1. Revision of Decision 2010/477/EU Overview of main changes
15th meeting of WG GES, 21 June 2016, Brussels
Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Revision of Decision 2010/477/EU
Overview of main changes
European Commission
DG Environment
Marine Environment and Water Industry Unit

2. Consultations Version 1 January 2016 Committee 730 comments
14 Member States
Version 2
March/April 2016
MSCG & Committee
Some 1100 comments
10 stakeholders
15 Member States
Version 3
May 2016
Committee
Some 670 comments
17 Member States

3. Issues per descriptor Section No. of comments version 1 (Committee)
No. of comments version 2 (MSCG)
No. of comments version 3 (Committee)
Recitals/articles
115
213
150 D1 53
164 D2 72 28 12 D3 20 73 56 D4 34 31 16 D5
131 58 D6 70 42 D7 40 D8 27 87 61 D9 75 21 19
D10 11
119 46
D11 36
Part C 33 -
Annex III 93 62
Total
730
1136
667

4. Roles of Decision and MSFD Art 9(1)
MS determine GES Art 9(1) MSFD
Tools  consistency
 comparison between regions and subregions
Decision helps determine GES
Sustainable use threshold values

5. Main elements Flexibility Threshold values Timeline & notification
Extent to which GES has been achieved

6. Flexibility Possibility to not use criteria → regional cooperation
Possibility to use other (e.g. RSC) standards or methods
Interim: national lists of criteria elements

7. Threshold values
Existing or for MS to establish at Union/Regional level
Union/Regional process ≠ Union/Regional values
→ Values set at appropriate scale
Principles for setting threshold values, e.g.:
→ Based on science; regional consistency
Interim: national threshold values or trends
Indicate need for measures/research/investigation
Threshold value ≠ GES

8. Timeline and Notification
2018 OR 2024  Set threshold values and criteria elements
Threshold values periodically reviewed and amended if necessary
COM informed of threshold values and criteria elements set through Union/Regional process

9. Expressing the extent to which GES is being achieved
Informs on progress towards MSFD objective – GES by 2020
Informs on need for environmental targets (Art 10) and measures (Art 13)
Outcomes of assessments: spatial extent or proportion
Outcomes across MS/regions need to be consistent

10. Next steps Next Committee meeting – 29 June 2016
Interservice consultation – Summer 2016
Feedback mechanism
Committee vote – October 2016
Scrutiny period
Adoption – early 2017