National overview: Romania

Table of contents

Who is responsible for MSFD implementation?
Where is the MSFD implemented?
Areas for MSFD reporting
Regional cooperation
Uses and human activities and their pressures on marine environment
Pressures affecting environmental status
Current environmental status and extent to which GES is achieved (as reported in 2018)
Environmental targets to achieve GES
Measures to meet environmental targets and to achieve GES
Exceptions reported when targets or GES cannot be achieved
Assessments of progress in MSFD implementation (Art. 12, 16) / 2012
Assessments of progress in MSFD implementation (Art. 12, 16) / 2018
Reporting history and performance

Who is responsible for MSFD implementation?

MSFD Article	Art. 7 Competent authorities
Report date	2022-08-02
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CA code (EU, national)	ROMSCA1	ROMSCA2	ROMSCA3	ROMSCA4	ROMSCA5	ROMSCA6	ROMSCA7	ROMSCA8
Acronym, Name (national)	MMAP: Ministry of Environement, Waters and Forests (Ministerul Mediului, Apelor și Pădurilor)	MADR: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Ministerul Agriculturii şi Dezvoltării Rurale)	MAI: Ministry of Internal Affairs/General Inspectorate of Border Police (Ministerul Administraţiei şi Internelor / Inspectoratul General al Poliţiei de Frontieră)	MTI: Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (Ministerul Transporturilor si Infrastructurii)	MLPDA: Ministry of Public Works, Development and Administration (Ministerul Dezvoltării Regionale și Administrației Publice)	ANPA: National Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture (Agentia Nationala pentru Pescuit si Acvacultura)	ME: Ministry of Economy (Ministerul Economiei)	MS, DSP: Ministry of Health (Direcțiile de sănătate publică din Judetul Constanta si Judetul Tulcea)
Address	Libertatii 12 and Calea Plevnei 46-48, sect.1, Bucharest/Bucuresti, Romania, 040129	Bulevardul Carol I 17, Bucharest/Bucuresti, Romania, 030161	Răzoare 5, Bucharest/Bucuresti, Romania, 050506	Dinicu Golescu 38, Bucharest/Bucuresti, Romania, 010873	Str. Apolodor, Bucharest/Bucharest, Romania, 050706	Str. Sf. Vineri 29, Bucharest/Bucharest, Romania, -	Calea Victoriei 152, Bucharest/Bucuresti, Romania, 010072	Str. Mihai Eminescu 2, Str. Viitorului 50, Constanta, Tulcea/Constanta, Tulcea, Romania, 900591, 820236
URL	http://www.mmediu.ro	http://www.madr.ro	http://www.mai.gov.ro	http://www.mt.ro	www.mlpda.ro	http://www.anpa.ro	http://www.minind.ro	http://www.dspct.ro/, http://www.dspjtulcea.ro/
Legal status	Ministerul Mediului, Apelor si Padurilor (MMAP), functioneaza in baza Hotararii de Guvern nr. 43/2020 privind organizarea si functionarea Ministerului Apelor si Padurilor cu modificarile si completarile ulterioare, este organ de specialitate al administratiei publice centrale in subordinea Guvernului..	HG nr.30/2017 privind organizarea si functionarea Ministerului Agriculturii si Dezvoltarii Regionale	HG 16/2017 privind organizarea si functionarea Ministerului Afacerilor Interne	Hotărârea Guvernului nr. 370/2021 privind organizarea şi funcţionarea Ministerului Transporturilor si Infrastructurii	HG 477/2020 privind organizarea si functionarea Ministerului Dezvoltarii Regionale si Administratiei Publice.	HG 545/2010 privind organizarea si functionarea Agentiei Nationale pentru Pescuit si Acvacultura	Hotărârea Guvernului nr. 27/2017 privind organizarea şi funcţionarea Ministerului Economiei	Ordinul ministrului sănătății nr. 127/2009 privind aprobarea regulamentului de organizare și funcționare și a structurii organizatorice ale direcțiilor de sănătate publică județene și a municipiului București, cu modificările ulterioare
Responsibilities	Transpunerea şi implementarea directivei.	Protejarea resursei vii. Eliminarea pescuitului din ariile marine protejate. Controlul pescuitului. Renunţarea la uneltele de pescuit agresive pentru populaţii. Practici agricole durabile.	Control, intervenţie în caz de accident, protecţie resurse vii şi combaterea braconajului, monitorizarea navelor în apele teritoriale, asigurarea perimetrului cu nave în caz de poluare.	Elaborează norme şi reglementări specifice în transporturi, cu privire la protecţia mediului şi aprobă planurile de gestionare a deşeurilor generate de nave şi a reziduurilor mărfii.	Responsabil cu implementarea Directivei Planificare Spatiala Maritima	responsabil resurse piscicole	Elaborează norme şi reglementări specifice, în vederea valorificării potenţialului energetic al Mării Negre.	Monitorizarea apelor de îmbăiere din zonele de competență
Reference	http://www.mmediu.ro/gospodarirea_apelor/rapoarte_ape.htm	http://www.madr.ro/pages/page.php?catid=20	http://www.mai.gov.ro/index22.htm ; http://www.politiadefrontiera.ro/	http://www.mt.ro/nou/articol.php?id=legi	www.mlpda.ro	http://www.anpa.ro	http://leg-armonizata.minind.ro/	http://192.168.0.149:8080/oficiale/afis.php?f=102274
Membership	Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare Marina "Grigore Antipa"Constanta. Unităţi care funcţionează în coordonarea Ministerului Mediului şi Pădurilor: I. Unităţi finanţate din venituri proprii (Administraţia Naţională "Apele Române"). Agentia de Protectie a Mediului Constanta, Rezervatia Biosferei Delta Dunarii.	-	Autoritățile administrației publice locale riverane Mării Negre, respectiv județele Tulcea și Constanța funcționează în subordinea Ministerului Administrației și Internelor	1. Unitățile care funcţioneazã în subordinea Ministerului Transporturilor şi Infrastructurii cu sursa de finantare din venituri proprii (Autoritatea Navală Românã); 2. Unitățile care funcţionează sub autoritatea Ministerului Transporturilor şi Infrastructurii (Compania Naţională "Administraţia Porturilor Maritime" - S.A.Constanța)	Primaria Constanta, Primaria Tulcea	ANPA Constanta, ANPA Tulcea	Agenția Națională pentru Resurse Minerale funcţionează sub autoritatea Ministerului Economiei, Comerţului şi Mediului de Afaceri.	Direcțiile de sănătate publică județene (Constanța, Tulcea) sunt subordonate Ministerul Sănătății reprezentand autoritatea de sănătate publică la nivel local.
Regional coordination	1. Convenția privind protecția Mării Negre împortiva poluării (Convenția București, 1992) are rolul de a coordana activitățile de monitoring și control al poluării precum și de a facilita evaluarea stării biodiversității în regiunea marină Marea Neagră; 2. Acordul între Ministerul Mediului și Pădurilor din Romania și Ministerul Mediului și Apelor din Republica Bulgaria privind cooperarea în domeniul apelor, semnat la București (2004) facilitează coordonarea activităților în zona comună în vederea implementării Directiva Cadru Strategia pentru Mediul Marin; 3. Convenția pentru protecția fluviului Dunărea are rolul de a coordona activitățile de monitoring și control al calității fluviului Dunărea în vederea asigurării unei calități corespunzătoare a fluviului Dunărea contribuind implicit și la îmbunătățirii calității apei marine	Nu este aplicabil	Nu este aplicabil	Nu este aplicabil	Nu este aplicabil	Nu este aplicabil	Nu este aplicabil	Nu este aplicabil

