Progress Drafting Group on Environmental Objectives and Exemptions

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Progress Drafting Group on Environmental Objectives and Exemptions Strategic Coordination Group For the WFD Common Implementation Strategy Progress Drafting Group on Environmental Objectives and Exemptions 15 May 2007 Marieke van Nood Water Framework Directive Team Unit D.2 – Water and Marine DG Environment, European Commission

Progress -1 State of Play Mandate: -Common understanding of 4.4-4.6 end of 2007 -Comprehensive guidance document end 2008 DK/COM co-lead 40 members Meetings in January, April and 5 July Document will contain 2 parts: -Part A: general questions -Part B: assessment of disproportionality Notes for the Speaker: More information on the Directive, the implementation process and also the guidance documents are available on the internet.

Part I: general questions Progress -2 Part I: general questions General approaches for the use 4.4, 4.5 & 4.6 -before applying exemptions, existing legislation has to be fully implemented -sequential order between feasibility test and disproportionate cost test -article 4.6 is of a different order than 4.4 – 4.5 Questions of scale -exemptions should be reported per water body -keep the analysis as detailed as necessary but as simple as possible Notes for the Speaker: More information on the Directive, the implementation process and also the guidance documents are available on the internet.

Part I: general questions - cont’d Progress -3 Part I: general questions - cont’d Transboundary context Transparency and public support & proportionality of the depth of the analysis Active participation at an early stage Management of uncertainties Ways of dealing with uncertainties suggested Technical unfeasibility Don’t take cost savings into account Notes for the Speaker: More information on the Directive, the implementation process and also the guidance documents are available on the internet.

Part I: general questions - cont’d Progress -4 Part I: general questions - cont’d Common understanding of different notions: -temporary deterioration -natural conditions -natural cause -extreme floods -prolonged droughts Notes for the Speaker: More information on the Directive, the implementation process and also the guidance documents are available on the internet.

Part II: disproportionality Progress -4 Part II: disproportionality -Ultimately political decision based on economic information -Level of information to be used: qualitative or quantitative, different types of costs and benefits -Influence of distributional consequences and affordability -Past expenditures Notes for the Speaker: More information on the Directive, the implementation process and also the guidance documents are available on the internet.