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Directive (EU) 2025/23602023/0232(COD)COM(2023)416ENVI

Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Directive)

Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Law)

Stage
In force, reached 26 Nov 2025
In force
In force since 16 Dec 2025 · CELEX 32025L2360
Transposition deadline
17 Dec 2028
Procedure
Directive · Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur
Martin Hojsík (Renew)
Lead DG
DG ENV
Commissioner
Virginijus Sinkevičius
Council configuration
Environment Council
Last activity
26 Nov 2025
Legal basis
TFEU Art. 294; TFEU_2016 Art. 192; TFEU_2016 Art. 192(1); TFEU_2016 Art. 294
54 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 26 Nov 2025.

Show the earlier record: 35 dates, 16 Mar 2022 to 17 Jul 2025
  1. 16 Mar 2022
    • Call for evidence closed: Soil Health Law – protecting, sustainably managing and restoring EU soils, 189 responses · Commission
  2. 24 Oct 2022
    • Public consultation closed: Soil Health Law – protecting, sustainably managing and restoring EU soils, 5801 responses · Commission
  3. 5 Jul 2023
    • Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
  4. 7 Jul 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 16 Oct 2023
    • Referred to committee
  6. 24 Oct 2023
    • Committee report tabled
    • EP committee draft report
  7. 26 Oct 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  8. 3 Nov 2023
    • Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Soil Health Law – protecting, sustainably managing and restoring EU soils, 205 responses · Commission
  9. 10 Nov 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  10. 13 Nov 2023
    • Committee opinion tabled
  11. 27 Nov 2023
    • Committee amendments tabled
    • Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
  12. 29 Nov 2023
    • Committee amendments tabled
    • Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
  13. 8 Dec 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  14. 18 Dec 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  15. 22 Dec 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  16. 13 Feb 2024
    • Committee opinion adopted
  17. 11 Mar 2024
    • Committee report adopted
  18. 20 Mar 2024
    • Tabled for plenary
  19. 10 Apr 2024
    • EP position at first reading
    • Plenary amended the proposal
    • Plenary vote
  20. 10 Jun 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  21. 14 Jun 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  22. 17 Jun 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
    • General approach by the Council
  23. 4 Jul 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  24. 5 Jul 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  25. 22 Oct 2024
    • Interinstitutional negotiations
  26. 13 Nov 2024
    • Referred to committee
  27. 11 Dec 2024
    • Deliberations in Coreper
  28. 12 Dec 2024
    • Interinstitutional negotiations
  29. 18 Dec 2024
    • Deliberations in Coreper
  30. 2 Apr 2025
    • Deliberations in Coreper
  31. 9 Apr 2025
    • Interinstitutional negotiations
  32. 16 Apr 2025
    • Deliberations in Coreper
  33. 21 May 2025
    • Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper
  34. 4 Jun 2025
    • Committee approved the provisional agreement
  35. 17 Jul 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  1. 29 Sept 2025
    • Council’s position at first reading and statement of reasons
  2. 30 Sept 2025
    • Adoption of a Commission’s communication on Council’s position at 1st reading
  3. 9 Oct 2025
    • Announcement of the Council’s first reading position in EP plenary
    • Referred to committee
  4. 14 Oct 2025
    • Committee report tabled
    • EP committee draft recommendation for second reading
  5. 20 Oct 2025
    • Committee report adopted
    • Tabled for plenary
  6. 23 Oct 2025
    • Approval of the Council’s first reading position by the EP (adoption of the legislative act)
    • Plenary vote
    • Plenary approved the Council position
  7. 12 Nov 2025
    • Signed
  8. 26 Nov 2025
    • Published in the Official Journal
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Who is on it

The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.

RoleNameGroupCountryCommittee
RapporteurMartin HojsíkRenewSKENVI
Shadow rapporteurAnja ArndtESNDEENVI
Shadow rapporteurAnna ZalewskaECRPLENVI
Shadow rapporteurAnnalisa CorradoS&DITENVI
Shadow rapporteurBarbara BontePfEBEENVI
Shadow rapporteurCarola RacketeThe LeftDEENVI
Shadow rapporteurMartin HäuslingGreens/EFADEENVI
Shadow rapporteurOliver SchenkEPPDEENVI
Rapporteur for opinionMaria NoichlS&DDEAGRI
Shadow rapporteur for opinionBert-Jan RuissenECRNL
Shadow rapporteur for opinionElsi KatainenRenewFI
Shadow rapporteur for opinionJosé Manuel FernandesEPPPT
Shadow rapporteur for opinionPetros KokkalisThe LeftEL
Shadow rapporteur for opinionSarah WienerGreens/EFAAT
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The Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive establishes a mandatory EU framework for monitoring soil health and resilience to prevent degradation and pollution. It integrates space-based data with environmental standards, empowering policy professionals to track resource conservation and enforce stricter land-use controls.

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