Member State report / Art9 / 2012 / D9 / Belgium / NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea
| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 9 Determination of GES (and Art. 17 updates) |
| Report due | 2012-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D9 Contaminants in seafood |
| 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_MSFD9GES_20130314.xml |
GES component |
D9
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9.1 Levels, number and frequency of contaminants |
9.1.1 Levels of contaminants in seafood |
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Method used |
ANS-BE-MS-1: 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. |
ANS-BE-MS-1: 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. |
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Marine reporting units |
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Feature |
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Criterion/indicator |
D9 |
9.1 |
9.1.1 |
GES description |
Contaminants in fish and other seafood for human consumption do not exceed levels established by Community legislation or other relevant standards. |
All measured contaminants in fish and shellfish for human consumption have concentrations below regulatory levels (Commission Regulation 1881/2006 and Directive 2006/113/EC). |
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Threshold values |
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Proportion of area to achieve threshold value |
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Baseline |
Initial Assessment 2012
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Commission Regulation 1881/2006 and Directive 2006/113/EC |
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Development status |