Where is the MSFD implemented?

MSFD Article	Art. 3(1) Marine waters
Report date	2022-04-01
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Member state marine waters	Romanian marine waters consist of Romanian territorial waters including WFD coastal waters and Romanian EEZ.

Areas for MSFD reporting

MSFD Article	Art. 4/2017 Decision: Marine regions, subregions, and subdivisions
Report date	2022-04-01
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Region / subregion description

Assessment covers Romanian part of the Black Sea water.

Subdivisions

No subdivision were identified.

MRUs description (AreaType)

Assessment areas have been defined based on criteria in Art. 3.2 and 4.1 of MSFD, reuse of WFD coastal water bodies (Waters with variable salinity, Coastal waters, marine shelf waters, Marine off-shore waters)

MRUs

Region or subregion	Member state	Area type	Marine Reporting Unit	MRU Name	Art. 8-9-10 (2012)	Art. 11 (2014)	Art. 13-14 (2016)	Art. 17 (8-9-10) (2018)	Art. 18 (2019)	Art. 17 (11) (2020)
BLK	RO	RG_AssessmentArea	BLK_RO_RG_CT	BLK_RO_RG_Coastal waters				Used
BLK	RO	RG_AssessmentArea	BLK_RO_RG_MT01	BLK_RO_RG_Marine shelf waters				Used
BLK	RO	RG_AssessmentArea	BLK_RO_RG_MT02	BLK_RO_RG_Marine waters				Used
BLK	RO	RG_AssessmentArea	BLK_RO_RG_TT03	BLK_RO_RG_Waters with variable salinity				Used

