Member State report / Art18 / 2018 / D8 / 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 D8 Contaminants
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-M009-HAZAR
BALFI-M010-HAZAR
BALFI-M013-LITT
BALFI-M020-SHIP
BALFI-M021-SHIP
BALFI-M022-SHIP
BALFI-M023-SHIP
BALFI-X001-EUTRO
BALFI-X001-HAZAR
BALFI-X001-SHIP
BALFI-X002-HAZAR
BALFI-X002-SHIP
BALFI-X003-HAZAR
BALFI-X003-SHIP
BALFI-X004-HAZAR
BALFI-X004-SHIP
BALFI-X005-HAZAR
BALFI-X005-SHIP
BALFI-X006-HAZAR
BALFI-X006-HYDRO
BALFI-X006-SHIP
BALFI-X007-HAZAR
BALFI-X007-SHIP
BALFI-X008-HAZAR
BALFI-X008-SHIP
BALFI-X009-HAZAR
BALFI-X009-SHIP
BALFI-X010-HAZAR
BALFI-X011-HAZAR
BALFI-X012-HAZAR
BALFI-X013-HAZAR
BALFI-X014-HAZAR
BALFI-X015-HAZAR
BALFI-X016-HAZAR
BALFI-X017-HAZAR
Measure name
HAZAR1 - Assessment of pharmaceuticals in the marine area
HAZAR2 - A review of the amount of, and changes in, dioxin and furan loading that flows via the Kymijoki river into the Baltic Sea
LITT1 - A broad scope general survey, setting out a target and measures for reducing littering in the marine environment
SHIP1 - Reduce risk of oil spills by improving effectiveness of monitoring STS procedures, i.e.ship-to-ship transfer of oil, in Finland's territorial waters by continuing the drafting of a harmonised practice for STS procedures within the framework of the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission - Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) in the Baltic area
SHIP2 - Improve vessel traffic safety with the eNavigation strategy's Intelligent water ways concept-Älyväylä
SHIP3 - Draft a development programme for preparedness in the prevention of marine environment disasters
SHIP4 - Draft a national action plan for the assessment of the ecological impacts of chemical spills in the Baltic
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 related to the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, CLRTAP (15/1983)
Measures that relate to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Wastes and Other Matter (Treaty Series 34/1979, the London Protocol)
§ 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).
§ Protocol to the Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (Treaty Series 68/2003, CLRTAP-POP)
Act on the Prevention of Marine Pollution (1415/1994)
Measures related to Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (34/2004, POP)
Government Decree (2/2000) on the Implementation of the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea
§ National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention's Obligations
Act on the Exclusive Economic Zone of Finland (1058/2004)
§ National Action Plan to Reduce Unintentionally Produced POPs (NAP, Stockholm Convention)
Measures that relate to the Environmental Protection Act (527/2014) and Decree (713/2014)
A Common Situation Awareness System for Finnish Authorities Participating in Oil Spill Response (BORIS) maintained by SYKE
Measures related to Regulation 850/2004/EC on persistent organic pollutants which was amended by Regulation 519/2012/EU
Measures that relate to the Maritime Environmental Protection Act (1672/2009)
Government Decree on dangerous and hazardous substances in water environment (1022/2006) by which the EU Environmental Quality Standards Directive i.e.the Priority Substances Directive, was implemented.
Act (1673/2009) and Decree (249/2014) on Oil Pollution Response
EU's new Priority Substance Directive (2013/39 /EU), which will be nationally implemented by 14 September 2015.
Measures that relate to the Waste Act (646/2011)
EU Regulation 1907/2006/EC on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)
EU Regulation 272/2008/EC on the classification, labeling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP Regulation)
Act (92/2010) and Decree(93/2010) transposing the legislative measures with the scope of the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships, 2001
A Clean Air Programme for Europe 2010, transposing the National Emission Ceilings Directive
National Programme on Hazardous Chemicals (2012)
EU regulations on biocidal products (528/2012/EU) and plant protection products (1107/2009) available on the market and their use
The Chemicals Act (599/2013) and the Decree (675/1993), which implement the EU Chemicals Regulations
Environmental Protection Act (527/2014) and Regulation (713/2014) implementing the EU Industrial Emission Directive (75/2010/EU)
Measure category (type)
2a
2b
2b
2a
2a
2a
2a
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
1a
1a
1a
Progress in implementation
Implementation started
Implementation started
Implementation started
Implementation started
Implementation started
Measure implemented
Measure implemented
Measure withdrawn
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Reason for withdrawal
Year of implementation (Temporal coverage - timeline for implementation)
2020
2020
2021
2021
2021
2018
2018
Delay
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Reasons for delay
Other obstacles (Obstacles to implementation)
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Type of obstacle
Further information on obstacle (Description)
Brief description of progress (measurement of effectiveness of measure)