REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2007/2/EC as regards certain reporting requirements for infrastructures for spatial information

15.2.2024 - (COM(2023)0584 – C9‑0385/2023 – 2023/0356(COD)) - ***I

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Rapporteur: Ivan Vilibor Sinčić

DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2007/2/EC as regards certain reporting requirements for infrastructures for spatial information

(COM(2023)0584 – C9‑0385/2023 – 2023/0356(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2023)0584),

– having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 192(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C9‑0385/2023),

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

– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 13 December 2023[1],

– after consulting the Committee of the Regions,

– 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 (A9-0037/2024),

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 decision

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
In Article 21(2) of Directive 2007/2/EC, the first sentence is replaced by the following:	In Article 21(2) of Directive 2007/2/EC, the two introductory sentences are replaced by the following:

Amendment  2

Proposal for a decision

Article 3

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Article 3	deleted
Addressees
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

 

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Instead of the current annual reporting, Member States will report to the Commission every two years on specific reporting requirements relating to spatial information infrastructure in the field of the environment or activities that may affect the environment. This amendment to the Directive does not reduce monitoring or data collection by Member States.

 

From 31 March 2025, Member States will update a summary report every two years, no later than 31 March, which will be made available to the public.

The streamlining of reporting obligations in this proposal falls under the targeted category of reducing EU administration by 25%. As stated in the proposed amendment to this Directive, these changes relate to information such as utility networks, location of production and industrial facilities, etc., and therefore I have no objections to the proposed amendment to this Directive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNEX: LIST OF ENTITIES OR PERSONS FROM WHOM THE RAPPORTEUR HAS RECEIVED INPUT

The rapporteur declares under his exclusive responsibility that he did not receive input from any entity or person to be mentioned in this Annex pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure.

 

 

 

PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

Title	Amending Directive 2007/2/EC as regards certain reporting requirements for infrastructures for spatial information
References	COM(2023)0584 – C9-0385/2023 – 2023/0356(COD)
Date submitted to Parliament	17.10.2023
Committee responsible  Date announced in plenary	ENVI 20.11.2023
Rapporteurs  Date appointed	Ivan Vilibor Sinčić 1.12.2023
Discussed in committee	24.1.2024
Date adopted	14.2.2024
Result of final vote	+: –: 0:	78 0 0
Members present for the final vote	Catherine Amalric, Mathilde Androuët, Maria Arena, Margrete Auken, Marek Paweł Balt, Traian Băsescu, Hildegard Bentele, Malin Björk, Pascal Canfin, Sara Cerdas, Maria Angela Danzì, Esther de Lange, Bas Eickhout, Heléne Fritzon, Malte Gallée, Catherine Griset, Teuvo Hakkarainen, Anja Hazekamp, Martin Hojsík, Pär Holmgren, Adam Jarubas, Karin Karlsbro, Ewa Kopacz, Joanna Kopcińska, César Luena, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Lydie Massard, Marina Mesure, Tilly Metz, Silvia Modig, Alessandra Moretti, Ville Niinistö, Ljudmila Novak, Nikos Papandreou, Jessica Polfjärd, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos, Günther Sidl, Ivan Vilibor Sinčić, Achille Variati, Petar Vitanov, Alexandr Vondra, Mick Wallace, Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik, Tiemo Wölken
Substitutes present for the final vote	Gianna Gancia, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Marisa Matias, Manuela Ripa, Robert Roos, Maria Veronica Rossi, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Sarah Wiener, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Anna Zalewska
Substitutes under Rule 209(7) present for the final vote	Magdalena Adamowicz, João Albuquerque, Milan Brglez, Catherine Chabaud, Mohammed Chahim, Anna Fotyga, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Dace Melbārde, Ulrike Müller, Max Orville, Francesca Peppucci, Erik Poulsen, Laurence Sailliet, Christel Schaldemose, Christine Schneider, Maria Spyraki, Raffaele Stancanelli, Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Kathleen Van Brempt, Pernille Weiss, Angelika Winzig, Stefania Zambelli
Date tabled	15.2.2024

 

FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

78	+
ECR	Anna Fotyga, Teuvo Hakkarainen, Joanna Kopcińska, Robert Roos, Raffaele Stancanelli, Alexandr Vondra, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Anna Zalewska
ID	Mathilde Androuët, Gianna Gancia, Catherine Griset, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Maria Veronica Rossi
NI	Maria Angela Danzì, Ivan Vilibor Sinčić
PPE	Magdalena Adamowicz, Traian Băsescu, Hildegard Bentele, Adam Jarubas, Ewa Kopacz, Esther de Lange, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Dace Melbārde, Ljudmila Novak, Francesca Peppucci, Jessica Polfjärd, Laurence Sailliet, Christine Schneider, Maria Spyraki, Pernille Weiss, Angelika Winzig, Stefania Zambelli
Renew	Catherine Amalric, Pascal Canfin, Catherine Chabaud, Martin Hojsík, Karin Karlsbro, Ulrike Müller, Max Orville, Erik Poulsen, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos, Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik
S&D	João Albuquerque, Maria Arena, Marek Paweł Balt, Milan Brglez, Sara Cerdas, Mohammed Chahim, Heléne Fritzon, César Luena, Alessandra Moretti, Nikos Papandreou, Christel Schaldemose, Günther Sidl, Kathleen Van Brempt, Achille Variati, Petar Vitanov, Tiemo Wölken
The Left	Malin Björk, Anja Hazekamp, Marisa Matias, Marina Mesure, Silvia Modig, Mick Wallace
Verts/ALE	Margrete Auken, Bas Eickhout, Malte Gallée, Pär Holmgren, Lydie Massard, Tilly Metz, Ville Niinistö, Manuela Ripa, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Sarah Wiener

 

0	-

 

0	0

 

Key to symbols:

+ : in favour

- : against

0 : abstention

 

 

• [1] Not yet published in the Official Journal.