Brussels 7 November 2007 SCG Meeting

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-3 Standardisation (CEN TC/230) CMA-2 QA_QC • 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. CMA (2007-2009) 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. CMA (2007-2009) 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 2008. 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. CMA (2007-2009) 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 2008-2009. • 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