Good marine environment status is achieved when marine litter properties and quantities do not harm the coastal and marine ecosystem. Waste in the marine environment does not endanger human well-being and does not create negative economic effects for the economy and coastal communities. Good status of the marine environment as regards the presence of marine litter and ashore is achieved when the amounts of marine litter within the limit values/baselines are set at the level of the sub-region, the region or the European Community. The cut-off/baseline values also constitute objectives.