Regional cooperation

MSFD Article	Art. 5(2) and Art. 6 Regional cooperation
Report date	2022-04-01
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Region/ subregion
Art. 8 countries involved
Art. 8 nature of coordination
Art. 8 regional coherence
Art. 8 regional coherence problems
Art. 9 countries involved
Art. 9 nature of coordination
Art. 9 regional coherence
Art. 9 regional coherence problems
Art. 10 countries involved
Art. 10 nature of coordination
Art. 10 regional coherence
Art. 10 regional coherence problems

Uses and human activities and their pressures on marine environment

Title	Analysis of predominant pressures and impacts, including human activity (Art. 8(1)(b))
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Uses and human activities (MSFD Annex III, Table 2b)		Anthropogenic pressures on the marine environment (MSFD Annex III, Table 2a)
		Biological						Physical			Substances, litter and energy
		Non-indigenous species	Microbial pathogens	Genetically modified species & translocation	Cultivation of species	Disturbance of species	Extraction of, or mortality/ injury to, species	Physical disturbance	Physical loss	Changes to hydrological conditions	Nutrients	Organic matter	Contaminants, incl. acute pollution events	Litter	Anthropogenic sound	Other forms of energy	Input of water
Physical restructuring of rivers, coastline or seabed (water management)	All activities related to physical restructuring of rivers, coastline or seabed
	Canalisation and other watercourse modifications
	Coastal defence and flood protection
	Land claim
	Offshore structures (other than for oil/gas/renewables)
	Restructuring of seabed morphology, including dredging and depositing of materials
Extraction of non-living resources	All activities related to extraction of non-living resources
	Extraction of minerals (rock, metal ores, gravel, sand, shell)
	Extraction of oil and gas, including infrastructure
	Extraction of salt
	Extraction of water
Production of energy	All activities related to production of energy
	Transmission of electricity and communications (cables)
	Non-renewable energy generation
	Renewable energy generation (wind, wave and tidal power), including infrastructure
Extraction of living resources	All activities related to extraction of living resources
	Fish and shellfish harvesting (professional, recreational)						Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species
	Fish and shellfish processing
	Hunting and collecting for other purposes
	Marine plant harvesting
Cultivation of living resources	Agriculture
	All activities related to cultivation of living resources
	Aquaculture - freshwater
	Aquaculture - marine, including infrastructure
	Forestry
Transport	Transport - air
	All activities related to transport
	Transport infrastructure							Physical disturbance to seabed
	Transport - land
	Transport - shipping							Physical disturbance to seabed
Urban and industrial uses	All urban and industrial uses
	Industrial uses
	Urban uses
	Waste treatment and disposal
Tourism and leisure	Tourism and leisure activities
	All activities related to tourism and leisure
	Tourism and leisure infrastructure
Security/defence	Military operations (subject to Article 2(2))
Education and research	Research, survey and educational activities

Pressures affecting environmental status

Title	Assessments of current environental status and pressures and impacts (Art. 8(1)(a)(b))
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GES Descriptors		Anthropogenic pressures on the marine environment (MSFD Annex III, Table 2a)
		Biological						Physical			Substances, litter and energy
		Non-indigenous species	Microbial pathogens	Genetically modified species & translocation	Cultivation of species	Disturbance of species	Extraction of, or mortality/ injury to, species	Physical disturbance	Physical loss	Changes to hydrological conditions	Nutrients	Organic matter	Contaminants, incl. acute pollution events	Litter	Anthropogenic sound	Other forms of energy	Input of water
Pressure-based descriptors	D2 Non-indigenous species
	D5 Eutrophication										Input of nutrients
	D7 Hydrographical changes
	D8 Contaminants												Input of other substances
	D9 Contaminants in seafood												Input of other substances
	D10 Litter
	D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise														Input of anthropogenic sound
State-based descriptors	D1 Birds
	D1 Mammals
	D1 Reptiles
	D1 Fish						Extraction of, or mortality/injury to, wild species
	D1 Cephalopods
	D3 Commercial fish and shellfish
	D1 Pelagic habitats
	D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats	All pressures	All pressures	All pressures	All pressures	All pressures	All pressures	All pressures Physical disturbance to seabed	All pressures Physical loss of the seabed	All pressures	All pressures All pressures related to inputs of substances, litter and energy	All pressures All pressures related to inputs of substances, litter and energy	All pressures All pressures related to inputs of substances, litter and energy	All pressures All pressures related to inputs of substances, litter and energy	All pressures All pressures related to inputs of substances, litter and energy	All pressures All pressures related to inputs of substances, litter and energy	All pressures All pressures related to inputs of substances, litter and energy
	D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems

