Member State report / Art18 / 2018 / D5 / Finland / Baltic Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 18 Interim report on programme of measures
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D5 Eutrophication
Member State Finland
Region/subregion Baltic Sea
Reported by Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)
Report date 2018-12-21
Report access BALFI-ART18_21DEC2018.xml
Marine reporting units
Features
Measure code
BALFI-M001-EUTRO
BALFI-M002-EUTRO
BALFI-M003-EUTRO
BALFI-M004-EUTRO
BALFI-M005-EUTRO
BALFI-M006-EUTRO
BALFI-M007-EUTRO
BALFI-M008-EUTRO
BALFI-M029-INFO
BALFI-X001-EUTRO
BALFI-X002-EUTRO
BALFI-X002-HAZAR
BALFI-X002-SHIP
BALFI-X003-EUTRO
BALFI-X003-MPLAN
BALFI-X003-SHIP
BALFI-X004-EUTRO
BALFI-X004-SHIP
BALFI-X005-EUTRO
BALFI-X005-HYDRO
BALFI-X005-SHIP
BALFI-X006-HYDRO
BALFI-X007-EUTRO
BALFI-X007-SHIP
BALFI-X008-EUTRO
BALFI-X009-EUTRO
BALFI-X010-EUTRO
BALFI-X011-EUTRO
BALFI-X012-EUTRO
BALFI-X013-EUTRO
BALFI-X014-EUTRO
BALFI-X015-EUTRO
BALFI-X016-EUTRO
BALFI-X017-EUTRO
Measure name
EUTRO1 - Improve the effectiveness of nutrient recycling
EUTRO2 - Develop and fully utilise the environmental compensation system for agriculture
EUTRO3 - Promote the increased use of fish fodder made from raw materials produced in the Baltic Sea region and the use of cyprinids as human nutrition
EUTRO4 - Improve habitats of sensitive marine species inflowing bodies of water
EUTRO5 - The spreading of gypsum in fields to reduce nutrient loading
EUTRO6 - Assessment of the importance of the Baltic Sea's internal nutrient stores and the possibilities for reducing these
EUTRO7 - As part of HELCOM cooperation, Finland will continue to take part in negotiations that aim at having the International Maritime Organization designate the Baltic Sea a NOx emissions control area (NECA)
EUTRO8 - Contribute to adoption of LNG as the fuel used by vessels,and take responsibility for building the necessary infrastructure
INFO1-Communication related to the objectives and measures for marine resource management
Measures that relate to the Land Use and Building Act (132/1999), Water Supply Act (119/2001) and Flood Risk Management Act (620/2010) in terms of stormwater management
Measures that relate to the Forest Act (1093/1996) and the Fixed-term Financing Act for Sustainable Forestry (34/2015) in terms of forestry and peat-land forestry water management
§ Gothenburg Protocol to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone to the Convention on Long range Transboundary Air Pollution (Treaty Series 40/2005)
Measures that relate to the 1973 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, and the 1978 Protocol relating thereto (Treaty Series 51/1983, MARPOL).
Measures that relate to the Urban Waste Water Regulation (888/2006) implementing the EU Urban Waste Water Directive (91/271/EEC)
National Aquaculture Placement Plan (2014)
Act on the Prevention of Marine Pollution (1415/1994)
Measures that relate to the ban on the unloading of untreated sewage water in Finland's territorial waters by the Maritime Environmental Protection Act (1672/2009)
Government Decree (2/2000) on the Implementation of the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea
Measures that relate to the Section 103 stormwater plans of the Land Use and Building Act
Measures that relate to the Government Decree on Water Management Matters (1560/2011)
Act on the Exclusive Economic Zone of Finland (1058/2004)
Measures that relate to the Environmental Protection Act (527/2014) and Decree (713/2014)
Measures that relate to the Government Decree on the treatment of household waste water outside the sewerage networks (209/2011)
Measures that relate to the Maritime Environmental Protection Act (1672/2009)
Measures that relate to the Euro 5 and 6 emission standards for vehicles (715/2007) which affect nitrogen emissions
Measures that relate to the provisions of the Water Act (587/2011) and the Environmental Protection Act (527/2014) to regulate water protection, i.a. the environmental permits regulating licensed activities (municipal waste water treatment plants, industrial plants, fish farms, peat production areas, livestock farms) as stated in the aforementioned acts.
Measures that relate to the Recommendation of the Ministry of the Environment, the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities and the Finnish Association of Water Companies (24 January 2012) on reducing the nutrient loads from urban wastewater to reduce the eutrophication of surface waters.
Measures that relate to the Government Resolution on the Sustainable and Responsible Use of Swamps and Peat-lands (30 August 2012)
Measures that relate to Tapio's Good Forest Management Recommendations (2012) and Voluntary Forest Certification in Forestry Water Conservation
Measures that relate to EU regulation on the limitation of phosphates of detergents (259/2012/EU)
Measures that relate to Environmental protection guidelines for water protection (e.g.fish farming, peat production and forestry)
Measures that relate to the Environmental Strategy for Transport for the period 2013-2020 with regard to the reduction of nitrogen emissions and the protection of the Baltic Sea
Measures that relate to the Nitrate Regulation (1250/2014) to reduce handling and storage of manure and nitrogen load from fertilization
Measures to reduce agricultural emissions from ammonia emissions in accordance with the Industrial Emissions Directive (2010/75/EU) implemented by the Environmental Protection Act (527/2014)
Measure category (type)
2a
2a
2b
2a
2b
2b
2a
2a
2b
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
1a
Progress in implementation
Implementation started
Implementation started
Implementation started
Implementation started
Implementation started
Implementation started
Measure implemented
Implementation started
Implementation started
Measure withdrawn
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Reason for withdrawal
Year of implementation (Temporal coverage - timeline for implementation)
2021
2019
2021
2021
2021
2021
2016
2025
2020
Delay
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Reasons for delay
Other obstacles (Obstacles to implementation)
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Type of obstacle
Further information on obstacle (Description)
Brief description of progress (measurement of effectiveness of measure)