Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D9 / Germany / Baltic Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D9 Contaminants in seafood
Member State Germany
Region/subregion Baltic Sea
Reported by Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit
Report date 2020-02-17
Report access DE_ART8_GES.xml

Deutsche Ostsee (BALDE_MS)

GES component
D9
Feature
Contaminants - in seafood
Element
Element code
Element code source
Element 2
Element 2 code
Element 2 code source
Element source
Criterion
D9C1
Parameter
Other
Parameter other
Not specified
Threshold value upper
Threshold value lower
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source
Threshold value source other
Value achieved upper
Value achieved lower
Value unit
Value unit other
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend
Unknown
Parameter achieved
Not assessed
Description parameter
Related indicator
Criteria status
Not assessed
Description criteria
Overall, an MSFD-compliant assessment is not yet possible for Descriptor 9. At regional or sub-regional level, it needs to be assessed whether, if necessary, thresholds for additional pollutants not covered by the Regulation on maximum quantities (Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006) need to be developed. There is not yet a nationwide evaluation of the analyses carried out as part of the food monitoring.
Element status
Description element
Integration rule type parameter
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria
Integration rule description criteria
GES extent threshold
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit
GES achieved
Not assessed
Description overall status
Overall, an MSR-based assessment is not yet possible for Descriptor 9. While the state with regard to the levels of pollutants in food for mussels is good, an evaluation of the levels of pollutants in fish has not yet been completed. At regional or sub-regional level, it needs to be assessed whether, if necessary, thresholds for additional pollutants not covered by the Regulation on maximum quantities (Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006) need to be developed. There is not yet a nationwide evaluation of the analyses carried out as part of the food monitoring.
Assessments period
2011-2016
Related pressures
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events
Related targets
  • UZO2.1
  • UZO2.2
  • UZO2.3
  • UZO2.4
  • UZO2.5