Art8-2024

Member State report / Art8-2024 / 2024 / D9 / Romania / Black Sea

Report type	Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article	Art8
Report due	2024-10-15
GES Descriptor	D9 Contaminants in seafood
Member State	Romania
Region/subregion	Black Sea
Report date	2026-01-23 11:41:15

BLK-RO-AA-CT

Simplified table

Regional assessment area
Component MRUs
GES component	D9	D9	D9	D9	D9	D9	D9	D9	D9	D9	D9
Feature	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood
Element	Benzo(a)pyrene	Benzo(a)pyrene	Benzo(a)pyrene	Cadmium and its compounds	Cadmium and its compounds	Cadmium and its compounds	Lead and its compounds	Non-dioxin like PCB (sum of 6 PCB: 28, 52, 101, 138, 153 and 180)	Non-dioxin like PCB (sum of 6 PCB: 28, 52, 101, 138, 153 and 180)	Non-dioxin like PCB (sum of 6 PCB: 28, 52, 101, 138, 153 and 180)	Sum of PAHs (Benzo(a)pyrene, Benzo(b)fluoranthene, Benzo(k)fluoranthene, Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene)
Element extent
Trend element
Element 2	Mollusks	Mollusks	Mytilus galloprovincialis	Mollusks	Mollusks	Mytilus galloprovincialis	Mollusks	Mollusks	Mollusks	Mytilus galloprovincialis	Mollusks
Element source
Criterion		D9C1	D9C1		D9C1	D9C1	D9C1		D9C1	D9C1	D9C1
Parameter		Concentration in biota			Concentration in biota		Concentration in biota		Concentration in biota		Concentration in biota
Threshold value upper		5.0			1.0		1.5		75.0		30.0
Threshold value lower		5.0							75.0		30.0
Threshold value operator		<			<		<		<		<
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source		Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)			Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)		Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)		Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)		Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)
Value achieved upper		73.3287			1.07		1.31		179.26		73.3737
Value achieved lower		0.0001			0.17		0.001		0.6		0.0001
Value unit		microgram per kilogram of wet weight			ug/g ww		ug/g ww		microgram per kilogram of wet weight		microgram per kilogram of wet weight
Proportion threshold value		75.0			75.0		75.0		75.0		75.0
Proportion value achieved		99.0			93.0		100.0		67.0		95.0
Proportion threshold value unit		% of samples achieving threshold value			% of samples achieving threshold value		% of samples achieving threshold value		% of samples achieving threshold value		% of samples achieving threshold value
Trend parameter		Stable			Stable		Stable		Deteriorating		Stable
Parameter achieved		Yes			Yes		Yes		No		Yes
Description parameter
Related indicator		Contaminants in seafood			Contaminants in seafood		Contaminants in seafood		Contaminants in seafood		Contaminants in seafood
Criteria status			Good			Good	Good			Not good	Good
Description criteria
Element status	Good			Good			Good	Not good			Good
Description element
Source assessment feature	EQS Directive (2013/39/EU)	EQS Directive (2013/39/EU)	EQS Directive (2013/39/EU)	EQS Directive (2013/39/EU)	EQS Directive (2013/39/EU)	EQS Directive (2013/39/EU)	EQS Directive (2013/39/EU)	EQS Directive (2013/39/EU)	EQS Directive (2013/39/EU)	EQS Directive (2013/39/EU)	EQS Directive (2013/39/EU)
Reporting method feature	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D
Trend feature	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Integration rule type parameter	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO
Integration rule description parameter	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out
Integration rule type criteria	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE
Integration rule description criteria	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO
GES extent threshold	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00
GES extent achieved	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00
GES extent unit	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status
GES achieved	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Description overall status
Assessments period	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023
Related pressures	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events
Related targets	9.1.2	9.1.2	9.1.2	9.1.2	9.1.2	9.1.2	9.1.2	9.1.2	9.1.2	9.1.2	9.1.2
Test TV	NA	No	NA	NA	No	NA	Yes	NA	No	NA	No
Test results	False	False	False	False	False	False	Correct	False	Correct	False	False

