Chemical Monitoring mandate SCG 19-20 May 2005 Chemical Monitoring mandate

Chemical Monitoring activity Ad-hoc meeting on 11 April, main issues: Legally binding / Non-legally binding outcome Timetable concerns Clarify objectives and leadership As a result new version 5

Objectives Collect the existing information and best practices from CIS and others (e.g. marine conventions, river conventions, research projects etc.) on both SW and GW (EMMA contribution for marine) Exchange information on existing best practices among member states. Develop technical guidance and/or technical specifications on chemical monitoring Technical specification on methods performance and Quality Assurance/Quality Control to be adopted through comitology Assess and develop coordination needed at EU level to ensure comparability of WFD monitoring programmes and to coordinate requirements from various policies and conventions

Organisation and leadership Plenary (Chair: COM and AT) Steering Group (Chair: COM) Drafting groups Common issues (Leader: COM) Surface water, inc. inland and marine (Leader: tbc) Ground water (Leader: AT)

Key activities Information collection and exchange on current guidelines and best practices Drafting of technical guidance and specifications. Provisional outline Monitoring matrices and parameters Monitoring representativeness, including sampling strategies and sampling techniques Analytical techniques and technical requirements, including laboratory-based and field methods, as well as existing standard methods Quality control Guidelines on how to report the results of chemical monitoring SEPARATE ISSUES COMMON ISSUES

Proposed timetable Task Responsible Date Nominations of experts for drafting groups DG Leaders July 2005 Compilation and analysis of available information DG October 2005 Meeting of the Steering Group SG November 2005 First Plenary meeting Outcome: detailed outline and scope of guidance Plenary January 2006 First draft of the guidance document DG and SG May 2006 Second plenary meeting June 2006 Final draft of the guidance document September 2006 Third plenary meeting Outcome: agreement on the final draft guidance October 2006