1. Working Group A ECOSTAT 13-14 October 2006 Summary/Conclusions

2. ‘green boxes’ timetable
Draft COM decision and technical report to WFD Committee October 2006

3. ‘grey boxes’ timetable
Results in draft technical report - November 2006
Final technical report - February 2007
Final approval ECOSTAT – April 2007
Draft COM decision and technical report to WFD Committee - Spring 2007

4. ‘yellow boxes’ timetable
Milestone report to ECOSTAT March 2007
Results approved by ECOSTAT April 2007
Results in draft technical report May 2007
Final technical report June 2007
Reports approved by ECOSTAT June/July 2007
Draft COM decision and technical report to WFD Committee October 2007

5. RIVERS

6. Alpine – benthic macroinvertebrates
ECOSTAT accepts Alpine GIG results in draft Decision Annex and Technical report
No need for further changes
Draft COM decision and technical report to WFD Committee October 2006

7. Central/Baltic – benthic macroinvertebrates
Central/Baltic results are accepted by ECOSTAT
CB GIG should include in the technical report the reasons for not accepting MS datasets in the harmonisation
MS outside agreed ranges will adjust their boundaries or provide an explanation
MS whose boundaries are above the agreed range are not obliged to adjust
GIG Results apply to all MS in the GIG even to those MS not contributing appropriate data
CB GIG steering group will carry out a final check of the calculations

8. Northern – benthic macroinvertebrates
Northern results for organic pollution pressure are accepted by ECOSTAT
GIG is asked to clarify the different approaches to harmonise the boundaries:
Explain the technical reason
Consider to simplify
Clarifications need to be sent to JRC 17 November to be included in technical report

9. Mediterranean – benthic macroinvertebrates
Current milestone report is not complete:
No national boundary values are included
Role of the common metrics should be clarified …
MED GIG is asked to revise the report and present to next ECOSTAT

10. E. Continental – benthic macroinvertebrates
Results are in principle accepted
Some clarification needed in the presentation of the method in the milestone report
EC GIG uses fundamentally different method for setting reference conditions for lowland types  needs further explanation
Clarifications need to be sent to JRC 17 November to be included in technical report

11. Sep 06 Mar 07 Jun 07 (pilot) May 07 Jun 06 Mar 07? likely ? May NO CB
Macro-invertebr.
Phytobenthos
Macrophytes
Fish NO
Sep 06
Mar 07
Jun 07 (pilot) CB
May 07
ALP
Jun 06
Mar 07?
Not relevant
MED
likely ? EC
May

12. River GIGs: expected results by Feb 2007
Macro-invertebr.
Phytobenthos
Macrophytes
Fish NO X
Jun 07 (pilot) CB
May 07
ALP ?
Not relevant
MED EC

13. COASTA/TRANSITIONAL

14. Baltic - Summary Some results now in all quality elements
Not all countries completed in any type/QE matrix
More results expected by June 2007
Will be some gaps - e.g. Latvia?

15. Summary of outputs 2006/7
Baltic

16. Summary of outputs 2006/7
Black Sea

17. Black Sea - Next Steps
National boundaries are being developed for phytoplankton and benthic invertebrates
These are not that far apart
Agreement needed on standard sampling and analytical methodologies
Results ARE possible for June 2007
A workplan is in place - post GIG meeting Varna September 2006

18. Mediterranean - Summary
No FINAL results now
Some results in all quality elements by June 2007
Major gap will be benthic inverts where only CY/GR expect to complete
Phytoplankton (chlorophyll) and angiosperms (Posidonia) most promising
Further work definitely needed after June 2007 and resources still be big issue

19. Summary of outputs 2006/7
Mediterranean

20. NE Atlantic - Summary
Only results agreed now are for benthic invertebrates
Many more results expected by June 2007 e.g. phytoplankton
There will still be some gaps - particular problem is Transitional Waters
More work needed after June 2007 on these gaps plus other metrics and habitats

21. Summary of outputs 2006/7
North East Atlantic

22. Summary of outputs 2006/7
North East Atlantic

23. Summary of outputs 2006/7
North East Atlantic

24. Lakes

25. Conclusions – final outcome
Agreement on final outcome
Med GIG – results to be presented to the Committee with the clear explanations of limitations

26. Conclusions – final outcome
3. Technical Report needs to include
Ranges (if necessary)
EQRs (derived by dividing ref value/boundary)
guidelines for transposing the ranges to the national assessment systems

27. Conclusions – IC Decision what – include IC Decision, what – to include TR
4. IC steering group provide to the Committee :
the options
with pros and cons
(interesting discussion, we are not to decide)
5. Paper EQR approaches, pluses + minuses

28. Conclusions – types 6. New IC types – agreement
7. IC types – national types
TR to include compliance table MS types – GIG types

29. Conclusions 7. TR to include compliance table MS types – GIG types
MS – provide national typology
GIGs – compliance tables
Include in TR
Not about values, only how types comply !
Should not be complicated task

30. Conclusion – participation
8. Participation tables
No blank spaces:
Participation
Non applicable – if there is no lake type
Countries and GIGs decide asap

31. Conclusion - future 9. Yellow boxes with ?
Work should be continued also if there is no hopes to finish until March

32. Thank you !