Original sentence: The text of the directive  must be discussed by the Council of the European Union on 9 April 2019: if thus approved, member states would have two years to pass appropriate legislation to meet the Directive's requrements, or face infringement proceedings and potential fines by the EU; if thus not approved, the proposal will back to Parliament for a second reading
Edited sentence: If thus approved, member states would have two years to pass appropriate legislation to meet the Directive's requrements, or face infringement proceedings and potential fines by the EU.In order for the text of the directive to become law in the EU, it must be approved by the EC, scheduled to occur on 9 April 2019