(29)The Commission should also be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU to amend Annex II to this Regulation to determine reporting thresholds, to add pollutants which are subject to specific regulatory measures under Union law on water and air quality and on chemicals, including Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council 18 and Directives 2000/60/EC 19 , 2004/107/EC 20 , 2006/118/EC 21 , 2008/50/EC 22 , 2008/105/EC 23 and (EU) 2020/2184 24 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and to reflect changes made to the Protocol with regard to the pollutants to be reported or their reporting thresholds. To facilitate the full application of this Regulation, the Commission should, by 31 December 2025, adopt a delegated act reviewing the list of substances and thresholds set out in Annex II to this Regulation, including, inter alia, an assessment of the need to reduce the reporting thresholds for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other relevant substances.
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- 18 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC ( OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1 ). ↩
- 19 Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy ( OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1 ). ↩
- 23 Directive 2008/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directives 82/176/EEC, 83/513/EEC, 84/156/EEC, 84/491/EEC, 86/280/EEC and amending Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 84 ). ↩
- 22 Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe ( OJ L 152, 11.6.2008, p. 1 ). ↩
- 21 Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration ( OJ L 372, 27.12.2006, p. 19 ). ↩
- 20 Directive 2004/107/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 relating to arsenic, cadmium, mercury, nickel and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air ( OJ L 23, 26.1.2005, p. 3 ). ↩
- 24 Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on the quality of water intended for human consumption ( OJ L 435, 23.12.2020, p. 1 ). ↩