As part of EEA's ongoing security and identity management improvements, we are currently migrating the system to Entra ID authentication.
We kindly ask all users to start using Entra ID credentials when logging in to the system. 

Please note that LDAP authentication will be phased out and disabled by the end of August 2026.
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Should you encounter any issues or require assistance during this transition, please contact Laszlo Cseh at laszlo.cseh@eaudeweb.ro 
Thank you for your cooperation and support.
As part of EEA's ongoing security and identity management improvements, we are currently migrating the system to Entra ID authentication.
We kindly ask all users to start using Entra ID credentials when logging in to the system. 

Please note that LDAP authentication will be phased out and disabled by the end of August 2026.
We encourage you to verify that you can successfully access the system and that your account and permissions function as expected after Entra ID login.
Should you encounter any issues or require assistance during this transition, please contact Laszlo Cseh at laszlo.cseh@eaudeweb.ro 
Thank you for your cooperation and support.

Member State report / Art10 / 2012 / D4 / Belgium / NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 10 Environmental targets (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2012-10-15
GES Descriptor D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems
Member State Belgium
Region/subregion NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea
Reported by FPS Health, Food Chain safety and Environment - Service Marine environment
Report date 2012-08-16
Report access ANSBE_MSFD10TI_20130314.xml

ANS-BE-MS-1

Feature [Target or Indicator code]
D4
1.7
4.3
GES descriptor, criterion or indicator [GEScomponent]
D4
D4C1
D4C2
MarineUnitID
  • Belgian Part of the North Sea (ANS-BE-MS-1)
  • Belgian Part of the North Sea (ANS-BE-MS-1)
  • Belgian Part of the North Sea (ANS-BE-MS-1)
Method used
Conform the Directive, GES and the environmental targets for the Belgian marine waters are defined on the basis of the eleven qualitative descriptors listed in Annex I of the Directive. The definition of GES is expressed in a qualitative description of what GES would look like when achieved for each of the descriptors. This is then underpinned by a set of more detailed quantitative environmental targets based on established environmental thresholds/limits for state, pressure or impact (Art. 10). Where quantitative environmental thresholds could not be set, trend-based or qualitative thresholds were used. The complete package of GES and environmental targets needs to give a complete and balanced overview.
Conform the Directive, GES and the environmental targets for the Belgian marine waters are defined on the basis of the eleven qualitative descriptors listed in Annex I of the Directive. The definition of GES is expressed in a qualitative description of what GES would look like when achieved for each of the descriptors. This is then underpinned by a set of more detailed quantitative environmental targets based on established environmental thresholds/limits for state, pressure or impact (Art. 10). Where quantitative environmental thresholds could not be set, trend-based or qualitative thresholds were used. The complete package of GES and environmental targets needs to give a complete and balanced overview.
Description [Targets]
Diversity within the different ecosystem components (i.e. plankton, benthos, fish, seabirds and marine mammals) is maintained.
Viable species populations are maintained for the key long-lived, slowly reproducing species, as well as for the top predator species in all habitat types.
Threshold value [TargetValue]
Reference point type
TargetReferencePoint
LimitReferencePoint
Baseline
WFD
OSPAR EcoQO
Proportion
100
100
Assessment method
benthos sampling
beached marine mammal death allocation/population size at North Sea scale
Development status
fully operational (in 2012)
further development needed (by 2018)
Type of target/indicator
State
Pressure
Timescale
2020-12
2020-12
Interim or GES target
GES
GES
Compatibility with existing targets/indicators
Physical/chemical features
Predominant habitats
  • SeabedHabitatsAll
Functional group
  • MammalsToothedWhales
Pressures