1. Water directors meeting London November 28-29 WGB- State of Play
Jean Claude Vial
French Ministry for Environment

2. WGB Activities 2005-2006 WG B mandate focuses on four activities :
 Pilot river basins,
WFD key issues and research needs,
 Cost-effectiveness,
 Water scarcity.

3. WGB Next step Each activity has produced a draft document
A small group of WGB has drafted a paper on RBMP
WGB propose to hold a workshop on RBMP first semester 2006
Germany and France have proposed to organise this workshop in common

4. WGB Next step The workshop will allow exchanges on RBMP
A link must be established with WGD on the issue of reporting for RBMP
WG D will be closely associated to the workshop
There is a need to keep a consistency between RBMP content and RBMP reporting