Current environmental status and extent to which GES is achieved (as reported in 2018)

Title	Assessments of current environental status and pressures and impacts (Art. 8(1)(a)(b))
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GES Descriptors		Features	Marine Reporting Unit	GES extent achieved	GES extent unit	GES achieved
Pressure-based descriptors	D2 Non-indigenous species	Established non-indigenous species	BLK_RO_RG_CT			Not assessed
		Established non-indigenous species	BLK_RO_RG_MT01			Not assessed
		Established non-indigenous species	BLK_RO_RG_TT03			Not assessed
		Newly-introduced non-indigenous species	BLK_RO_RG_CT			Not assessed
		Newly-introduced non-indigenous species	BLK_RO_RG_MT01	4	Number of newly-introduced species	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, Article 14 exception reported
		Newly-introduced non-indigenous species	BLK_RO_RG_TT03			Not assessed
	D5 Eutrophication	Eutrophication	BLK_RO_RG_CT	10	Proportion of area in good status	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
		Eutrophication	BLK_RO_RG_MT01	38	Proportion of area in good status	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
		Eutrophication	BLK_RO_RG_TT03	0	Proportion of area in good status	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
	D7 Hydrographical changes	Not reported
	D8 Contaminants	Contaminants - non UPBT substances	BLK_RO_RG_CT	65	Proportion of substances in good status	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
		Contaminants - non UPBT substances	BLK_RO_RG_MT01	43	Proportion of substances in good status	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
		Contaminants - non UPBT substances	BLK_RO_RG_TT03	58	Proportion of substances in good status	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
		Contaminants - UPBT substances	BLK_RO_RG_CT	33	Proportion of substances in good status	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
		Contaminants - UPBT substances	BLK_RO_RG_MT01	20	Proportion of substances in good status	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
		Contaminants - UPBT substances	BLK_RO_RG_TT03	25	Proportion of substances in good status	GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
	D9 Contaminants in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	BLK_RO_RG_MT01	100	Proportion of substances in good status	GES achieved by 2018
	D10 Litter	Litter in the environment	BLK_RO_RG_CT			Unknown
	D10 Litter	Litter in the environment	BLK_RO_RG_MT01	100	Proportion of litter categories in good status	GES achieved by 2018
	D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise	Continuous low frequency sound	BLK_RO_RG_CT			Not assessed
		Continuous low frequency sound	BLK_RO_RG_MT01			Not assessed
		Continuous low frequency sound	BLK_RO_RG_MT02			Not assessed
		Continuous low frequency sound	BLK_RO_RG_TT03			Not assessed
		Impulsive sound in water	BLK_RO_RG_CT			Not assessed
		Impulsive sound in water	BLK_RO_RG_MT01			Not assessed
		Impulsive sound in water	BLK_RO_RG_MT02			Not assessed
		Impulsive sound in water	BLK_RO_RG_TT03			Not assessed
State-based descriptors	D1 Birds	Not reported
	D1 Mammals	Small toothed cetaceans	BLK_RO_RG_MT01	66	Proportion of species in good status within species group	Unknown
	D1 Reptiles	Not reported
	D1 Fish	Coastal fish	BLK_RO_RG_CT			GES achieved by 2018
	D1 Fish	Demersal shelf fish	BLK_RO_RG_MT01			GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
	D1 Cephalopods	Not reported
	D3 Commercial fish and shellfish	Commercially exploited fish and shellfish	BLK_RO_RG_MT01			Unknown
	D3 Commercial fish and shellfish	Commercially exploited fish and shellfish	BLK_RO_RG_TT03			GES achieved by 2018
	D1 Pelagic habitats	Pelagic broad habitats	BLK_RO_RG_CT		Proportion of habitats in good status	Not assessed
		Pelagic broad habitats	BLK_RO_RG_MT01		Proportion of habitats in good status	Not assessed
		Pelagic broad habitats	BLK_RO_RG_TT03		Proportion of habitats in good status	Not assessed
	D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats	Benthic broad habitats	BLK_RO_RG_CT			GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
		Benthic broad habitats	BLK_RO_RG_MT01		Proportion of habitats in good status	Not assessed
		Benthic broad habitats	BLK_RO_RG_TT03		Proportion of habitats in good status	Not assessed
		Other benthic habitats	BLK_RO_RG_CT			GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
		Physical disturbance to seabed	BLK_RO_RG_CT			Not assessed
		Physical disturbance to seabed	BLK_RO_RG_MT01			Not assessed
		Physical disturbance to seabed	BLK_RO_RG_TT03			Not assessed
		Physical loss of the seabed	BLK_RO_RG_CT			Not assessed
		Physical loss of the seabed	BLK_RO_RG_MT01			Not assessed
		Physical loss of the seabed	BLK_RO_RG_TT03			Not assessed
	D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems	Not reported

