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2. Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) – Reporting requirements and status of Competent Authority reporting
Working Group on Data, Information & Knowledge Exchange
11 May 2011
European Commission, Brussels
David Connor DG Environment, Marine Environment Unit 2

3. MSFD provisions for reporting
Reporting by MS to the Commission for a number of Articles, e.g.:
Art transposition
Art. 7 – competent authorities
Art. 8 – initial assessment
MS are required to make public:
Summary information relating to the IA, GES, targets, monitoring and measures (Art. 19.2)
Report on network of MPAs and where management action at Community/international level is needed (Art 13.6)
Access to data and information by MS (Art 19.3)
Provide the Commission with access and use rights in respect of data and information resulting from the initial assessments and from the monitoring programmes
Within six months to the EEA
INSPIRE compliant
Technical formats for reporting (Art. 24.2)
Technical formats may be adopted for the purposes of transmission and processing of data, including statistical and cartographic data.

4. Main elements of MS reporting
Article
Deliverable
Date
WISE-Marine 26
Transposition into national law
4.2
Subdivisions (of subregions)
7.1
Competent authorities
Yes
Revision of subdivisions
9.2, 10.2
Initial assessment, determination of GES, environmental targets
13.6
Report on network of MPAs
(public)
11.3
Monitoring programmes
13.9
Programmes of measures
17.3
Updates of assessments, GES, targets 18
Interim report on progress with measures ?
Updates of monitoring programmes
Updates of programmes of measures
Main MSFD reporting requirements for MS with elements that can be expected to fall under WISE Marine reporting indicated.
The 2013 MPA report is to ‘public’ but COM to review in 2014.
Subdivisions (where identified) should be tied with provision of a GIS file of area of marine waters covered by IA 4

5. Data and information Reporting sheets for Art. 8, 9, 10 Interpretation
GES determination, assessment
GES criterion
Target & indicator
Target & indicator
GES criterion
Reporting sheets for Art. 8, 9, 10
Interpretation
Assessment of current state (IA)
Information Data
Characterisation of marine environment, pressures, impacts & uses (IA)
Underlying evidence/knowledge base (e.g. used in IA, from monitoring programmes)
e.g. INSPIRE, EMODnet, GMES
Data access

6. Reporting of Competent Authorities
Reportnet facility developed late 2010
Guidance developed from WFD, based on MSFD Annex II
Name, address of each CA
Legal status
Responsibilities
Membership
Regional/subregional coordination
Guidance released in March 2011, with request for nominations of official contacts for MSFD reporting
Request to report on CAs by 30 April 2011
Reminder late April

7. State of play on Competent Authority reporting (02/05/11)MS
By letter
WISE reporting
Reported QA
Approved AT L ES J MT BE FI NL K BG FR PL CY HU PT CZ IE RO DE IT SE DK LT SI EE LU SK EL LV UK
16 underway
11 to start
SI - File delivered but task not released by reporter
UK – For Gibraltar
Approved – needs check by DG ENV before MS finalisation – DE, LT, LU, NL are not checked by ENV but MS has finalised report in WISE
The column “by letter” reflects the following:
GREEN – Letter with details at Member State level received (not yet checked by Commission)
YELLOW – Letter with details for part of Member State received
RED – No letter received (not necessary if now reported into WISE)
The WISE reporting columns reflect:
GREEN – Completed
YELLOW – Partially completed
RED – Not yet completed
Reporter nominated:
AT, IR, UK 7

8. Thank you for your attention !