1. DG Environment, Unit D.2 Marine Environment and Water Industry
Marine Strategy Framework Directive:
Towards a PoM recommendation
Agenda point 5
Doc MSCG_ – Version 11
MSCG
12 May 2014, Brussels

2. Following 11 Feb MSCG discussion
DG Environment, Unit D.2 Marine Environment and Water Industry
Following 11 Feb MSCG discussion
Exchange of view at WG DIKE -> 26 Feb
Exchange of view at WG GES -> 18 March
Workshop on Cost Effectiveness and Cost Benefits -> 1 April
Drafting session at WG ESA -> 2 & 3 April

3. DG Environment, Unit D.2 Marine Environment and Water Industry
Outstanding issues
Still some aspects need further work, in particular:
on reporting,
cost effectiveness and cost benefit analysis,
exceptions.
Therefore, the title of the document has been changed in order to address the need to further develop the document -> towards a recommendation.

4. DG Environment, Unit D.2 Marine Environment and Water Industry
Proposed follow up
Endorse the document v11,
Consider the outstanding issues for MD meeting, mainly: Category 2.a discussion and related
CEA/CBA
Reporting mechanism
Ask WG DIKE to develop and finalize the reporting part in a more structured way and in close collaboration with WG ESA -> a drafting group may be necessary before summer
Prepare more substantial chapters on exceptions (see next agenda point)
Ask WG ESA to:
fine tune CEA/CBA chapter and agree on a best practice document prepared by Arcadis (see agenda point on ESA feedback),
Following financing opportunity workshop (13 May), elaborate Annex 2 dealing with Art 22 implementation
Ask the 3 WG to review the final document before next MSCG
Endorse the final doc by the end of the year.