Common Implementation Strategy for the Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive Working Group A ECOSTAT Ecological Status, 9th Meeting Stresa, Italy, 3-4 June 2006

Objectives of the 9th meeting Review intercalibration progress and results Reply to the mandate from the WFD Committee: For which QEs intercalibration can be completed for 2006, and which will need some time in 2007? Discuss continuation of IC beyond 2007; Discuss the proposal a for new work programme CIS 2007-9; Status and tasks of the harmonisation work; Confirm ECOSTAT view on paper for GEP/HMWB.

Estimated results and gaps Option B DG ENV estimation of the results potentially available in June 2007 based on GIGs Milestone 5 reports

Actions since last meeting Approval of last minutes

Task Who does Who receives Dead-line MI5 summary IC steering group ECOSTAT 7 April Template for MI6 reporting (draft outline of the final report) GIG-coordinators (GIGs) 5 May GIGs’ MI6 report GIG-coordinators 9 June Final report, 1 DRAFT ECOSTAT & GIGs 21 June ECOSTAT meeting 3-4 July Written comments 8 September Final report, 2 DRAFT 20 September ECOSTAT Meeting 12-13 October Final written clarifications 20 October FINAL REPORT SCG/ WFD Committee 25 October SCG/ WFD Committee meeting 8-9 November

Finalise IC continuation paper for presentation to SCG. Action Who acts Who receives Deadline Prepare draft paper/ proposal on biological methods to be added to Annex V of WFD Harmonisation steering group ECOSTAT, CEN, SCG, WFD COM April 2006 Finalise IC continuation paper for presentation to SCG. ECOSTAT WGL SCG May 2006 Finalise discussion paper (Definition of GEP for Heavily Modified Water Bodies and Artificial Water Bodies). WGL (Irmer/ Pollard) ECOSTAT

Update from SCG and Water Directors J. Romero Rodriguez (DGENV)