Member State report / Art11 / 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 2020-10-15
GES Descriptor D9 Contaminants in seafood
Member State Belgium
Region/subregion NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea
Reported by FPS Science Policy, Management Unit of the North Sea Mathematical Models (Scientific Service MUMM, R
Report date 2020-10-29
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Descriptor
D9
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.
Related targets
  • D9.T1
  • D9.T2
Coverage of targets
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014
Related measures
  • 1 - 'Report on Environmental Impacts (REI) and Adapted Evaluation (AE)'
  • 14B - 'Ban on the use of TBT (International convention of the IMO on the control of anti-fouling on ships, Directive 2002/62/EC, Regulation 782/2003)'
  • 15 - 'Measures associated with the land (policies and Directives): Waste Directive, Water Framework Directive, Urban Wastewater Directive, Packaging Framework Directive, policy plan of the Flemish region, policy on waste from coastal municipalities'
  • 17 - 'Follow-up of the marine environment quality � national obligations within the scope of OSPAR (JAMP)'
  • 18B - 'Prevention of shipping pollution (especially the tanker ships with a double wall) (as presented in MARPOL)'
  • 19A - 'Installation of port reception facilities(waste collection MARPOL Annex I and V)'
  • 19B - 'Waste management plans for harbours'
  • 20 - 'Legislation on fish and seafood; monitoring and follow-up by FASFC'
  • 28A - 'Raising awareness about the prevention of dumping in the case of bunkering of fishing ships and yachting in harbours'
  • 29D - 'Supporting alternatives to fishing lead (Pb)'
  • 3D - 'Authorisation conditions to prevent hydrocarbon pollution'
  • 5B - 'The dumping of dredged material at sea must meet the sediment quality criteria'
Coverage of measures
Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014
Related monitoring programmes
  • ANSBE-P24-Contaminants-seafood
Programme code
ANSBE-P24-Contaminants-seafood
Programme name
Contaminants in seafood
Update type
Modified from 2014
Old programme codes
  • ANSBE_D9-Cont-seafood-SP25
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
  • Effectiveness of measures
  • Pressures in the marine environment
Other policies and conventions
  • Foodstuffs Regulation
Regional cooperation - coordinating body
Regional cooperation - countries involved
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
Elements
  • Benzo(a)pyrene
  • Cadmium and its compounds
  • Dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (12 PCB-DLs: 77,81,105,114,118,123,126,156,157,167,169,189)
  • Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds (7 PCDDs + 10 PCDFs + 12 PCB-DLs)
  • Lead and its compounds
  • Mercury and its compounds
  • Non-dioxin like PCB (sum of 6 PCB: 28, 52, 101, 138, 153 and 180)
  • Sum of benz (a) pyrene, benz (a) anthracene, benzo (b) fluoranthene and chrysene
  • Sum of dioxins (WHO-PCDD/F-TEQ)
GES criteria
D9C1
Parameters
  • Concentration in biota (total)
Parameter Other
Spatial scope
  • Beyond MS Marine Waters
  • EEZ (or similar)
Marine reporting units
  • ANS
Temporal scope (start date - end date)
2014-9999
Monitoring frequency
Yearly
Monitoring type
  • Other
Monitoring method
  • Other monitoring method
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
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
Related indicator/name
Contact
Valerie Vromman, Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC)
References