Member State report / Art11 / 2014-2020 / D9 / Belgium / NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea
Report type | Member State report to Commission |
MSFD Article | Art. 11 Monitoring programmes (and Art. 17 updates) |
Report due | 2014-10-15; 2020-10-15 |
GES Descriptor | D9 Contaminants in seafood |
Member State | Belgium |
Region/subregion | NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea |
Reported by | Reporter not found |
Report date | Date not found; 2020-10-29 |
Report access |
2014 data
2020 data
Monitoring programme | Monitoring programme name | MP_D9 |
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Monitoring programme | Reference existing programme | |
Monitoring programme | Marine Unit ID | |
Q4e - Programme ID | ANSBE-D9 Contaminants in seafood |
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Q4f - Programme description | The Belgian MSFD monitoring programme ‘Contaminants in seafood’ aims at assessing the following ETs:
• ET 44 – All measured contaminants in fish and shellfish for human consumption have concentrations below regulatory levels
One sub-programme can be discerned:
ANSBE_D9 Cont. seafood-SP25 (delivering data to assess ET44), targeting the occurrence of contaminants in fishery products at the level of import, auction halls, transformation and distribution |
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Q5e - Natural variability |
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Q5d - Adequacy for assessment of GES | Q5d - Adequate data | Y |
Q5d - Adequacy for assessment of GES | Q5d - Established methods | Y |
Q5d - Adequacy for assessment of GES | Q5d - Adequate understanding of GES | Y |
Q5d - Adequacy for assessment of GES | Q5d - Adequate capacity | Y |
Q5f - Description of programme for GES assessment | ||
Q5g - Gap-filling date for GES assessment | By2014 |
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Q5h - Plans to implement monitoring for GES assessment |
N.A.
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Q6a -Relevant targets | Q6a - Environmental target | Target 44 |
Q6a -Relevant targets | Q6a - Associated indicator | Target 44 |
Q6b - Adequacy for assessment of targets | Q6b_SuitableData | Y |
Q6b - Adequacy for assessment of targets | Q6b_EstablishedMethods | Y |
Q6b - Adequacy for assessment of targets | Q6d_AdequateCapacity | Y |
Q6c - Target updating | N |
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Q6d - Description of programme for targets assessment |
N.A.
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Q6e - Gap-filling date for targets assessment | By2014 |
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Q6f - Plans to implement monitoring for targets assessment |
N.A.
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Q7a - Relevant activities | ||
Q7b - Description of monitoring of activities | ||
Q7c - Relevant measures | ||
Q7e - Adequacy for assessment of measures | Q7d - Adequate data | |
Q7e - Adequacy for assessment of measures | Q7d - Established methods | |
Q7e - Adequacy for assessment of measures | Q7d - Adequate understanding of GES | |
Q7e - Adequacy for assessment of measures | Q7d - Adequate capacity | |
Q7e - Adequacy for assessment of measures | Q7d - Addresses activities and pressures | |
Q7e - Adequacy for assessment of measures | Q7d - Addresses effectiveness of measures | |
Q7d - Description of monitoring for measures | ||
Q7f - Gap-filling date for activities and measures | By2014 |
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Q8a - Links to existing Monitoring Programmes |
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Reference sub-programme | Sub-programme ID | |
Reference sub-programme | Sub-programme name | Contaminant levels - in species, including seafood |
Q4g - Sub-programmes | Sub-programme ID | |
Q4g - Sub-programmes | Sub-programme name | Contaminant levels - in species, including seafood |
Q4k - Monitoring purpose | ||
Q4l - Links of monitoring programmes of other Directives and Conventions | ||
Q5c - Features | Q5c - Habitats | |
Q5c - Features | Q5c - Species list | |
Q5c - Features | Q5c - Physical/Chemical features | |
Q5c - Features | Q5c - Pressures |
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Q9a - Elements | ||
Q5a - GES criteria | Relevant GES criteria |
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Q5b - GES indicators | Relevant GES indicators |
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Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) | Species distribution | |
Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) | Species population size | |
Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) | Species population characteristics | |
Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) | Species impacts | |
Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) | Habitat distribution | |
Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) | Habitat extent | |
Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) | Habitat condition (physical-chemical) | |
Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) | Habitat condition (biological) | |
Q9b - Parameters monitored (state/impact) | Habitat impacts | |
Q9b - Parameters monitored (pressures) | Pressure input | |
Q9b - Parameters monitored (pressures) | Pressure output | |
Q9b - Parameters monitored (activity) | Activity | |
