1. Chemical Monitoring mandate
SCG May 2005
Chemical Monitoring mandate

2. Chemical Monitoring activity
Ad-hoc meeting on 11 April, main issues:
Legally binding / Non-legally binding outcome
Timetable concerns
Clarify objectives and leadership
As a result new version 5

3. Objectives
Collect the existing information and best practices from CIS and others (e.g. marine conventions, river conventions, research projects etc.) on both SW and GW (EMMA contribution for marine)
Exchange information on existing best practices among member states.
Develop technical guidance and/or technical specifications on chemical monitoring
Technical specification on methods performance and Quality Assurance/Quality Control to be adopted through comitology
Assess and develop coordination needed at EU level to ensure comparability of WFD monitoring programmes and to coordinate requirements from various policies and conventions

4. Organisation and leadership
Plenary (Chair: COM and AT)
Steering Group (Chair: COM)
Drafting groups
Common issues (Leader: COM)
Surface water, inc. inland and marine (Leader: tbc)
Ground water (Leader: AT)

5. Key activities
Information collection and exchange on current guidelines and best practices
Drafting of technical guidance and specifications. Provisional outline
Monitoring matrices and parameters
Monitoring representativeness, including sampling strategies and sampling techniques
Analytical techniques and technical requirements, including laboratory-based and field methods, as well as existing standard methods
Quality control
Guidelines on how to report the results of chemical monitoring
SEPARATE
ISSUES
COMMON
ISSUES

6. Proposed timetable Task Responsible Date
Nominations of experts for drafting groups
DG Leaders
July 2005
Compilation and analysis of available information DG
October 2005
Meeting of the Steering Group SG
November 2005
First Plenary meeting
Outcome: detailed outline and scope of guidance
Plenary
January 2006
First draft of the guidance document
DG and SG
May 2006
Second plenary meeting
June 2006
Final draft of the guidance document
September 2006
Third plenary meeting
Outcome: agreement on the final draft guidance
October 2006