1. MAIN COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT MANDATE
WFD & HYDROMORPHOLOGY
MAIN COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT MANDATE
SCG meeting
Brussels
26-27 October 2005
Gilles Crosnier
European Commission, DG Environment
Unit D.2 – Water and Marine, WFD Team

2. Sources
Outcomes of the Prague workshop on WFD & hydromorphology organised on October 2005
Additional written comments received until the 25th October.

3. Points to clarify
Co-ordination with other activities: ECOSTAT/ WFD&AGRI/ Flood Action Programme/ Research
Hierarchy of the actions: protection (no deterioration)/ restoration/mitigation
Place of the economic analysis to appraise social, economic and environmental impacts and benefits

4. Points to add
Information exchange on pragmatic approaches for the designation tests for HMWB
Most pragmatical way to define MEP/GEP (request to ECOSTAT)
Impacts of coming GES standards for the HMWB designation strategy (comparison between GEP of a HMWB/ GES of a WB)
Information collation on links between hydromorphological conditions and biology

5. Points to add –cont’d
Information exchange not only on technical measures but also on co-operation processes between the different authorities and stakeholders
Integration of the Natura 2000 network and biodiversity policy aims in the activity

6. Steering Group Composition
Call for volunteers. You are invited to express your interest to (copy and . Deadlines 1st December
Remember: a limited group (no more than 15 people)
One open question: do we include representatives from MS ministries of transports and energy?

7. Next steps Update of the mandate after the SCG meeting
Endorsement in the next WD meeting
First steering group meeting in January 2006