DG Environment, Unit D.2 Marine Environment and Water Industry Marine Strategy Framework Directive WG GES update MSCG 11 February 2014, Brussels

Drafting Group meeting DG Environment, Unit D.2 Marine Environment and Water Industry Drafting Group meeting Meeting 14-15 January 2014, Berlin Scales and aggregation project – outline of a guidance document Review of GES Decision and Annex III – 'manual' for review developed Review of GES Common Understanding document – particularly on terminology and definitions of 'environmental status' and 'good environmental status' of Directive

DG Environment, Unit D.2 Marine Environment and Water Industry Follow-up 31 Jan - message to WG with conclusions of Drafting Group meeting 7 Feb – revision of documents on Scales guidance, Revision manual for Decision/Annex III, Common Understanding 21 Feb – Feedback from DG on documents 28 Feb – Updated documents to CIRCANC for WG GES meeting on 17 March