Article 25 — Evaluation and review

1. By 17 June 2033, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Directive to assess the progress made towards achieving its objectives and the need to amend it in order to set more specific requirements to achieve its objectives. That evaluation shall take into account, inter alia, the following elements: (a) the experience gained through the implementation of this Directive; (b) the data and information referred to in Article 19; (c) relevant scientific and analytical data, including results from research projects funded by the Union; (d) an analysis of the remaining progress to be made to achieve healthy soils by 2050; (e) an analysis of the effectiveness of the support provided by Member States to improve soil health and soil resilience; (f) an analysis of the possible need to adapt to scientific and technical progress the provisions of this Directive, in particular regarding the following items: (i) the definition of healthy soils; (ii) the establishment of criteria for soil descriptors listed in Annex I, Part C, and soil sealing and soil removal indicators listed in Annex I, Part D; (iii) the addition of new soil descriptors for monitoring purposes or the adjustment of existing soil descriptors and criteria for healthy soil condition listed in Annex I; (iv) the non-binding sustainable target values and operational trigger values for the soil descriptors pursuant to Article 7(2) and Annex I, Parts A and B, taking into account, inter alia, the objective of ensuring a level playing field within the internal market; (v) the possibility of establishing a higher percentage of a subset of sampling points chosen for the analysis of the soil biodiversity descriptors referred to in Annex I, Part C, based on the results of the first monitoring cycle. 2. The Commission shall present a report on the main findings of the evaluation referred to in paragraph 1 to the European Parliament, to the Council, to the European Economic and Social Committee and to the Committee of the Regions, accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal.