Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D9 / Black Sea

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 D9 Contaminants in seafood
Region/subregion Black Sea
Reported by Member state
Member state
Bulgaria
Romania
Member state report
Marine reporting units MRUs used
  • BLK-BG-AA-EmineMaslennos
  • BLK-BG-AA-GalataEmine
  • BLK-BG-AA-KaliakraGalata
  • BLK-BG-AA-MaslennosRezovo
  • BLK-BG-AA-OpenSea
  • BLK-BG-AA-Shelf
  • BLK-BG-AA-SivriburunKaliakra
  • BLK_RO_RG_MT01
Structure, functions and processes of marine ecosystems: Species Marine species
  • D9 (1)
Pressure levels and impacts in marine environment: Chemical Contaminants - in seafood
  • D9C1 (7)
GES description D9 Contaminants in seafood
D9C1 — Primary: The level of contaminants
in edible tissues soft parts of seafood - molluscs
caught in the wild does not exceed EU and national legislation
GES description D9C1 Contaminants in seafood (9.1, 9.1.1)
The level of contaminants in edible tissues (muscle, liver, roe, flesh or other soft parts, as appropriate) of seafood (including fish, crustaceans, molluscs, echinoderms, seaweed and other marine plants) caught or harvested in the wild (excluding fin-fish from mariculture) does not exceed: (a) for contaminants listed in Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006, the maximum levels laid down in that Regulation, which are the threshold values for the purposes of this Decision; (b) for additional contaminants, not listed in Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006, threshold values, which Member States shall establish through regional or subregional cooperation.
Determination date
  • 2021-08 (D9C1)
  • 2012-07 (D9)
Update type
  • New determination (D9C1)
  • Same as last reported determination (D9)
Justification for non-use of criterion
Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements