Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D9 / Germany / Baltic 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 | 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_ART9_GES.xml |
GES component |
D9
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D9C1
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Marine reporting units |
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Features |
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GES description |
The good environmental status for the descriptor "pollutants in food" is achieved "if the EU limits for certain contaminants in food are not exceeded." In order to assess the good environmental status of D9, criterion D9C1 is used in accordance with commission decision (EU) 2017/848. Explanation: In this round of reports, Germany does not update the general description of the good environmental status of 2012 at descriptor level. During the reporting period, Germany worked with the Countries bordering the Baltic Sea within the framework of the EU's MSRL-CIS process and in HELCOM to develop methodological standards (indicators, evaluation procedures). Specific details 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 evaluation of the criteria of the Commission's Decision (EU) 2017/848, Article 8_GES, where relevant, shall include the assessments under other EU directives, take into account, as far as possible, the regional assessments agreed so far and, in individual cases, national assessments.
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Determination date |
201810 |
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Update type |
Same as last reported determination |
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Justification for non-use of criterion |
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Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements |
During the reporting period, regional cooperation focused on the development of methodological standards to assess the various aspects of stress and resilience on the basis of Commission Decision 2010/477/EU. The indicators vary in their level of maturity and require further development or testing. Commission Decision (EU) 2017/848 gives, for the first time, an explicit obligation on the part of the EU Member States to agree on evaluation elements, thresholds and integration rules in the framework of the EU MSFD CIS process and through regional or subregional cooperation. Germany is actively working with the countries bordering the Baltic Sea in the framework of the ongoing work programmes of the EU MSFD and the HELCOM bodies to establish where a coordinated definition is still missing.
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