biodiversity should be adopted by means of delegated acts.

Amendment  10

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 6 e (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(6e) Ecosystem accounts, as a means to present data on the extent and condition of ecosystem assets and the services they provide to society and the economy, aim to put a value to nature,  allowing the costs to nature to be taken better into consideration. The aim of establishing monetary values should be to raise visibility on the cost of non-action and to support the Union to achieve its environmental objectives. In order to deliver its intended effects fully, the module should in the future be further developed, including by possibly adding reporting on monetary values, while ensuring at the same time that the intrinsic value of nature and biodiversity is not undermined and avoiding the commercialisation as well as monetisation of nature.

Amendment  11

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 8

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(8) In 2019, the European Court of Auditors published a special report No 2019/16 entitled “European Environmental Economic Accounts: usefulness for policymakers can be improved”.15 That report points to a need for more complete data on forests and ecosystems and for full implementation of forest accounts.	(8) In 2019, the European Court of Auditors published a special report No 2019/16 entitled “European Environmental Economic Accounts: usefulness for policymakers can be improved”.15 That report points to a need for more complete data on forests and ecosystems and for full implementation of forest accounts. The three concluding recommendations of the Court of Auditors were to improve the strategic framework for EEEA data, the relevance of EEEA modules for policy making and the timeliness of EEEA data. The report furthermore outlined that Eurostat faces challenges in collecting timely, high-quality data. Member States should therefore provide high quality data for the European environmental economic accounts within the time limits set in this Regulation.
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15 https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocItem.aspx?did=51214	15 https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocItem.aspx?did=51214

Amendment  12

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 9

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(9) Article 5(2) of Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 lists the sources that Member States may use to estimate the environmental economic accounts. In order to ensure flexibility and to reduce the administrative burden on respondents, National Statistical Institutes and other national authorities, Member States should be allowed to use innovative approaches. Member States should always inform the Commission and provide details as regards the quality of those approaches for the Commission to assess the quality of the data.	(9) Article 5(2) of Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 lists the sources that Member States may use to estimate the environmental economic accounts. In order to ensure flexibility and to reduce the administrative burden on respondents, National Statistical Institutes and other national authorities, Member States should be allowed to use innovative approaches such as, for example, earth observation (Copernicus services). Member States should always inform the Commission and provide details as regards the quality of those approaches for the Commission to assess the quality of the data. Copernicus services should be further developed with a view to collecting data increasingly automatically and be adequately financed for this purpose.

Amendment  13

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 11

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(11) The list of possible future European environmental economic accounts listed in Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 needs to be updated to align them to the current policy priorities of the Union.	(11) Given the urgent need to expand the system of European environmental economic accounts (EEEA) for policy-making and monitoring, the Commission should be empowered to adopt, by means of delegated acts, the new modules listed in this Regulation and to improve and further develop the existing modules set out in annexes to Regulation (EU) No 691/2011.

Amendment  14

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 14

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(14) In order to take into account the current state of development of methodologies to value ecosystem services, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in order to supplement the Regulation by establishing for which of the ecosystem services already included in the reporting tables in section 5 of Annex IX monetary values should be reported, the first reference year as well as a list of acceptable methods for establishing those monetary values. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during the preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations are conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Inter-institutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making17 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.	(14) In order to further develop EEEA, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in order to supplement the Regulation by adopting new modules and  amending the existing modules. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during the preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations are conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Inter-institutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making17 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
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17 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.	17 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.

Amendment  15

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)

Regulation (EU) No 691/2011

Article 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	-1. In Article 1, paragraph 1, the following subparagraph is added:
	Its overall objective is to provide data that supports the monitoring and evaluation of the Union’s progress of meeting its environmental objectives laid down in Union law as well as its international commitments in this area.

Amendment  16

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Regulation (EU) No 691/2011

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(8) ‘environmental subsidies and similar transfers’ means current and capital transfers, as defined in ESA 2010, intended to support activities protecting the environment and safeguarding national resources and related products;	(8) ‘environmental subsidies and similar transfers’ means current and capital transfers, as defined in ESA 2010, intended to support activities protecting the environment and safeguarding natural resources and related products;

Amendment  17

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 691/2011

Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(aa) the following paragraph is inserted:
	1a.  By ... [3 years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation] the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9 to supplement this Regulation with the following further modules:
	(a)  Energy subsidies including fossil fuel subsidies;
	(b)  Subsidies or support measures potentially harmful for the environment other than those pursuant to point (a);
	(c)  Water Accounts (quantitative and qualitative);
	(d)  Waste Account;
	(e)  Circular material use rate;
	(f)  Climate mitigation;
	(g)  Climate adaptation;
	(h)  Protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems;
	(i)  Pollution prevention and control;
	(j)  Resource Management Expenditure Accounts, including critical raw material;
	(k)  Environmental footprint.

