Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D8 / Portugal / NE Atlantic: Macaronesia

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 D8 Contaminants
Member State Portugal
Region/subregion NE Atlantic: Macaronesia
Reported by DGRM
Report date 2021-03-03
Report access ART9_GES_PT_setembro2020.xml

GES component
D8
D8
D8
D8C1
D8C2
D8C3
D8C4
Marine reporting units
  • AMA-PT-SD-AZO
  • AMA-PT-SD-MAD
  • AMA-PT-SD-PCE
Features
  • Contaminants - non UPBT substances
  • Contaminants - UPBT substances
  • Contaminants - non UPBT substances
  • Contaminants - UPBT substances
  • Contaminants - non UPBT substances
GES description
BEA not determined at sub-regional level as laid down in Article 3 (5) (b) of the MSFD due to lack of data on the presence of contaminants in the region, it is not possible to compare parameter values with the thresholds laid down in the Community Directives.
D8C1- In coastal and territorial waters and outside the territorial waters the concentrations of contaminants do not exceed the established threshold values. D8C3 ? The spatial extent and duration of significant acute pollution events are minimised.
GES not determined at sub-regional level as laid down in Article 3 (5) (b) of the MSFD. Assessment under Art. 8 based on the level of risk, considering that if the risk of contamination due to anthropogenic pressures is low, GES is achieved.
Determination date
202003
202003
202003
Update type
Modified from reported determination
Modified from reported determination
New determination
Justification for non-use of criterion
MRUs: ABI-TA-AUTE_ZEEA2, ZZEB2, ZZEC2 and AMA-PT-DEC-: Criteria D8C1 and D8C3 not evaluated. Assessment based on low risk.
MRUs: ABI-TA-AUTE_ZEEA2, ZZEB2, ZZEC2 and AMA-PT-DEC-: Criteria D8C1 and D8C3 not evaluated. Assessment based on low risk.
MRUs: ABI-TA-AUTE_ZEEA2, ZZEB2, ZZEC2 and AMA-PT-DEC-: Criteria D8C1 and D8C3 not evaluated. Assessment based on low risk.
Low risk
Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements