1. Brussels 7 November 2007 SCG Meeting
Chemical Monitoring Activity
Overview of the activities
Mario Carere-Philippe Quevauviller-Bernd Gawlik
National Institute of Health-Italy
European Commission
Joint Research Center

2. STRATEGIC CO-ORDINATION GROUP
WG E
PLENARY CMA
(GW, SW/MW)
WG C or WG E
(joint meetings)
CMA-1
Exchange of
best practices
CMA-2
QA_QC
CMA-3
Standardisation
(CEN TC/230)
Sediment and biota
Follow-up of COM decision
Discussion of common strategy (EAQC-WISE)
Identification of standards
Follow-up of CEN work
Most recent milestones: Activity Leader’s meeting in Brussels on 16 October 2007:
Planning established for ‘sediment & biota’ guidance document
Feedback on QA/QC draft received from EC Legal Service
Draft mandate to CEN now adopted
Next plenary meeting: Pau (France) on 13 May 2008 (back-to-back field trial workshop)

3. Activity CMA-1 (Monitoring best practices)
Work in progress
The Surface Water monitoring guidance will be updated/finalised as soon as the PS Directive text will be consolidated (after 2nd reading); an interim version is available on circa.
JRC has performed a field trial for selected priority pollutants in surface water together with different European laboratories. A Report is available and will be distributed to CMA. Organisation of a second field trials for 2008 is envisaged.
Elaboration of a guidance on sediment and biota monitoring in the light of requirements of Article 16 of the WFD (focus on priority substances).
On-going discussion on monitoring best practices also in the light of the new directive proposal (mixing zones, other items..).

4. Activity CMA-2 (Quality assurance and control)
Work in progress
On-going discussions on the “Commission Decision“ initiated in 2006, which is aimed to be adopted by comitology (legal basis: Article 8.3 WFD) in spring Further adjustments needed in the light of advices received from EC Legal Service
Development of a common strategy for quality assurance and control that will cover surface and groundwater in close connection with the EAQC-WISE project (European Analytical Quality Control in support of WISE), aiming to identify common requirements and establish a European network in support of routine monitoring laboratories.

5. Activity CMA-3 (Standardisation)
Work in progress
Establishment of list(s) of ISO and EN standards relevant to WFD chemical monitoring of priority substances elaborated by DG/Env and the Working Group 1 of CEN/TC-230. Now available on circa.
Elaboration of a mandate for standardisation addressed to CEN for the development or improvement or standards in support of the WFD (draft communicated to SCG). No intention to submit this to comitology.
On.going discussion on standardisation needs related to WFD chemical monitoring and evaluation of expressed needs (this should concern the analysis of physico-chemical parameters and chemical substances monitored under the WFD in surface/marine and ground water, sediment and biota;

6. CMA (2007-2009) Next meetings (2008)
Activity Leader’s meeting in Ispra on 29 January 2008 to discuss work planning for
Plenary CMA meeting in Pau (France) on 13 May 2008, back-to-back a workshop on field trials and validation of in-situ methods using experimental ‘artificial rivers’ sites
Meeting on QA/QC linked to EAQC-WISE project, planned for second half of June 2008
Plenary CMA meeting around October 2008, to be confirmed