1. Updating of the Reporting Guidance for the Floods Directive: Context
CIS SCG
9 February 2017
Dagmar Behrendt Kaljarikova

2. What is this exercise for?
Update the FD's reporting tools based on lessons learned from the 1st cycle of implementation
Objective
Facilitate reporting & assessment of reported information and data
What this exercise is not about
It is not a revision of the Directive!
Tentative plan:
assessment of FRMPs
evaluation of the FD
potential revision of the FD

3. WGF Sub-group on reporting
AT, BE, DE, DK, EE, ES, FR, IE, IT, NL, PL, RO, SE & UK and Commission, EEA…
MSs participating in initial meeting: AT, BE(FL), DE, ES, FR, IE, NL, PL & RO
MSs having sent contributions to initial meeting: ES, IT, HU, SE & UK
Dedicated space in CIRCABC

4. Support contract – update of the FD reporting tools
Objective: an update of the FD reporting tools for the purpose of the next reporting cycle:
PFRAs/APSFRs by March 2019
FHRMs by March 2020
FRMPs by March 2022
Key outcomes:
Updated CIS Guidance document, replacing the existing Guidance document No. 29
Updated electronic schemas
Updated specifications for automatic quality assurance routines

5. The Commission envisages the following key meetings in 2017 to agree with Member States the updated Floods Directive reporting guidance and tools:
1. The Sub-WGF on Reporting meetings will be held as follows:
- Initial meeting
Date: 31st January 2017
Venue: DG ENV, Brussels
Agenda: Discussion on the update of the CIS Guidelines 29 on Reporting under the Floods Directive
Presentation of the ToRs in support of the sub-group's work
Lessons learnt from the 1st cycle (EC DG ENV)
Lessons learnt from the 1st cycle (Presentations from MSs)
Outcomes:
Revised Lessons learnt from the 1st cycle
Conclusions

6. - First technical meeting
Date: March 2017 (back to back with the WGF 21 meeting)
Venue: Bucharest (Romania)
Agenda: presentation of the Contractor + 1st draft paper for the update
- Second extended (2 days) technical meeting
Date: end of May 2017
Venue: Brussels
Objectives: discussion on the updated Reporting tools for FD
- Third meeting
Date: September 2017
Objectives: discussion on the updated Reporting tools for FD, reflecting comments of MS
- Final meeting
Date: week of October 2017 (back to back with WGF 22)
Venue: Tallinn (Estonia)
Objectives: finalisation of updated Reporting tools for FD

7. 2. The final reporting tools approved by the Sub-WGF on Reporting will be tabled for review at the CIS SCG meeting Date: 9-10th November 2017 Venue: Brussels 3. The package of reporting tools will be put forward for endorsement by Water Directors Date: 4-5 December 2017 Venue: Tallinn (Estonia)

8. Thank you for your attention