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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 / Art9 / 2018 / D5 / Germany / 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 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D5 Eutrophication
Member State Germany
Region/subregion NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea
Reported by Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit
Report date 2020-02-17
Report access DE_ART9_GES.xml

GES component
D5
D5C1
D5C2
D5C3
D5C4
D5C5
D5C6
D5C7
D5C8
5.1.2
5.2
5.3
Marine reporting units
  • ANSDE_D5_EF12
  • ANSDE_D5_EF34
  • ANSDE_D5_EW34
  • ANSDE_D5_ICEF
  • ANSDE_D5_ICNF
  • ANSDE_D5_NF12
  • ANSDE_D5_OCEF
  • ANSDE_D5_OCNF
  • ANSDE_D5_OFFI
  • ANSDE_D5_OFFO
Features
  • Eutrophication
GES description
Good environmental status (GES) in relation to eutrophication is achieved when 'the good environmental status is achieved in accordance with the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and when the integrated eutrophication assessment in accordance with OSPAR has achieved the status of 'non-problem area'. For the purpose of assessing GES for D5, the following criteria are used for coastal waters < 1 nautical mile according to Commission Decision (EU) 2017/848: D5C1, D5C2, D5C3, D5C5, D5C6, D5C7, D5C8. For the purpose of assessing GES for D5, the following criteria are used for the open seas > 1 nautical mile, as defined in Commission Decision (EU) 2017/848: D5C1, D5C2, D5C3, D5C4 and D5C5. Secondary criterion D5C8 is under development. Explanation: Germany does not update the general description of good environmental status (GES) from 2012 at descriptor level in this reporting exercise. Over the reporting period, Germany has worked with the North Seas countries in the framework of the EU's MSFD process and in OSPAR to develop methodological standards (indicators, evaluation procedures). Specific aspects of criteria and indicators that contribute to a quantitative assessment of good environmental status are reported in the reporting scheme Art. 8_GES. For the assessment of the criteria set out in Commission Decision (EU) 2017/848, the relevant assessments under other EU directives shall be taken into account under Article 8_GES, taking into account, as far as possible, the regional assessments that have been coordinated so far and, on a case-by-case basis, supplemented by national assessments.
Determination date
201810
Update type
Same as last reported determination
Justification for non-use of criterion
In the coastal waters < 1 nautical mile, criterion D5C4 is not applied, as the sight depth is not an appropriate parameter to assess the effects of eutrophication due to high natural turbidity. In the open North Sea > 1 nautical mile criteria D5C6 and D5C7 do not apply because there are no significant stocks of Macrophytes there due to its depth.
Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements
Germany does not update the general description of good environmental status (GES) from 2012 at descriptor level in this reporting exercise. Over the reporting period, Germany has worked with the North Seas countries in the framework of the EU's MSFD process and OSPAR to develop methodological standards (indicators, evaluation procedures). Specific aspects of criteria and indicators that contribute to a quantitative assessment of good environmental status are reported in the reporting scheme Art. 8_GES. For the assessment of the criteria set out in Commission Decision (EU) 2017/848, the relevant assessments under other EU directives are taken into account under Article 8_GES, taking into account, as far as possible, the regional assessments that have been coordinated so far and are, on a case-by-case basis, supplemented by national assessments.