BLK-RO-AA-MT01

Simplified table

Regional assessment area
Component MRUs
GES component	D9	D9	D9	D9	D9	D9	D9	D9	D9	D9	D9
Feature	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood
Element	Benzo(a)pyrene	Benzo(a)pyrene	Benzo(a)pyrene	Cadmium and its compounds	Lead and its compounds	Non-dioxin like PCB (sum of 6 PCB: 28, 52, 101, 138, 153 and 180)	Non-dioxin like PCB (sum of 6 PCB: 28, 52, 101, 138, 153 and 180)	Non-dioxin like PCB (sum of 6 PCB: 28, 52, 101, 138, 153 and 180)	Sum of PAHs (Benzo(a)pyrene, Benzo(b)fluoranthene, Benzo(k)fluoranthene, Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene)	Sum of PAHs (Benzo(a)pyrene, Benzo(b)fluoranthene, Benzo(k)fluoranthene, Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene)	Sum of PAHs (Benzo(a)pyrene, Benzo(b)fluoranthene, Benzo(k)fluoranthene, Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene)
Element extent
Trend element
Element 2	Mollusks	Mollusks	Mytilus galloprovincialis	Mollusks	Mollusks	Mollusks	Mollusks	Mytilus galloprovincialis	Mollusks	Mollusks	Mytilus galloprovincialis
Element source
Criterion		D9C1	D9C1	D9C1	D9C1		D9C1	D9C1		D9C1	D9C1
Parameter		Concentration in biota		Concentration in biota	Concentration in biota		Concentration in biota			Concentration in biota
Threshold value upper		5.0		1.0	1.5		75.0			30.0
Threshold value lower		5.0		1.0	1.5		75.0			30.0
Threshold value operator		<		<	<		<			<
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source		Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)		Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)	Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)		Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)			Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)
Value achieved upper		54.7447		2.18	0.86		465.21			778.1216
Value achieved lower		0.0001		0.06	0.002		0.6			0.0001
Value unit		microgram per kilogram of wet weight		ug/g ww	ug/g ww		microgram per kilogram of wet weight			microgram per kilogram of wet weight
Proportion threshold value		75.0		75.0	75.0		75.0			75.0
Proportion value achieved		79.0		86.0	100.0		26.0			71.0
Proportion threshold value unit		% of samples achieving threshold value		% of samples achieving threshold value	% of samples achieving threshold value		% of samples achieving threshold value			% of samples achieving threshold value
Trend parameter		Stable		Stable	Stable		Deteriorating			Stable
Parameter achieved		Yes		Yes	Yes		No			No
Description parameter
Related indicator		Contaminants in seafood		Contaminants in seafood	Contaminants in seafood		Contaminants in seafood			Contaminants in seafood
Criteria status			Good	Good	Good			Not good			Not good
Description criteria
Element status	Not good			Good	Good	Not good			Not good
Description element
Source assessment feature	MSFD MSFD 2017 Decision	MSFD MSFD 2017 Decision	MSFD MSFD 2017 Decision	MSFD MSFD 2017 Decision	MSFD MSFD 2017 Decision	MSFD MSFD 2017 Decision	MSFD MSFD 2017 Decision	MSFD MSFD 2017 Decision	MSFD MSFD 2017 Decision	MSFD MSFD 2017 Decision	MSFD MSFD 2017 Decision
Reporting method feature	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D
Trend feature	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Integration rule type parameter	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO
Integration rule description parameter	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out
Integration rule type criteria	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE
Integration rule description criteria	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO
GES extent threshold	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00
GES extent achieved	26.00	26.00	26.00	26.00	26.00	26.00	26.00	26.00	26.00	26.00	26.00
GES extent unit	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status
GES achieved	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Description overall status
Assessments period	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023
Related pressures	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events
Related targets	9.1.3	9.1.3	9.1.3	9.1.3	9.1.3	9.1.3	9.1.3	9.1.3	9.1.3	9.1.3	9.1.3
Test TV	NA	No	NA	No	Yes	NA	No	NA	NA	No	NA
Test results	False	False	False	False	Correct	False	Correct	False	False	Correct	False