Amendment  18

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b

Regulation (EU) No 691/2011

Article 3 – paragraph 4a

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
4a. The Commission (Eurostat) shall carry out a methodological and feasibility study on the monetary valuation of ecosystem services. Based on the results of this study, the Commission may supplement this Regulation in order to define, by means of a delegated act, for which of the ecosystem services already included in the reporting tables in section 5 of Annex IX monetary values shall be reported, the first reference year as well as a list of acceptable methods for establishing these monetary values.;	4a. By .... [18 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission (Eurostat) shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the monetary valuation of ecosystem services. The report shall include an assessment of methodological possibilities and the feasibility of monetary valuation, possible reporting values where those values are missing and possible alternative ways of measuring for Ecosystem services Accounts. The report shall also include possible shortcomings and other aspects lacking from such an approach and solutions of how to avoid undermining the intrinsic value of nature and biodiversity and the commercialisation as well as monetisation of nature. The report may, where appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal to amend this Regulation.;

Amendment  19

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 691/2011

Article 3 – paragraph 4a a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(ba) the following new paragraph 4aa is inserted:
	4aa.  By ... [one year from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall publish a study analysing the reporting data currently included in this regulation for Climate change mitigation, as well as propose the creation of a dedicated climate adaptation module to ensure that all reporting values to deliver the objectives of the European Green Deal and European Climate Law, the Fit for 55 package and the Net Zero Industry Act are provided by Member States. The study shall be accompanied by an indicative timeline for the future development of the modules.

Amendment  20

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b b (new)

Regulation (EU) No 691/2011

Article 3 – paragraph 4a b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(ba) the following paragraph 4ab is inserted:
	4ab.  The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9 to amend the annexes in order to adapt and further develop the modules.

Amendment  21

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 691/2011

Article 4 – paragraph 1

Present text	Amendment
	(2a) in Article 4, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
1.  The Commission shall draw up a programme for pilot studies to be carried out by Member States on a voluntary basis in order to develop reporting and improve data quality, establish long time series and develop methodology. The programme shall include pilot studies to test the feasibility of introducing new environmental economic account modules. In drawing up the programme, the Commission shall ensure that no additional administrative or financial burdens are placed on the Member States and on the respondent units.	"1.  The Commission shall draw up a programme for pilot studies to be carried out by Member States on a voluntary basis in order to develop reporting and improve data quality, establish long time series and develop methodology. The programme shall include pilot studies to test the new environmental economic account modules. In drawing up the programme, the Commission shall give particular attention to modules producing data on energy subsidies, including fossil fuel subsidies, and ensure that no additional administrative or financial burdens are placed on the Member States and on the respondent units."

(02011R0691)

Amendment  22

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Regulation (EU) No 691/2011

Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(d) any other relevant sources, methods or innovative approaches insofar as they allow for the production of statistics that are comparable and compliant with the applicable specific quality requirements.	(d) any other relevant sources, methods or innovative approaches insofar as they allow for the production of environmental economic accounts that are comparable and compliant with the applicable specific quality requirements.

Amendment  23

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Regulation (EU) No 691/2011

Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Member States which decide to use the sources, methods or innovative approaches referred to in point (d) shall inform the Commission (Eurostat) during the year preceding the reference year during which the source, method or innovative approach will be introduced, and shall provide details concerning the quality of the data obtained.;	Member States which decide to use the sources, methods or innovative approaches referred to in point (d) shall inform the Commission (Eurostat) during the year preceding the reference year during which the source, method or innovative approach will be introduced, and shall provide details concerning the quality of the data obtained. The Commission may, within 3 months after being informed, advise Member States against using a specific innovative approach if it considers that the quality of the data risks not to be sufficient or make recommendations of how to achieve the required quality of the data. The Commission shall facilitate the exchange of best practices on innovative approaches among all Member States. The Commission shall publish all information received from Member States pursuant to this subparagraph as well as its advice, where applicable.;

Amendment  24

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 691/2011

Article 6 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(3a) the following Article is inserted:
	Article 6a
	By ... [18 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation] the Commission (Eurostat) and the European Environmental Agency (EEA) shall develop and provide the European Environment Accounts Dashboard with a science-based and freely accessible state-of-play information on data covered by the modules, such as the GHG emission reduction path, taking into account the objectives set in the European Climate law, progress towards biodiversity restoration and the associated investments. The Dashboard shall be updated annually, and cover new modules and data available.

