water.europa.eu Draft mandate WGE Chemical Status WG E Priority Substances 8-9 October 2009 Jorge Rodriguez Romero Madalina David DG Environment, European Commission

Working Group E Priority Substances, Water Directors conclusions Working Groups remain Sub-groups: targeted mandate agreed by SCG/WD, clear deliverables, limited in time

Working Group E Priority Substances, Overall structure of the mandate Prepared by DG ENV with contributions from JRC, IT, FR, SE and UK Overall lead: DG Environment, FR, SE Objectives: 1.to support policy developments related to Article 16 of the WFD; 2.to support the implementation of the Environmental Quality Standards Directive and the chemical pollution aspects of WFD, providing guidance and promoting exchange of information and best practices; this activity will include the exchange of information on setting quality standards for specific pollutants. 3.to promote the exchange of information and best practices between Member States, stakeholders and research community in relation to  chemical monitoring, standardization and quality assurance issues, including implementation of Commission Directive 2009/90/EC on technical specifications for chemical analysis and monitoring of water status (QA/QC Directive)  Emerging pollutants, including analytical methods, hazard information, levels on the environment and use patterns

Working Group E Priority Substances, Task 1: support to policy development Support and contribute to the work in relation to article 16 of the WFD, including data collection, prioritisation of substances, identification of potential priority hazardous substances, setting of EQS and identification of potential control measures. The work includes provision of monitoring and hazard data of potential priority substances, methodological guidance for prioritisation and information about control measures Lead: DG Environment Sub-group: Expert Group on Review The Expert Group on Review (EG-R) is chaired by JRC and the United Kingdom and will be assisted by the Commission consultant. Mandate of EG-R: support the finalisation of the modelling-based prioritisation, to propose, based on their expertise and all available evidence and information, the candidate substances to be included on the priority substances list to propose EQS for those in water, sediment and/or biota as appropriate The Commission will also request advice from the Expert Group on the revision of certain EQS or to develop EQS for sediment and/or biota for existing priority substances. Timing: until Commission proposal is out (est. end 2010) As regards the work on control measures for existing and proposed priority substances, DG Environment will propose the WGE the modalities for such work at a later stage and will seek endorsement of the SCG if needed.

Working Group E Priority Substances, Task 2: support on the implementation of EQSD and WFD chemical pollution Subtasks: Preparation of guidelines on mixing zones Activity on emissions (including follow-up to prepare guidelines on inventory of emissions) Development of statistical methods for assessing compliance Exchange of information on setting quality standards for specific pollutants Lead: DG Environment, FR Sub-groups: Drafting group on mixing zones (current mandate until mid 2010) Drafting group on emissions (current mandate end 2010)

Working Group E Priority Substances, Task 3: Task 3: Exchange of information and best practices Subtasks: chemical monitoring, standardization and quality assurance issues, including implementation of Commission Directive 2009/90/EC on technical specifications for chemical analysis and monitoring of water status (QA/QC Directive) Emerging pollutants, including analytical methods and alternative approaches, hazard information, levels on the environment and use patterns. The NORMAN network will be closely associated to this activity, as well as other relevant research initiatives on emerging pollutants. Lead: JRC, IT Sub-groups: Expert Group on Chemical Monitoring and Emerging Pollutants (EG-CMEP) Drafting Group on QA/QC ? Potential establishment of a Community Laboratory Centre to foster best practices in chemical monitoring and improving comparability

Working Group E Priority Substances, Links with other activities Working Group E will co-ordinate the activity of their sub-groups and will be in closed co-operation with NORMAN Network and WG D on Reporting and WISE. Also, it will interact with the groups of experts working for international river conventions (Danube, Rhine) and international marine conventions (OSPAR, Helsinki, Barcelona). Close links will be established with on-going RTD projects on the field of chemical pollution, in particular those funded by DG Research. Working Group E will be continuously informed about the state of play of relevant policy areas such as REACH, IPPC Directive, Pesticide Directive and Biocide Directive.

Working Group E Priority Substances, Timelines (There is a mistake in the version circulated for task 3)

Working Group E Priority Substances, Deliverables tasks 1 and 2

Working Group E Priority Substances, Deliverables tasks 3

Working Group E Priority Substances, Lead MS and organisations Overall co-lead WGE: DG ENV, FR, SE Task 1 lead: DG ENV Lead EG-R: JRC, UK (finishes end 2010) Task 2 lead: DG ENV, FR Lead DG-Mixing zones: UK, NL, DG ENV (finishes mid 2010) Lead DG-Emissions: NL, FR, DG ENV (finishes end 2011) Task 3 lead Lead EG-CMEP: JRC, IT Lead DG-QA/QC: JRC (finishes end 2011)

Working Group E Priority Substances, Issues for discussion Task 2: Support to implementation EQSD and WFD chemical pollution o How do we develop the guidelines on inventory of emissions and what timeline? o What about the statistical methods? Do we need a Drafting Group? Is this something for the ex-CMA group? o What about the information exchange on quality standards for specific pollutants? Do we need a sub-group? Should we foresee a workshop in 2011? Task 3: Chemical monitoring and emerging substances o Drafting Groups on QA/QC guidance ? o Community Laboratory Centre ? Too many sub-groups? Change of names? Any other point?