1. Orto Botanico, Rome, 24th March, 2003
Horizontal Guidance on Wetlands
SCG Comments on V 2.0
Orto Botanico, Rome, 24th March, 2003

2. V 2.0 disseminated to SCG for comments & suggestions
V 2.1 disseminated amongst group members

3. Comments from:
Finland
Denmark
Netherlands
Slovakia
WWF

4. Some comments from SCG on V 2
Some comments from SCG on V 2.1 from UK, Austria, to be presented today

5. The ‘Comments Carousel’

6. Comments on V 2.0 put into a table to show main comments & actions

7. Structure of comments table
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section
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actions
Issue should be discussed by GM
1.3
Structure of Guidance
This text is unnecessary and may be omitted
FIN
Yes - this section needs to undergo some revision, but at this stage in the process a discussion should take place between GM’s regarding deletion. We welcome proposal for replacement text
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8. ü Wetlands in the WFD FIN Page/ section Subject or item
Comments from MS/ organisation
from
Response and/or
Actions
Issue should be discussed by GM
2.1
What is a wetland?
Text & interpretation don’t coincide with legal requirements of WFD. Delete section if intention is to give guidelines for the implementation of the Directives regulations.
HGWB sufficient in this respect.
FIN
Yes – we agree this section has cross-cutting issues with HGWB. Directive i.e. minimum requirements to be complied with should be cited. Document seeks to clarify which are the minimum requirements needed by Directive & which are the options for MS to further improve on this.
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9. ü DK Protected Areas Comments from MS/ organisation from Sec. 4
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section
Subject or item
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Sec. 4
Protected Areas
It is clear from article 6 that only those PAs designated under specific community legislation should be included in register. Irrespective of the legal interpretation of A. 6 and Annex IV, the question is beyond the scope of the guidance. Delete section 4 from the document DK
Yes – we agree…that the issue concerning PA designation should be left out of the guidance…..PAs are also included in the common text for wetlands giving us mandate to include it in the guidance.
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10. Wetlands and programme of measures
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section
Subject or item
Comments from MS/ organisation
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actions
Issue should be discussed by GM
5.3
Cost recovery
Delete whole text – it does not belong here
FIN
We welcome more detailed comments and suggestions for replacement text.
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11. GM’s
Review
Comments
and actions

12. Comments integrated into 2.1 Distributed as new Version 3.0