Working Group A ECOSTAT 13-14 October 2006 Summary/Conclusions

‘green boxes’ timetable Draft COM decision and technical report to WFD Committee October 2006

‘grey boxes’ timetable Results in draft technical report - November 2006 Final technical report - February 2007 Final approval ECOSTAT – April 2007 Draft COM decision and technical report to WFD Committee - Spring 2007

‘yellow boxes’ timetable Milestone report to ECOSTAT March 2007 Results approved by ECOSTAT April 2007 Results in draft technical report May 2007 Final technical report June 2007 Reports approved by ECOSTAT June/July 2007 Draft COM decision and technical report to WFD Committee October 2007

RIVERS

Alpine – benthic macroinvertebrates ECOSTAT accepts Alpine GIG results in draft Decision Annex and Technical report No need for further changes Draft COM decision and technical report to WFD Committee October 2006

Central/Baltic – benthic macroinvertebrates Central/Baltic results are accepted by ECOSTAT CB GIG should include in the technical report the reasons for not accepting MS datasets in the harmonisation MS outside agreed ranges will adjust their boundaries or provide an explanation MS whose boundaries are above the agreed range are not obliged to adjust GIG Results apply to all MS in the GIG even to those MS not contributing appropriate data CB GIG steering group will carry out a final check of the calculations

Northern – benthic macroinvertebrates Northern results for organic pollution pressure are accepted by ECOSTAT GIG is asked to clarify the different approaches to harmonise the boundaries: Explain the technical reason Consider to simplify Clarifications need to be sent to JRC 17 November to be included in technical report

Mediterranean – benthic macroinvertebrates Current milestone report is not complete: No national boundary values are included Role of the common metrics should be clarified … MED GIG is asked to revise the report and present to next ECOSTAT

E. Continental – benthic macroinvertebrates Results are in principle accepted Some clarification needed in the presentation of the method in the milestone report EC GIG uses fundamentally different method for setting reference conditions for lowland types  needs further explanation Clarifications need to be sent to JRC 17 November to be included in technical report

Sep 06 Mar 07 Jun 07 (pilot) May 07 Jun 06 Mar 07? likely ? May NO CB Macro-invertebr. Phytobenthos Macrophytes Fish NO Sep 06 Mar 07 Jun 07 (pilot) CB May 07 ALP Jun 06 Mar 07? Not relevant MED likely ? EC May

River GIGs: expected results by Feb 2007 Macro-invertebr. Phytobenthos Macrophytes Fish NO X Jun 07 (pilot) CB May 07 ALP ? Not relevant MED EC

COASTA/TRANSITIONAL

Baltic - Summary Some results now in all quality elements Not all countries completed in any type/QE matrix More results expected by June 2007 Will be some gaps - e.g. Latvia?

Summary of outputs 2006/7 Baltic

Summary of outputs 2006/7 Black Sea

Black Sea - Next Steps National boundaries are being developed for phytoplankton and benthic invertebrates These are not that far apart Agreement needed on standard sampling and analytical methodologies Results ARE possible for June 2007 A workplan is in place - post GIG meeting Varna 20-21 September 2006

Mediterranean - Summary No FINAL results now Some results in all quality elements by June 2007 Major gap will be benthic inverts where only CY/GR expect to complete Phytoplankton (chlorophyll) and angiosperms (Posidonia) most promising Further work definitely needed after June 2007 and resources still be big issue

Summary of outputs 2006/7 Mediterranean

NE Atlantic - Summary Only results agreed now are for benthic invertebrates Many more results expected by June 2007 e.g. phytoplankton There will still be some gaps - particular problem is Transitional Waters More work needed after June 2007 on these gaps plus other metrics and habitats

Summary of outputs 2006/7 North East Atlantic

Summary of outputs 2006/7 North East Atlantic

Summary of outputs 2006/7 North East Atlantic

Lakes

Conclusions – final outcome Agreement on final outcome Med GIG – results to be presented to the Committee with the clear explanations of limitations

Conclusions – final outcome 3. Technical Report needs to include Ranges (if necessary) EQRs (derived by dividing ref value/boundary) guidelines for transposing the ranges to the national assessment systems

Conclusions – IC Decision what – include IC Decision, what – to include TR 4. IC steering group provide to the Committee : the options with pros and cons (interesting discussion, we are not to decide) 5. Paper EQR approaches, pluses + minuses

Conclusions – types 6. New IC types – agreement 7. IC types – national types TR to include compliance table MS types – GIG types

Conclusions 7. TR to include compliance table MS types – GIG types MS – provide national typology GIGs – compliance tables Include in TR Not about values, only how types comply ! Should not be complicated task

Conclusion – participation 8. Participation tables No blank spaces: Participation Non applicable – if there is no lake type Countries and GIGs decide asap

Conclusion - future 9. Yellow boxes with ? Work should be continued also if there is no hopes to finish until March

Thank you !