1. Environmental Quality Standards (EQS)
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Technical Guidance
for deriving
Environmental Quality Standards (EQS)
Ana Payá Pérez
JRC-IHCP-Chemical Assessment and Testing
Strategic Co-ordination Group meeting 4th November 2009 (Brussels)
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1. PLACE, DATE AND EVENT NAME
1.1. Access the slide-set place, date and event name text box beneath the JRC logo from the Slide Master.
1.2. Do not change the size nor the position of that text box.
1.3. Replace the mock-up texts for the place (“Place”), the date (“dd Month YYYY”) and the event name (“Event Name”) with your own texts.
1.4. Set it in MetaPlus Book Roman, if you own the typeface. Otherwise, keep the original typeface – Arial.
1.5. Keep the original flush-left justification.
1.6. Keep the original font colour (white).
1.7. Keep the original font body size (7 pt) and the text on one single line.
2. SLIDE NUMBER
2.1. The slide number on the banner’s lower right-hand side is automatically generated.
3. SLIDES
3.1. Duplicate the first slide as needed.
3.2. Do not change the size nor the position of the slide’s text box.
3.3. Try not to place more text on each slide than will fit in the given text box.
3.4. Replace the mock-up heading text (“Joint Research Centre (JRC)”) with your own text heading.
3.5. Set it in Eurostile Bold Extended Two or in Helvetica Rounded Bold Condensed, if you own one of these typefaces. Otherwise, keep the original typeface – Arial.
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2. Outline Purpose Mandate of the Expert Group on EQS The consultations
Policy issue of the EQS Guidance to the attention of SCG
Next steps

3. Purpose
EQSs are key tools in assessing the chemical status and can therefore affect the overall classification of a water body under the WFD
EQSs could be used to check whether the discharge permits into water bodies are correct settled, so that emissions do not lead to EQS exceedance within the receiving water
for those substances identified at EU as Priority Substances (PSs) and Priority Hazardous Substances (PHSs) an EQS is derived at European level and thus this should be applied by all Member States

4. Mandate of the EG-EQS sub group for EQS setting (1)
To develop comprehensive guidance for deriving EQSs that:
complies with section of Annex V of the WFD
consists with REACH guidance as far as possible
balances best science with achievability
applies to Priority Substances list review
To help the Commission to establish the EQSs
The role of the ORG_WB sub group is …
The sub-group is made of 13 participants having expertise mainly in chemistry, ecotoxicology and risk assessment in fresh and marine waters. They belong to academies or to the industry sector. Tatiana is the Temporary Rapporteur up to now.

5. Mandate of the EG-EQS sub group for EQS setting (2)
Methodology and framework to EQS setting
based on existing guidance (Lepper 2005)
take account of SCTEE comments (2004) and gaps identified by Bonnomet and Alvarez (2006)
consistent with EU TGD (2003) and incorporate REACH guidance (RIPs) or highlight any deviations and their significance
take note of related documents e.g. SETAC Workshop on Standards 2006
covers general issues, metals, organic matters and grouping of non testing methods
The role of the ORG_WB sub group is …
The sub-group is made of 13 participants having expertise mainly in chemistry, ecotoxicology and risk assessment in fresh and marine waters. They belong to academies or to the industry sector. Tatiana is the Temporary Rapporteur up to now.

6. The process and the timetable
plenary
EG-EQS
Kick-off meeting
(plenary EG-EQS)
Review of guidance
(national experts
and EG-EQS)
plenary
EG-EQS
Comments to
EQS
guidance
plenary
EG-EQS
Final
edit
Deliver
draft
guidance
First
edit
Testing and
Review
guidance
2007
2008
2009
Technical working groups
EQS derivation (priority substances)

7. Consultation (1) First Draft guidance: December 2008
Sent to National Experts, WG-E members, Industry Associations for commenting
Comments received from 24 organisations
Generally, support for the approach adopted by EG-EQS and the main points of the guidance
A number of useful points were raised …

8. Consultation (2)
 New version of Draft guidance: September  EG-EQS responses to consultation:
Meeting of rapporteurs: end of October 2009 (Brussels)
Comments received from DE, NL, IT, SK, FI, DK, UK, CEFIC, EEB, Navigation Task group and CONCAWE
INERIS comments after testing the EQS guidance on a number of PS
major comments discussed and resolved within the meeting
 Revised version: end of November 2009

9. Policy issue to be addressed with SCG
 EQSdw (drinking water) A3 values (75/440/EEC)  A1 as in EQS Guidance Lepper 2005
Recommendation: use A1 values (simple physical treatment and disinfection) instead A3 values (intensive physical and chemical treatment)

10. Next steps review by Scientific Committee
application for the establishment of the EQSs for water, sediment and/or biota

11. EQS setting sub group organisation Drafting groups
Themes
Rapporteurs
Members
General issues
P. Whitehouse
J Jagger, A Puig, A Berends, C
Stevens, H Clausen, Y Aujolet,
A Paya Pérez
; K. Romijn
Metals
Water/Sediment/Biota
H. Clausen
K Delbeke, F Van Assche, J
Fridmanis, D Sheahan, K
Johansson, M Sobanska,
K Daginnus, B Brown
Organics
Water
Organics Biota
E. Verbruggen
V Kliment, E Hahlbeck, D. Schudoma
L Mrafkova, D Van Wijk, K Mots,
A Ilchena, C Pagotta, L Vinas, M
Linderoth, A James,
Sediments
M. Babut
I Simensen, V Marti, B Kolar,
W Rodinger, W de Coen
Grouping
Non-testing Methods
K. Daginnus
N Johansson, M. Crane, L.Carlsen,
N. Djemel, A.M. David
JM. Zaldivar
G. Deviller
D. Ten Hulscher

12. EQS Rapporteurs meeting in JRC-Ispra on January 2009
Thanks to Rapporteurs and experts of the EG-EQS for their contribution to the Guidance
EQS Rapporteurs meeting in JRC-Ispra on January 2009