Amendment  25

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Regulation (EU) No 691/2011

Article 8 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
2. For the purposes of obtaining a derogation under paragraph 1 for Annexes VII, VIII and IX, the Member State concerned shall present a duly justified request to the Commission no later than [OPOCE, please insert exact date which is 24 months after the entry into force of this Regulation].;	2. For the purposes of obtaining a derogation under paragraph 1 for Annexes VII, VIII and IX, the Member State concerned shall present a duly justified request to the Commission no later than [OPOCE, please insert exact date which is 24 months after the entry into force of this Regulation]. The Commission shall publish all requests received from Member States.’;

Amendment  26

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a

Regulation (EU) No 691/2011

Article 9 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 3(3), (4) and (4a) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 11 August 2011. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the 5-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.	2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 3(1a), (3), (4) and (4ab) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 11 August 2011. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the 5-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.

Amendment  27

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a

Regulation (EU) No 691/2011

Article 9 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 3(3), (4) and (4a) 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.	3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 3(1a), (3), (4) and (4ab) 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  28

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b

Regulation (EU) No 691/2011

Article 9 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 3(3), (4) and (4a) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.;	5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 3(1a), (3), (4) and (4ab) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.;

Amendment  29

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Regulation (EU) No 691/2011

Article 10 – paragraph 2 – indent 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(6) in Article 10, the first hyphen point is replaced by the following:	(6) in Article 10, the first hyphen point is deleted.
‘ - for introducing new environmental economic account modules, such as Water Accounts (quantitative and qualitative), Resource Management Expenditure Accounts, Subsidies or support measures potentially harmful for the environment and Waste Accounts’;

Amendment  30

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	In order to achieve the objectives laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, Member States shall submit data regarding climate change mitigation as from 1 January 2025. The data provided on climate change mitigation investment shall integrate current investments and capital transfers by institutional sectors, including general government, corporations and households, for activities listed in Annex VI to Regulation (EU) 2021/241, specifying whether a coefficient of 40% or 100% has been allocated for the calculation of support to climate change, for sectors listed in NACE Rev.2 (A*64 aggregation level), where relevant.

Amendment  31

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I

Regulation (EU) No 691/2011

Annex VII – section 4 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(2) Statistics shall be transmitted within 21 months of the end of the reference year.	(2) Statistics shall be transmitted within 12 months of the end of the reference year.

Amendment  32

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I

Regulation (EU) No 691/2011

Annex VIII – section 4 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(2) Statistics shall be transmitted within 24 months of the end of the reference year.	(2) Statistics shall be transmitted within 12 months of the end of the reference year.

Amendment  33

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I

Regulation (EU) 691/2011

Annex IX – section 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e – third indent (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	- common forest bird index; the forest bird indicator describes trends in the abundance of common forest birds across their European ranges over time; it is a composite index created from observational data of bird species characteristic for forest habitats in Europe; the index is based on a specific list of species in each Member State.

Amendment  34

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I

Regulation (EU) 691/2011

Annex IX – section 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(c) Cultural services	(c) Nature-based tourism related services

Justification

The number of stays in hotels, hostels, camping ground etc that can be attributed to visits to ecosystems is too crude a measurement to be referred to as 'cultural services'. Hence the change in title to refer more accurately to the service.

Amendment  35

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I

Regulation (EU) No 691/2011

Annex IX – section 4 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(2) Statistics shall be transmitted within 24 months of the end of the reference year.	(2) Statistics shall be transmitted within 12 months of the end of the reference year.

PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

Title	Amending Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 as regards introducing new environmental economic accounts modules
References	COM(2022)0329 – C9-0223/2022 – 2022/0210(COD)
Date submitted to Parliament	11.7.2022
Committee responsible  Date announced in plenary	ENVI 12.9.2022
Committees asked for opinions  Date announced in plenary	ECON 12.9.2022
Not delivering opinions  Date of decision	ECON 13.9.2022
Rapporteurs  Date appointed	Pascal Canfin 12.9.2022
Discussed in committee	5.6.2023
Date adopted	12.10.2023
Result of final vote	+: –: 0:	42 19 21
Members present for the final vote	Catherine Amalric, Maria Arena, Margrete Auken, Marek Paweł Balt, Traian Băsescu, Aurélia Beigneux, Alexander Bernhuber, Malin Björk, Delara Burkhardt, Pascal Canfin, Mohammed Chahim, Maria Angela Danzì, Esther de Lange, Christian Doleschal, Pietro Fiocchi, Heléne Fritzon, Catherine Griset, Teuvo Hakkarainen, Martin Hojsík, Jan Huitema, Petros Kokkalis, Ewa Kopacz, Joanna Kopcińska, Peter Liese, Sylvia Limmer, César Luena, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Tilly Metz, Dolors Montserrat, Alessandra Moretti, Ville Niinistö, Ljudmila Novak, Nikos Papandreou, Jutta Paulus, Francesca Peppucci, Stanislav Polčák, Jessica Polfjärd, Erik Poulsen, Frédérique Ries, Sándor Rónai, Maria Veronica Rossi, Silvia Sardone, Christine Schneider, Ivan Vilibor Sinčić, Nils Torvalds, Edina Tóth, Alexandr Vondra, Mick Wallace, Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik, Tiemo Wölken
Substitutes present for the final vote	Matteo Adinolfi, João Albuquerque, Mercedes Bresso, Milan Brglez, Catherine Chabaud, Dacian Cioloş, Christophe Clergeau, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Jens Gieseke, Romana Jerković, Radan Kanev, Ska Keller, Norbert Lins, Sara Matthieu, Manuela Ripa, Christel Schaldemose, Susana Solís Pérez, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Nikolaj Villumsen
Substitutes under Rule 209(7) present for the final vote	Rasmus Andresen, Pascal Arimont, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Alessandra Basso, Ana Collado Jiménez, Niclas Herbst, Ladislav Ilčić, Virginie Joron, Alice Kuhnke, Elżbieta Rafalska, Tineke Strik, Lucia Vuolo
Date tabled	17.10.2023

 

 

FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

42	+
NI	Maria Angela Danzì
Renew	Catherine Amalric, Pascal Canfin, Catherine Chabaud, Dacian Cioloş, Martin Hojsík, Jan Huitema, Frédérique Ries, Susana Solís Pérez, Michal Wiezik
S&D	João Albuquerque, Maria Arena, Marek Paweł Balt, Mercedes Bresso, Milan Brglez, Delara Burkhardt, Mohammed Chahim, Christophe Clergeau, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Heléne Fritzon, Romana Jerković, César Luena, Alessandra Moretti, Nikos Papandreou, Sándor Rónai, Christel Schaldemose, Tiemo Wölken
The Left	Konstantinos Arvanitis, Malin Björk, Petros Kokkalis, Nikolaj Villumsen, Mick Wallace
Verts/ALE	Rasmus Andresen, Margrete Auken, Ska Keller, Alice Kuhnke, Sara Matthieu, Tilly Metz, Ville Niinistö, Jutta Paulus, Manuela Ripa, Tineke Strik

 

19	-
ECR	Pietro Fiocchi, Teuvo Hakkarainen, Ladislav Ilčić, Joanna Kopcińska, Elżbieta Rafalska, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Alexandr Vondra
ID	Matteo Adinolfi, Alessandra Basso, Aurélia Beigneux, Catherine Griset, Virginie Joron, Sylvia Limmer, Maria Veronica Rossi, Silvia Sardone
NI	Ivan Vilibor Sinčić
PPE	Traian Băsescu
Renew	Erik Poulsen, Emma Wiesner

 

21	0
NI	Edina Tóth
PPE	Pascal Arimont, Alexander Bernhuber, Ana Collado Jiménez, Christian Doleschal, Jens Gieseke, Niclas Herbst, Radan Kanev, Ewa Kopacz, Esther de Lange, Peter Liese, Norbert Lins, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Dolors Montserrat, Ljudmila Novak, Francesca Peppucci, Stanislav Polčák, Jessica Polfjärd, Christine Schneider, Lucia Vuolo
Renew	Nils Torvalds

 

Key to symbols:

+ : in favour

- : against

0 : abstention