1. MSFD list of criteria elements
Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)
Common Implementation Strategy
18th meeting of the
Working Group on Good Environmental Status
(WG GES)
Conference Centre Albert Borschette, Brussels
MSFD list of criteria elements
for 2018 MS reporting and COM DEC 2017/848/EU support
Andreas Palialexis, Ana-Cristina Cardoso, (D1, D2) Victoria Tornero, Georg Hanke (D8) Francesca Somma

2. 2018 reporting and GES Decision support: Contaminants for D8C1
Document: GES_
The purpose of the work is to:
1. Identify substances considered by MS for 2018 reporting
2. Provide harmonized nomenclature
3. Support consistency of substance grouping/combining

3. Consideration of contaminant lists
Global conventions: Stockholm Convention, Rotterdam Convention, Basel Convention, UNECE Conventions
European legislation: WFD, Registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemicals (REACH), Food and feed safety legislation
European Regional Seas: UNEP MAP Barcelona Convention, Black Sea Commission, HELCOM, OSPAR
Others: US-EPA priority pollutants list, JRC list of marine- relevant contaminants, emerging contaminants identified and compiled by the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) and the NORMAN Network

4. D8
Actions
We invite to update the MSFD expert network on contaminants (previously consulted for COM DEC review process) by
JRC will distribute the comprehensive substance list to experts for consultation to:
timely finalize list to be tested in the web forms for 2018 reporting as drop-down lists
discuss substances grouping according to the COM DEC 2017/848/EU requirements
The last two bullets refer to the 1) “practical” use of the list with their inclusion in the web-forms, that targets mostly DIKE and 2) the GES Decision requirements

5. D1
2018 reporting and COM DEC 2017/848/EU support: Progress on D1 lists of species and habitats
Document: GES_
The purpose of the work is to:
1. Facilitate the 2018 reporting of updates for MSFD Articles 8, 9 and 10;
2. Ensure consistency in the data entered;
3. Apply Art.8 guidance methodology for the identification of elements for assessment considering the indications, rules and frameworks proposed by the COM DEC 2017/848/EU

6. Method D1 List of species and habitats
Align all existing lists with the new COM DEC 2017/848/EU Tables 1 and 2

7. Method D1 List of species and habitats
Align lists with the new COM DEC 2017/848/EU Tables 1 and 2
RSCs lists (monitoring and assessment)

8. Method D1 List of species and habitats
Align lists with the new COM DEC 2017/848/EU Tables 1 and 2
RSCs lists (monitoring and assessment)
Other policies (e.g. Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC, 2009/147/EC Birds Directive) and agreements

9. Method D1 List of species and habitats
Align lists with the new COM DEC 2017/848/EU Tables 1 and 2
RSCs lists (monitoring and assessment)
Other policies (e.g. Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC, 2009/147/EC Birds Directive) and agreements
MSFD MS reports of 2012 for MSFD Art. 8, 9 & 10 and the 2014 reporting for Art. 11 in EEA’s MSFD database

10. Method D1 List of species and habitats
Align lists with the new COM DEC 2017/848/EU Tables 1 and 2
RSCs lists (monitoring and assessment)
Other policies (e.g. Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC, 2009/147/EC Birds Directive) and agreements
MSFD MS reports of 2012 for MSFD Art. 8, 9 & 10 and the 2014 reporting for Art. 11 in EEA’s MSFD database
Outcome:
pool of species and habitats from where the MS will draw on for their MSFD D1 assessment

11. D1
Actions
We invite to update the JRC expert network on D1 (previously consulted for COM DEC review process) by
JRC will distribute a methodology paper and working list to experts
Consult with expert network on species and habitats to:
timely finalize list to be tested in the web forms for 2018 reporting as drop-down lists
refine the lists for the D1 assessment according to the COM DEC 2017/848/EU requirements
The last two bullets refer to the 1) “practical” use of the list with their inclusion in the webforms, that targets mostly DIKE and 2) the GES Decision requirements (where we also foresee follow-up work on methodological standards) The benefit the work foreseen in the second point can also be the observations of possible adequacy of the lists (per group per subregion) so that MS can (re)consider the lists they will report in 2018 (or later). These 'observations' need to be brought back to WG GES (next spring) and possibly fed into Art 8 guidance and will be included in the working papers

12. 2018 reporting and GES Decision support:
D2 lists of NIS
Document: GES_
The purpose of the work is to:
Contribute to consolidated baseline inventories of marine NIS per MS by the reference year of 2012, on which the 2018 reporting will be based;
2. Facilitate discussions for the development of recommendations and best practices for common agreed methodological standards and rules on setting reference levels

13. Approach D2 The analysis includes:
Evaluation of the NIS baselines of 2012
Spotting missing NIS
Highlighting NIS found after 2012
By using EASIN Catalogue & Geodatabase
NIS baseline of 2012 extracted from:
MSFD MS report for 2012 (Table for NIS inventory)
Paper reports, where no e-reporting was available
EASIN Catalogue: pan-European inventory of AS

14. D2
Actions
We invite to update the JRC expert network on NIS (previously consulted for COM DEC review process) by
JRC will distribute a methodology paper and working list per MS to experts
Consult with expert network on NIS in order to facilitate reporting by assessing and integrating the NIS lists prepared by the JRC for each Member State
Discuss common rules for setting reference levels for D2C1 “newly-introduced NIS'‘
Lists finalized with the contribution of experts and brought back to WG GES, also to provide input for the Art.8 guidance

15. Thank you for your attention