Environmental targets to achieve GES

Title	Environmental targets (Art. 10)
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GES Descriptors		Anthropogenic pressures on the marine environment (MSFD Annex III, Table 2a)
		Biological						Physical			Substances, litter and energy
		Non-indigenous species	Microbial pathogens	Genetically modified species & translocation	Cultivation of species	Disturbance of species	Extraction of, or mortality/ injury to, species	Physical disturbance	Physical loss	Changes to hydrological conditions	Nutrients	Organic matter	Contaminants, incl. acute pollution events	Litter	Anthropogenic sound	Other forms of energy	Input of water
Pressure-based descriptors	D2 Non-indigenous species
	D5 Eutrophication										5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6
	D7 Hydrographical changes
	D8 Contaminants												8.1
	D9 Contaminants in seafood												9.1
	D10 Litter
	D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise														Ambient noise Shipping
State-based descriptors	D1 Birds
	D1 Mammals
	D1 Reptiles
	D1 Fish						1.2.1
	D1 Cephalopods
	D3 Commercial fish and shellfish
	D1 Pelagic habitats
	D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats
	D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems

Measures to meet environmental targets and to achieve GES

Title	Programme of measures (Art. 13)
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GES Descriptors		Anthropogenic pressures on the marine environment (MSFD Annex III, Table 2a)
		Biological						Physical			Substances, litter and energy
		Non-indigenous species	Microbial pathogens	Genetically modified species & translocation	Cultivation of species	Disturbance of species	Extraction of, or mortality/ injury to, species	Physical disturbance	Physical loss	Changes to hydrological conditions	Nutrients	Organic matter	Contaminants, incl. acute pollution events	Litter	Anthropogenic sound	Other forms of energy	Input of water
Pressure-based descriptors	D2 Non-indigenous species
	D5 Eutrophication										BLKRO-M023-M031
	D7 Hydrographical changes
	D8 Contaminants												BLKRO-M023-M031
	D9 Contaminants in seafood
	D10 Litter
	D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise
State-based descriptors	D1 Birds
	D1 Mammals
	D1 Reptiles
	D1 Fish						BLKRO-M016 BLKRO-M035--M036 BLKRO-M001-M010
	D1 Cephalopods
	D3 Commercial fish and shellfish
	D1 Pelagic habitats
	D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats
	D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems

Exceptions reported when targets or GES cannot be achieved

Title	Exceptions (Art. 14)
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GES Descriptors		Action or inaction for which MS is not responsible (Art. 14 (1a))	Natural causes (Art. 14 (1b))	Force majeure (Art. 14 (1c))	Physical modifications for overriding public interest (Art. 14 (1d))	Natural conditions preventing timely improvement (Art. 14 (1e))	No significant risk or disproportionate costs (Art. 14 (4))
Pressure-based descriptors	D2 Non-indigenous species	2017	2017	2017	2017	2017	2017
	D5 Eutrophication
	D7 Hydrographical changes
	D8 Contaminants
	D9 Contaminants in seafood
	D10 Litter	2017	2017	2017	2017	2017	2017
	D11 Energy, incl. underwater noise
State-based descriptors	D1 Birds
	D1 Mammals
	D1 Reptiles
	D1 Fish
	D1 Cephalopods
	D3 Commercial fish and shellfish	2017	2017	2017	2017	2017	2017
	D1 Pelagic habitats
	D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats
	D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems

Assessments of progress in MSFD implementation (Art. 12, 16) / 2012

Title	Implementation of marine strategies (Art. 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 18)
First cycle	2012-2017
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Black Sea

