DE_BAL: The GES is determined on the basis of the 11 qualitative descriptors set out in the MSFD, Annex I. Please note that according to M & A; In order to determine the characteristics f ür of good environmental status in a Marine Region or Sub-Region, Member States shall define all qualitative descriptors prüfen in order to identify the descriptors to be used for the determination of good environmental status f ür of the Marine Region or Sub-Region concerned. The German Baltic Sea is considered relevant for all 11 descriptors and is therefore described below. Moreover, the EU Commission Decision of 1 September 2010 (2010/477/EU) über sets out the criteria and methodological standards for establishing the good environmental status of marine waters (COM Decision) f&l;r for a more detailed analysis of the 11 descriptors, 29 criteria and 56 indicators. &criteria & quot; are in accordance with & & Annex I MSFD characteristic technical characteristics closely linked to qualitative descriptors. In addition, the European Commission has submitted a compilation of methodological standards which can be used as a basis for the description of the GES (Piha and Zampouhas, 2011), which is also to be used as a basis for the description of the GES (Piha and Zampouhas, 2011).The GES description in Germany refers to species, habitat types and, in part, to physico-chemical characteristics in accordance with Annex III. The answer to the check list on physical/chemical features, habitats, functional groups and pressures was answered in für D1, D4 and D6, with f&r species, habitats and, in some cases, pollution, the category &bergegrade;hle. Für the &brigen descriptors were primarily ticked on the check list. The physical/chemical and biological characteristics are derived from the indicators (COM Decision 2010/477/EU).Classification and assessmentsIn the light of the data available and the number of evaluation procedures already in place or the criteria and indicators already operationalised in the Commission Decision, it is not yet m &ouml in the present first GES report that all the criteria and indicators of the descriptors should describe the specific limits and thresholds or other quantifications f ür to the GES. For the purposes of the MSFD, we therefore consider that: Article 9 refers to existing status assessments. The Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Habitats and Birds Directives (Habitats and Birds Directives) of the European Union provide important bases for this. In addition, the Regional Convention for the Protection of the Sea (Helsinki-Über Income) is used. As a first step, the existing data collections and evaluation procedures are assigned to the criteria and indicators proposed by the Commission Decision (2010/477/EU), with evaluation facilities and the scaling of the presentation of the results in terms of the structure of the MSFD being brought into a comprehensible and consistent order (Figure 1 of the Baltic Sea GES report). Ges has been reached or GES has not been reached. However, it does not specify how to deal with individual descriptors, criteria and indicators. If a 5-stage assessment system is used according to the WFD classification (see Figure 1? Baltic Sea Ges report), the status &nations from reporting cycle to reporting cycle are clearly visible. A multi-stage assessment system, in addition to the possibility of a pr äzier condition assessment, has the advantage of making &nation trends and thus the success of Ma & Rs easier to identify and communicate. Where assessments of other Directives are taken, their classification is also maintained in the MSFD (e.g. Habitats Directive 3-stage; WFD chemical status 2-stage, WFD &cological status 5-stage).Gem ä ß the requirements of the MSFD must be updated every 6 years (Article 17 of the MSFD). Germany’s task by 2018 is therefore to define the individual criteria and indicators, i.e. corresponding limit and threshold values or trends f&r, to the respective GES f ür, based on procedures to be developed and the extension of the data base, and in coordination with the marine region to be considered in each case. M&gliche Methods für can be found in Krause et al. (2011).Integrated &kological assessmentIn this report, aggregation and integrated assessment have not yet been carried out. The aim must be to increasingly meet the high requirements of the MSFD in the 2018 follow-up evaluation. This requires the correction of existing deficits, the development of missing procedures and the collection of necessary data. In addition, when updating the description of the GES, the &ndernden öcosystemar circumstances, such as climate change and its impact on marine &cosystems and the K&uuml Lifesr&ume, must also be taken into account.

Good environmental status for the descriptor ?pollutants in food? is achieved if the EU maximum levels for certain contaminants in food are not exceeded.In order to achieve good environmental status, discharges of pollutants should be reduced to levels that cannot accumulate pollutants in food that pose a risk to human health even if consumed in the long term. In order to protect consumers, the EU Regulation (1881/2006) sets maximum levels for certain contaminants in food, including fish and fishery products. Compliance with these EU food limits and the limits laid down in Directive 2006/113/EC on the quality requirements for shellfish waters complies with the GES for Descriptor 9.Compliance with the maximum levels used in accordance with D9 does not allow it to be concluded that good environmental status in accordance with Descriptor 8 is achieved for the pollutant in question, since the ecotoxicological criteria available for D8 when deriving corresponding limits and quality standards are significantly lower than those laid down in food law. The requirements for food monitoring do not correspond to those for environmental monitoring. Samples are taken only from parts intended for human consumption (muscles, soft parts, etc.) and these are not those parts in which the highest concentrations of pollutants can be expected. In addition, the origin, size and sex of the sampled fish are often not documented. In addition, contamination of the sampled goods may take place from the place of capture through trade to the laboratory. The measurement values from food monitoring are therefore of limited use for environmental monitoring. Compliance with the WFD environmental quality standards for priority and river-specific pollutants and the OSPAR objective of hazardous substances can help to achieve the GES. In the further development of the definition of good status for descriptor 9 in the German North Sea, the remaining gaps need to be analysed and further addressed.

The units result from EU maximum quantities under Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 ? maximum quantities of plant protection products under Regulation (EC) No 1991 ? EU Shellfish Waters Directive 2006/113/EC

The reference value for the maximum levels is derived from EU maximum levels in Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 ? maximum levels for plant protection products in Regulation (EC) No 1991 ? EU Shellfish Waters Directive 2006/113/EC

The assessment method results from EU maximum levels in Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 ? maximum levels of plant protection products in Regulation (EC) No 1991 ? EU Shellfish Waters Directive 2006/113/EC. The further definition of good status for descriptor 9 in the German North Sea requires analysis and further treatment of the remaining gaps.

Further development needed (expected to be operational by 2018if adopted).Die Bewertung von Schadstoffen in Lebensmitteln nach EU Recht ist operationell (2012). Bestehende Lücken können nur sukzessive bis zum Beginn des zweiten Berichtszyklus in 2018 gefüllt werden. Es wird angestrebt, auf dem Weg hin zu den Monitoringprogrammen in 2014 und Maßnahmenprogrammen in 2015 detaillierte Lückenanalysen, Konkretisierungen von Indikatoren und Quantizierungen von Referenz- und Schwellenwerte vorzunehmen und sonstige offene Aspekte wie z.B. zu Bewertungsverfahren zu bearbeiten, um den Anforderungen der MSRL ab dem nächsten Berichtszyklus zunehmend gerecht zu werden.