Q9b Parameters monitored (other) | Other | |
Q41 Spatial scope | ||
Q4j - Description of spatial scope | ||
Marine Unit IDs |
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Q4h - Temporal scope | Start date- End date | - |
Q9h - Temporal resolution of sampling | ||
Q9c - Monitoring method | ||
Q9d - Description of alteration to method | ||
Q9e - Quality assurance | ||
Q9f - Quality control | ||
Q9g - Spatial resolution of sampling | Q9g - Proportion of area covered % | |
Q9g - Spatial resolution of sampling | Q9g - No. of samples | |
Q9i - Description of sample representivity | ||
Q10a - Scale for aggregation of data | ||
Q10b - Other scale for aggregation of data | ||
Q10c - Access to monitoring data | Q10c - Data type | |
Q10c - Access to monitoring data | Q10c - Data access mechanism | |
Q10c - Access to monitoring data | Q10c - Data access rights | |
Q10c - Access to monitoring data | Q10c - INSPIRE standard | |
Q10c - Access to monitoring data | Q10c Date data are available | |
Q10c - Access to monitoring data | Q10c - Data update frequency | |
Q10d - Description of data access | ||
Descriptor |
D9 |
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Monitoring strategy description |
The monitoring consists of the control of the food chain based on risk assessment and executed in the frame of the EU Foodstuffs Regulation. Data collection is coordinated and data is delivered to EFSA (European Food Safety Authority). |
Coverage of GES criteria |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Gaps and plans |
No gaps.
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Related targets |
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Coverage of targets |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Related measures |
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Coverage of measures |
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014 |
Related monitoring programmes |
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Programme code |
ANSBE-P24-Contaminants-seafood |
Programme name |
Contaminants in seafood |
Update type |
Modified from 2014 |
Old programme codes |
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Programme description |
The programming of control in the food chain is based on a scientifically responsible risk assessment that is translated into concrete inspection and updated annually sampling plans. The risk analysis takes into account the identification of the hazard and the level of adverse effect, the group of products that may be contaminated and the importance of this population and their contribution to the entire food chain contamination (Maudoux et al., 2006). The relevant samples were taken in three Belgian fish mines (Nieuwpoort, Ostend, Zeebrugge) and concern fresh, unprocessed samples that are analysed for the presence of harmful substances.
This programme contributes to environmental targets D9.1 and D9.2. (Former programme ANSBE_D9-Cont-seafood-SP25) |
Monitoring purpose |
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Other policies and conventions |
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Regional cooperation - coordinating body |
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Regional cooperation - countries involved |
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Regional cooperation - implementation level |
Coordinated data collection |
Monitoring details |
The samples, relevant in the frame of MSFD, originate from the ICES sub-areas: Southern North Sea (27.4c), Eastern Channel (27.7d) and Western Channel (27.7e), all located within FAO fishing zone 27, North-East Atlantic.
The main purpose of the control plan of the FASFC is guaranty food safety by performing official control in order to check compliance with legislation. |
Features |
Contaminants – in seafood
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Contaminants – in seafood
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Contaminants – in seafood
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Contaminants – in seafood
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Elements |
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GES criteria |
D9C1 |
Parameters |
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Parameter Other |
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Spatial scope |
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Marine reporting units |
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Temporal scope (start date - end date) |
2014-9999 |
Monitoring frequency |
Yearly |
Monitoring type |
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Monitoring method |
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Monitoring method other |
Method specified for each contaminant in technical data sheets of the FASFC. http://www.favv.be/publications-en/annualreport.asp |
Quality control |
Unknown
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Data management |
The data is transmitted annually through BMDC's Data Tracking System, which makes it publicly accessible via RBINS' metadata catalogue (http://metadata.naturalsciences.be). |
Data access |
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Related indicator/name |
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Contact |
Valerie Vromman, Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) |
References |