Descriptor		Article 9 - GES Determination	Article 8 - Initial Assessment	Article 10 - Environmental Targets
Pressure-based descriptors	D2 - Non-indigenous species	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Not reported (0)
	D5 - Eutrophication	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)
	D7 - Hydrographical changes	Not reported (0)	Inadequate (1)	Not reported (0)
	D8 - Contaminants	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Partially adequate (2)
	D9 - Contaminants in seafood	Not reported (0)	Not reported (0)	Not reported (0)
	D10 - Marine litter	Not reported (0)	Not reported (0)	Not reported (0)
	D11 - Energy, incl. underwater noise	Not reported (0)	Not reported (0)	Not reported (0)
State-based descriptors	D1 - Biodiversity – birds	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)
	D1 - Biodiversity – mammals	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)
	D1 - Biodiversity – reptiles	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)
	D1 - Biodiversity – fish	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)
	D1 - Biodiversity – cephalopods	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)
	D3 - Commercial fish and shellfish	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)	Inadequate (1)
	D1 - Biodiversity – pelagic habitats	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)
	D6 - Sea-floor integrity/D1 Biodiversity - benthic habitats	Inadequate (1)	Inadequate (1)	Partially adequate (2)
	D4 - Food webs/D1 Biodiversity - ecosystems	Not reported (0)	Inadequate (1)	Not reported (0)

Assessments of progress in MSFD implementation (Art. 12, 16) / 2018

Title	Implementation of marine strategies (Art. 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 18)
Second cycle	2018-2023
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Black Sea

Descriptor		Article 9 - GES Determination	Article 8 - Initial Assessment	Article 10 - Environmental Targets
Pressure-based descriptors	D2 - Non-indigenous species	Good (3)	Good (3)	Poor (2)
	D5 - Eutrophication	Good (3)	Very good (4)	Poor (2)
	D7 - Hydrographical changes	Poor (2)	Not reported (0)	Very poor (1)
	D8 - Contaminants	Poor (2)	Very good (4)	Very poor (1)
	D9 - Contaminants in seafood	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Very poor (1)
	D10 - Marine litter	Very poor (1)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)
	D11 - Energy, incl. underwater noise	Not reported (0)	Not reported (0)	Not reported (0)
State-based descriptors	D1 - Biodiversity – birds	Not reported (0)	Not reported (0)	Not reported (0)
	D1 - Biodiversity – mammals	Very poor (1)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)
	D1 - Biodiversity – reptiles	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)	Not relevant (-)
	D1 - Biodiversity – fish	Good (3)	Poor (2)	Poor (2)
	D1 - Biodiversity – cephalopods	Not reported (0)	Not reported (0)	Not reported (0)
	D3 - Commercial fish and shellfish	Poor (2)	Good (3)	Poor (2)
	D1 - Biodiversity – pelagic habitats	Good (3)	Good (3)	Poor (2)
	D6 - Sea-floor integrity/D1 Biodiversity - benthic habitats	Poor (2)	Poor (2)	Very poor (1)
	D4 - Food webs/D1 Biodiversity - ecosystems	Not reported (0)	Not reported (0)	Very poor (1)

