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Review of MSFD Annex III and draft proposal

This document provides a review of MSFD Annex III and a draft proposal for the European Commission DG Environment on the structure, functions, and processes of marine ecosystems, anthropogenic pressures, and uses and human activities. It includes general and specific comments from stakeholders and a revised technical review document.

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Review of MSFD Annex III and draft proposal

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  1. 14th meeting of WG GES, 05-06 October 2015, Brussels Review of MSFD Annex III and draft proposal European Commission DG Environment Marine Environment and Water Industry Unit

  2. Review of Annex III • MS and stakeholder consultation on technical review document – May-July 2015 • General comments – mostly supportive, but several on need for a revision or on need for a table on human uses • Specific comments on content of each table • Paper GES_14-2015-06 provides: • updated technical review document • technical background to proposed revision • updated correlation of typologies for pressures and human uses/activities (including NACE) for cross walks to other policies

  3. Draft proposals for Annex III • Provides a clear link to Annex I descriptors • More clearly relates to Article 8 assessment needs: • Art. 8(1a) – Table 1 • Art. 8(1b) – Table 2a, 2b • Art. 8(1c) – Table 2b • Content of old Tables 1 and 2 more clearly distinguished, based on underlying philosophy of Cross-Cutting Issues paper (GES_14-2015-07) • Needs to be fully compatible with a (revised) GES Decision • content may be adjusted as revised Decision develops

  4. Table 1: Structure, functions and process of marine ecosystems • Substantially restructured • Reflects proposed assessment elements for Art. 8(1a) • Species groups, habitat groups, ecosystem level • Very high level – more detail in revision of Decision, with (sub)regional specificity in Art. 9(1) determinations of GES • List of possible parameters • Based on old Table 1 and on Art. 11 monitoring guidance • Relevant for ‘impacts’ of Pressures (Table 2) • To be used as needed • Moved or deleted text: • Species and habitats of Community legislation or international agreements -> but can select for assessments of species groups and habitat groups • ‘habitats in areas, which merit a particular reference’ • ‘other features or characteristics’ • NIS, genetically modified species, chemicals -> Table 2a

  5. Table 2a: Anthropogenic pressures • Relevant for Art. 8(1b) assessments • Refinement of content of old Table 2: • List of pressures correlated with other policies • ‘Impacts’ aspect via simple link to parameters in Table 1 • Example activities moved to Table 2b • Relevant for Art. 10 environmental targets

  6. Table 2b: Uses and human activities • New table • Typology developed from those in other policies (WFD, HBD), NACE lists and RSCs -> correlation table • Relevant for Art. 8(1b) as possible sources of pressures– simple links made in previous reporting • Relevant for Art. 8(1c) – marine activities only (marked with *) • Relevant for Art. 13 measures (via environmental targets)

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