Marine Strategy Framework Directive: implementation process at EU level Gert Verreet – WFD WG Reporting - 31 March 2009
Marine Strategies - Implementation milestones Preparatory phase: the EU Member States must progressively develop Marine Strategies in several steps. By 15 July 2012: Description and assessment of current environmental status, including the environmental impact of human activities Determination of good environmental status Establishment of environmental targets and associated indicators By 15 July 2014: Monitoring programme
Marine Strategies - Implementation milestones Marine Strategies will culminate with: Programme of measures towards good environmental status – by 2015 Achieve Good Environmental Status – by 2020 Some key concepts: Regional approach, specific to each sea basin Building upon existing activities developed in the framework of regional seas conventions Adaptive management, with regular review (every 6 years) Art. 19 specific provisions on data access
Work at different levels, with strong emphasis on co-operation in « Regions » Strategy elements Art. 8 Art. 9 Art. 10 Art. 11 Art. 13 Initial Assessment Determining 'good environmental status' Setting environmental targets and indicators Monitoring Programme Programme of Measures National level XXX Regional level XX X ? EU-wide X: ‘social and economic’ aspects XX: common criteria and methods - XX: common reporting (data, information and knowledge sharing across countries and regions)
Art. 8, 9, 10 MSFD
Work Division on descriptors of GES JRC 1- biodiversity 2 - non-indigenous species 3 (co-lead) - fish populations 5 - eutrophication 8 – contaminants (vs. effects) SANCO 9 - contaminants (vs. food standards) ICES 3 (co-lead) fish pop. 4 - food web 6 - sea-floor 11 - energy (noise) Not covered 7 - hydrographics 10 - litter Coordination
Discussion in two WD meetings of 2008 followed-up 5 February ad hoc marine experts meeting: confirmed overall EC proposals for work & structure, highlighting some further particular items of interest discussed challenges of working in regional settings 6 February inaugural meeting of the MSFD Art. 25 Committee: adopted its Rules of Procedure discussed work planning of developments falling under the Committee indicated scope for work on 2 remaining descriptors
COM MS RSC, … Input to WG INITIAL STRUCTURE (2009-2010)
Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS) The Water Information System for Europe, WISE (left), online since 2007, is a thematic area of SEIS. It is a platform for data and information sharing for all EU water legislation. The Commission intends to extend WISE to cover the marine Directive needs (hence: WISE-Marine).
Simplified data-to-info pyramid for WISE-Marine Directive core needs EMODNET EMODNET will be an important data ‘warehouse’ for WISE-Marine
Provisional meeting calendar Time Event 9-11 December 2008 Brest Conference '2012 Marine Targets' - COM informed of planning 5-6 February 2009 Ad hoc expert group meets in Brussels, back-to-back with the Art. 25 Committee [14+] 15 May 2009 ([Brussels and] Leuven) Marine Strategic Coordination Group [back-to-back with Working group on good environmental status) - stakeholders present - Confirm overall work planning (additional needs?) - Progress report from JRC/ICES/SANCO 19 May 2009 in Rome (IT) Feedback moment with EU maritime policy focal points meeting [28-] 29 May 2009 Marine Directors - back-to-back with WD, under CZ Presidency -approval ToR substructure, policy guidance June 2009 Working group on data, information and knowledge exchange - to discuss draft WISE-Marine implementation plan September 2009 Working group on environmental status - main interaction moment for work of JRC and ICES on GES October 2009 Marine Strategic Coordination Group November 2009 - back-to-back with WD, under SE Presidency Early 2010 - Finalisation on basis of work of JRC and ICES on GES First half of 2010 Committee for MSFD Art. 9(3) - Discuss / approve criteria GES & liaise with EP (scrutiny procedure) June 2010 - back-to-back with WD, under ES Presidency