1. Draft Commission Decision on Intercalibration

2. Intercalibration progress
Technical work for 2nd round IC completed
Agreed deadline was 31 December 2011
Scientific review early 2012
Many open issues were resolved throughout 2012 (especially for coastal/transitional)

3. Draft Commission Decision
Draft IC Decision with Annexes
Annex 1 – aims achieved, no further work
Annex 2 – aims partially achieved, needs to be addressed by December 2016
No more open issues identified

4. RIVERS All results in Annex 1 Future needs: NO Macrophytes
Large Rivers

5. LAKES All results in Annex 1 Future needs 1 BQE for Central-Baltic
3 BQEs for Mediterranean
4 BQEs for Eastern Continental

6. COASTAL WATERS: Many results in Annex 1 (light green)
Further results in Annex 2 (dark green)
Future needs: all BQEs not in Annex 1

7. TRANSITIONAL WATERS: Few results in Annex 1 (light green)
One BQE in Annex 2 (dark green)
Future needs: all BQEs not in Annex 1

8. Draft Commission Decision
Finalisation timetable:
Vote in WFD Committee – January 2013
Expected publication date *** 2013

9. Follow-up work To be completed by December 2016
No new guidance foreseen – pragmatic approach recommended
Requires continuity of the existing expert networks
Requires continuity of the facilitating role of the Commission through JRC
To be included in the new CIS work programme