Reporting history and performance

MSFD Article	Files available	Access to reports	Report due	Report received	Difference (days)
MSFD - Article 4 - Spatial data	MSFD4Geo_RO_2018.xml RO_MarineReportingUnits_2018.cpg RO_MarineReportingUnits_2018.dbf RO_MarineReportingUnits_2018.prj RO_MarineReportingUnits_2018.sbn RO_MarineReportingUnits_2018.sbx RO_MarineReportingUnits_2018.shp RO_MarineReportingUnits_2018.shp.xml RO_MarineReportingUnits_2018.shx	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd_art17/2018reporting/spatialdata/envxery9w/	2018-10-15	2019-01-28	-105
MSFD - Article 4 - Spatial data	MSFD4Geo_RO_2018.xml RO_MarineReportingUnits_2018.cpg RO_MarineReportingUnits_2018.dbf RO_MarineReportingUnits_2018.prj RO_MarineReportingUnits_2018.sbn RO_MarineReportingUnits_2018.sbx RO_MarineReportingUnits_2018.shp RO_MarineReportingUnits_2018.shp.xml	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd_art17/2018reporting/spatialdata/envw6380w/	2018-10-15	2018-09-28	+17
MSFD - Article 4 - Spatial data	RO_MarineReportingUnits_2018.cpg RO_MarineReportingUnits_2018.dbf RO_MarineReportingUnits_2018.prj RO_MarineReportingUnits_2018.sbn RO_MarineReportingUnits_2018.sbx RO_MarineReportingUnits_2018.shp RO_MarineReportingUnits_2018.shp.xml RO_MarineReportingUnits_2018.shx	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd_art17/2018reporting/spatialdata/envwzn76g/	2018-10-15	2018-06-27	+110
MSFD monitoring programmes (Art. 11)	MSFD_monitoring_programmes__1.xml RO-MSFDArt.11.xml SubprogramROM_FIN.xls	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd_mp/blkro/envvfjfxq/	2014-10-15	2019-07-29	-1748
MSFD monitoring programmes (Art. 11)	RO_ContaminantsSeafood_FIN_revised.doc RO_Contaminants_FIN_revised.doc RO_HydrographicalChanges_FIN_revised.doc	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd_mp/envvhdwra/	2014-10-15	2015-10-09	-359
MSFD monitoring programmes (Art. 11)	RO_ContaminantsSeafood_FIN_revised.doc	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd_mp/envvhetpg/	2014-10-15	2015-10-09	-359
MSFD monitoring programmes (Art. 11)	SubprogramROM_FIN.xml	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd_mp/blkro/envvje8mq/	2014-10-15	2014-12-17	-63
MSFD monitoring programmes (Art. 11)	RO_BiodiversityFish.pdf RO_Birds.pdf RO_CommercialFish.pdf RO_ContaminantsSeafood.pdf RO_Eutrophication.pdf RO_Litter.pdf RO_Mammals.pdf RO_NIS.pdf RO_Noise.pdf RO_sea_bed_habitats.pdf RO_water_column_habitats.pdf Subprogram_ROM.xls SubprogrmROM.xls	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd_mp/msfd4text/envvgs_jg/	2014-10-15	2014-11-24	-40
MSFD - Articles 8, 9 and 10 - Text reports	Raport_ESA_8c_utilizare_mediu_marin.pdf Romania_roof-report_8a_8b_9_10.pdf	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd_art17/2018reporting/textreport/envxzia0w/	2018-10-15	2019-09-30	-350
MSFD - Articles 8, 9 and 10 - Text reports	Romania_roof-report.pdf	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd_art17/2018reporting/textreport/envxbptkq/	2018-10-15	2018-12-19	-65
MSFD reporting on Initial Assessments (Art. 8), Good Environmental Status (Art.9), Env. targets & associated indicators (Art.10) & related reporting on geographic areas, regional cooperation and metadata.	MSFD_WFDaug2015.shp.zip	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd8910/msfd4geo/envvevf9q/	2012-10-15	2015-09-01	-1051
MSFD reporting on Initial Assessments (Art. 8), Good Environmental Status (Art.9), Env. targets & associated indicators (Art.10) & related reporting on geographic areas, regional cooperation and metadata.	RO_MSFD10TI_20130430.xml RO_MSFD8aFeatures_20130430.xml RO_MSFD8bPressures_20130430.xml RO_MSFD8cESA_20130430.xml RO_MSFD9GES_20130430.xml RO_MSFDFeatures_Overview_20130430.xml	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd8910/blkro/envux97qw/	2012-10-15	2013-04-30	-197
MSFD reporting on Initial Assessments (Art. 8), Good Environmental Status (Art.9), Env. targets & associated indicators (Art.10) & related reporting on geographic areas, regional cooperation and metadata.	RO_MSFD8_19_3_1p0_20130430.xml	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd8910/msfd4meta/envuxkccw/	2012-10-15	2013-04-30	-197
MSFD reporting on Initial Assessments (Art. 8), Good Environmental Status (Art.9), Env. targets & associated indicators (Art.10) & related reporting on geographic areas, regional cooperation and metadata.	Initial_Assessment_art_8.pdf	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd8910/msfd4text/envux98hw/	2012-10-15	2013-04-30	-197