BLK-RO-AA-TT03

Simplified table

Regional assessment area
Component MRUs
GES component	D9	D9	D9	D9	D9	D9	D9	D9	D9	D9	D9
Feature	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood
Element	Benzo(a)pyrene	Cadmium and its compounds	Lead and its compounds	Lead and its compounds	Lead and its compounds	Non-dioxin like PCB (sum of 6 PCB: 28, 52, 101, 138, 153 and 180)	Non-dioxin like PCB (sum of 6 PCB: 28, 52, 101, 138, 153 and 180)	Non-dioxin like PCB (sum of 6 PCB: 28, 52, 101, 138, 153 and 180)	Sum of PAHs (Benzo(a)pyrene, Benzo(b)fluoranthene, Benzo(k)fluoranthene, Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene)	Sum of PAHs (Benzo(a)pyrene, Benzo(b)fluoranthene, Benzo(k)fluoranthene, Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene)	Sum of PAHs (Benzo(a)pyrene, Benzo(b)fluoranthene, Benzo(k)fluoranthene, Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene)
Element extent
Trend element
Element 2	Mollusks	Mollusks	Mollusks	Mollusks	Mytilus galloprovincialis	Mollusks	Mollusks	Mytilus galloprovincialis	Mollusks	Mollusks	Mytilus galloprovincialis
Element source
Criterion	D9C1	D9C1		D9C1	D9C1		D9C1	D9C1		D9C1	D9C1
Parameter	Concentration in biota	Concentration in biota		Concentration in biota			Concentration in biota			Concentration in biota
Threshold value upper	5.0	1.0		1.5			75.0			30.0
Threshold value lower	5.0	1.0		1.5			75.0			30.0
Threshold value operator	<	<		<			<			<
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source	Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)	Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)		Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)			Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)			Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)
Value achieved upper	2.0492	2.91		1.58			463.4			1.1907
Value achieved lower	0.0001	0.27		0.005			0.6			0.0001
Value unit	microgram per kilogram of wet weight	ug/g ww		ug/g ww			microgram per kilogram of wet weight			microgram per kilogram of wet weight
Proportion threshold value	75.0	75.0		75.0			75.0			75.0
Proportion value achieved	100.0	60.0		80.0			80.0			92.0
Proportion threshold value unit	% of samples achieving threshold value	% of samples achieving threshold value		% of samples achieving threshold value			% of samples achieving threshold value			% of samples achieving threshold value
Trend parameter	Stable	Stable		Stable			Stable			Stable
Parameter achieved	Yes	Yes		Yes			Yes			Yes
Description parameter
Related indicator	Contaminants in seafood	Contaminants in seafood		Contaminants in seafood			Contaminants in seafood			Contaminants in seafood
Criteria status	Good	Not good			Good			Good			Good
Description criteria
Element status	Good	Not good	Good			Good			Good
Description element
Source assessment feature	EQS Directive (2013/39/EU)	EQS Directive (2013/39/EU)	EQS Directive (2013/39/EU)	EQS Directive (2013/39/EU)	EQS Directive (2013/39/EU)	EQS Directive (2013/39/EU)	EQS Directive (2013/39/EU)	EQS Directive (2013/39/EU)	EQS Directive (2013/39/EU)	EQS Directive (2013/39/EU)	EQS Directive (2013/39/EU)
Reporting method feature	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D
Trend feature	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Integration rule type parameter	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO
Integration rule description parameter	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out	One-out-all-out
Integration rule type criteria	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE	OOAO_HIE
Integration rule description criteria	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO	Hierarchical application of OOAO
GES extent threshold	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00
GES extent achieved	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00
GES extent unit	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status	Proportion of substances in good status
GES achieved	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Description overall status
Assessments period	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023	2018-2023
Related pressures	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events
Related targets	9.1.1	9.1.1	9.1.1	9.1.1	9.1.1	9.1.1	9.1.1	9.1.1	9.1.1	9.1.1	9.1.1
Test TV	Yes	No	NA	No	NA	NA	No	NA	NA	Yes	NA
Test results	Correct	False	False	False	False	False	False	False	False	Correct	False