The European Parliament adopted, subject to amendments, the report drafted by Marie-Noëlle LIENEMANN (PES, FR) on the Commission proposal aiming to align Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission.
The amendments, adopted by the PES, EPP-ED, ADLE, UEN, Greens/ALE and the GUE/NGL political groups, concern a series of technical amendments aiming to clarify the proposal and to state that the amendment to this proposal is consistent with the joint declaration from the Parliament, Commission and the Council on Decision 2006/512/EC on the introduction of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny for a series of basic instruments.