MSFD reporting on Initial Assessments (Art. 8), Good Environmental Status (Art.9), Env. targets & associated indicators (Art.10) & related reporting on geographic areas, regional cooperation and metadata.	RO_MSFD10TI_20121220.xml RO_MSFD4Geo_20121015.xml RO_MSFD8aFeatures_20121220.xml RO_MSFD8bPressures_20121220.xml RO_MSFD8cESA_20121220.xml RO_MSFD9GES_20121220.xml RO_MSFDFeature_Overview_20121220.xml	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd8910/blkro/envunlyaq/	2012-10-15	2013-02-07	-115
MSFD reporting on Initial Assessments (Art. 8), Good Environmental Status (Art.9), Env. targets & associated indicators (Art.10) & related reporting on geographic areas, regional cooperation and metadata.	RO_MSFD10TI_20121015.xml RO_MSFD8aFeatures_20121015.xml RO_MSFD8bPressures_20121015.xml RO_MSFD8cESA_20121015.xml RO_MSFD9GES_20121015.xml RO_MSFDFeatures_Overview_20121015.xml	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd8910/blkro/envuhwjew/	2012-10-15	2012-10-15	+0
MSFD reporting on Initial Assessments (Art. 8), Good Environmental Status (Art.9), Env. targets & associated indicators (Art.10) & related reporting on geographic areas, regional cooperation and metadata.	RO_MSFD4Geo_20121015.xml RO_Marine_waters.dbf RO_Marine_waters.prj RO_Marine_waters.sbn RO_Marine_waters.sbx RO_Marine_waters.shp RO_Marine_waters.shp.xml RO_Marine_waters.shx	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd8910/msfd4geo/envuhwiog/	2012-10-15	2012-10-15	+0
MSFD reporting on Initial Assessments (Art. 8), Good Environmental Status (Art.9), Env. targets & associated indicators (Art.10) & related reporting on geographic areas, regional cooperation and metadata.	Good_environmental_status_and_targets_art.9_10.pdf Initial_Assessment_art_8.pdf	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd8910/msfd4text/envuhwuaq/	2012-10-15	2012-10-15	+0
MSFD - Articles 8, 9 and 10 - XML data	1.msfd2018-ART9_GES_18_12_03_04_03_05.xml 2.msfd2018-Indicators_18_12.xml 3.msfd2018-ART10_Targets_18_12_03_05.xml 4.ART8_GES_18_12_3_05.xml RO_msfd2018-ART8_ESA.xml	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd_art17/2018reporting/xmldata/envxmdjtw/	2018-10-15	2020-04-06	-539
MSFD - Articles 8, 9 and 10 - XML data	1.msfd2018-ART9_GES_18_12_03_04_03_05.xml 2.msfd2018-Indicators_18_12.xml 3.msfd2018-ART10_Targets_18_12_03_05.xml 4.ART8_GES_18_12_3_05.xml RO_msfd2018-ART8_ESA.xml	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd_art17/2018reporting/xmldata/envxe7h_q/	2018-10-15	2019-10-31	-381
MSFD - Articles 8, 9 and 10 - XML data	1.msfd2018-ART9_GES_18_12.xml 2.msfd2018-Indicators_18_12.xml 3.msfd2018-ART10_Targets_18_12.xml 4.ART8_GES_18_12.xml	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd_art17/2018reporting/xmldata/envxbj1ow/	2018-10-15	2018-12-18	-64
MSFD report on Marine Region or Subregion competent authority or authorities	RO_MSCA_20200110.xml	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd_ca/envxjgxaw/	1900-01-01	2020-01-29	-43857
MSFD report on Marine Region or Subregion competent authority or authorities	MSFD_CompAuth_20180607.xml	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd_ca/envwziqjw/	1900-01-01	2018-06-26	-43275
MSFD report on Marine Region or Subregion competent authority or authorities	RO_MSFDCompAuth_20110606.xml	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd8910/blkro/envunlyaq/	2012-10-15	2013-02-07	-115
MSFD report on Marine Region or Subregion competent authority or authorities	RO_MSCA_20110606.xml	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd_ca/envt3bx7q/	1900-01-01	2012-03-26	-40992
MSFD report on Marine Region or Subregion competent authority or authorities	Anexa_nr_2_-_MSFD_Competent_authorities.doc	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd_ca/envteyhpw/	1900-01-01	2011-06-06	-40698
MSFD programmes of measures, including establishment of marine protected areas, and exceptions	BLKRO_Exceptions_20170830.xml BLKRO_Measures_20170830.xml	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd_pom/blkro/envwauyta/	2016-03-31	2017-08-30	-517
MSFD programmes of measures, including establishment of marine protected areas, and exceptions	BLKRO_PoM_report.pdf	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd_pom/msfd4text/envwazxvq/	2016-03-31	2017-08-30	-517
MSFD programmes of measures, including establishment of marine protected areas, and exceptions	MSFD_water.cpg MSFD_water.dbf MSFD_water.prj MSFD_water.sbn MSFD_water.sbx MSFD_water.shp MSFD_water.shp.xml MSFD_water.shx	http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/ro/eu/msfd_pom/msfd4geo/envwavznw/	2016-03-31	2017-08-29	-516