Criterion D5C1 could not be completed in the coastal zone of the Western Mediterranean Marine Sub-Region. The lack of data and consensus to define a threshold in this MRU did not allow a relevant assessment of this criterion. No criterion could be assessed due to the absence of an aggregation rule (threshold) for each parameter assessed. The assessment of the status of each parameter is carried out at the level of the basic unit of assessment, i.e. the WFD water body or the grid box according to the MRU considered, without aggregation at the MRU level. However, the assessment allows the identification of criteria and problem areas to guide the actions that must be implemented for a return to or maintenance of good status. The methodological standards relating to the criteria of Descriptor 5 will be specified following additional studies, as provided for in Ministerial Order 2019 on the definition of good environmental status of marine waters.

Criterion D5C1 could not be filled in for this assessment in the coastal zone of the Western Mediterranean Marine Sub-Region. Indeed, the lack of data (collection effort being mainly concentrated in lagoon areas more prone to eutrophication problems) and of consensus to define a threshold in this MRU did not allow a relevant evaluation of this criterion. The methodological standards relating to criterion D5C1 will be specified following further studies, as provided for in Ministerial Order 2019 on the definition of good environmental status of marine waters.

For descriptor D5, no criteria could be evaluated due to the absence of an aggregation rule (threshold) at the level of each parameter evaluated. Indeed, the assessment of the status of each parameter is carried out at the level of the basic unit of assessment, i.e. the WFD water body or the grid box according to the MRU considered, without aggregation at the scale of the MRU. However, the assessment allows the identification of criteria and problem areas to guide the actions that must be implemented for a return to or maintenance of good status. The methodological standards relating to the criteria of Descriptor 5 will be specified following additional studies, as provided for in Ministerial Order 2019 on the definition of good environmental status of marine waters.

For descriptor D5, no criteria could be evaluated due to the absence of an aggregation rule (threshold) at the level of each parameter evaluated. Indeed, the assessment of the status of each parameter is carried out at the level of the basic unit of assessment, i.e. the WFD water body or the grid box according to the MRU considered, without aggregation at the scale of the MRU. However, the assessment allows the identification of criteria and problem areas to guide the actions that must be implemented for a return to or maintenance of good status. The methodological standards relating to the criteria of Descriptor 5 will be specified following additional studies, as provided for in Ministerial Order 2019 on the definition of good environmental status of marine waters.

For descriptor D5, no criteria could be evaluated due to the absence of an aggregation rule (threshold) at the level of each parameter evaluated. Indeed, the assessment of the status of each parameter is carried out at the level of the basic unit of assessment, i.e. the WFD water body or the grid box according to the MRU considered, without aggregation at the scale of the MRU. However, the assessment allows the identification of criteria and problem areas to guide the actions that must be implemented for a return to or maintenance of good status. The methodological standards relating to the criteria of Descriptor 5 will be specified following additional studies, as provided for in Ministerial Order 2019 on the definition of good environmental status of marine waters.

For descriptor D5, no criteria could be evaluated due to the absence of an aggregation rule (threshold) at the level of each parameter evaluated. Indeed, the assessment of the status of each parameter is carried out at the level of the basic unit of assessment, i.e. the WFD water body or the grid box according to the MRU considered, without aggregation at the scale of the MRU. However, the assessment allows the identification of criteria and problem areas to guide the actions that must be implemented for a return to or maintenance of good status. The methodological standards relating to the criteria of Descriptor 5 will be specified following additional studies, as provided for in Ministerial Order 2019 on the definition of good environmental status of marine waters.

For descriptor D5, no criteria could be evaluated due to the absence of an aggregation rule (threshold) at the level of each parameter evaluated. Indeed, the assessment of the status of each parameter is carried out at the level of the basic unit of assessment, i.e. the WFD water body or the grid box according to the MRU considered, without aggregation at the scale of the MRU. However, the assessment allows the identification of criteria and problem areas to guide the actions that must be implemented for a return to or maintenance of good status. The methodological standards relating to the criteria of Descriptor 5 will be specified following additional studies, as provided for in Ministerial Order 2019 on the definition of good environmental status of marine waters.