European Commission - DG Environment Unit D.2: Water & Marine 1 Pau-Plenary Session 14 may 2008 Pau-Plenary Session 14 may 2008 CMA developments and state

European Commission - DG EnvironmentUnit D.2: Water & Marine

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Pau-Plenary SessionPau-Plenary Session 14 may 2008 14 may 2008

CMA developments and state of play of Priority SubstancesCMA developments and state of play of Priority Substances

Directive negotiationDirective negotiation

Mario Carere, Philippe Quevauviller, Bernd GawlikMario Carere, Philippe Quevauviller, Bernd Gawlik

National Institute of Health-Italy National Institute of Health-Italy DG Environment European CommissionDG Environment European Commission Joint Research Center-European CommissionJoint Research Center-European Commission


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• JRC will perform a second field trial that will compared current approaches in chemical water monitoring. The event is planned to be performed in the Danube river basin: PAHs, PBDE and chlorinated pesticides will be the target compounds. The final report of CMA on-site 1 exercise is available on Circa.

• A draft outline of the sediment/biota guidance has been launched the 8th of February in the light of article 16 of WFD and of the new directive proposal in which is foreseen that MS may opt to apply EQS for sediment and biota.A drafting group has been formed. A preliminary draft will be discussed at the Plenary meeting the 14° of May.The finalisation has been planned for spring 2009.

CMA (2007-2009)CMA (2007-2009)

Activity CMA-1 (Exchange of best practices)Work in progress


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Work in progress

•The QA/QC Directive has undergone an interservice consultation in March 2008, resulting in comments formulated by the Legal Service which were integrated. A final draft has been communicated to the CMA expert group and to the WFD Committee on the 24 April 2008. The voting is expected to take place on the 15th May 2008.

• A strategy for operational development for quality assurance and control that will cover surface and groundwater in close connection with the EAQC-WISE project is being finalised. The strategy will be presented and discussed at the final workshop of the project that will be held in Bruxelles on 17-18 June. The aim of the “blueprint”document is to establish recommendations concerning QA/QC coordination within the EU concerning chemical monitoring programmes under the WFD.

CMA (2007-2009)CMA (2007-2009)

Activity CMA-2 (Quality assurance and control)


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Work in progress

• Establishment of list(s) of ISO and EN standards relevant to WFD chemical monitoring of priority substances elaborated by DG/Env and the Working Group 1 of CEN/TC-230. Now available on circa.

• The mandate to CEN has been formally communicated by DG ENTR to CEN, which has now three months to come forward with the work programme describing the standard development for the selected chemical and biological methods. Once this work programme will be accepted, the R&D will have to be carried out in 24 months and 12 further months will be needed for the method interlaboratory trials (delivery of new standards expected by spring 2011).

CMA (2007-2009)CMA (2007-2009)

Activity CMA-3 (Standardisation)


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• Plenary CMA meeting in Pau (France) on 14 May 2008, back-to-back a workshop on field trials and validation of in-situ methods using experimental ‘artificial rivers’ sites.

•First Meeting of the drafting group “sediment and biota” on 13° of May in Pau.

• Meeting on QA/QC linked to EAQC-WISE project, planned for 17-18 June 2008 in Bruxelles

• Plenary CMA meeting around October 2008, to be confirmed

CMA (2007-2009)CMA (2007-2009)

Next meetings (2008)


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State of play of negotiations

of the PS Directive


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October 2007 – March 2008October 2007 – March 2008

Adoption of theAdoption of the Common Position Common Position http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/enhttp://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/07/st11/st11486.en07.pdf/07/st11/st11486.en07.pdf

Adoption of theAdoption of the Communication from the Communication from the Commission on the Common Position Commission on the Common Position http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUrhttp://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uriiServ.do?uri=COM:2007:0871:FIN:EN:PDF=COM:2007:0871:FIN:EN:PDF


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Timetable for the Timetable for the 22ndnd reading reading

Transmission of the COM proposal to the EP and the CouncilTransmission of the COM proposal to the EP and the Council 17 July 200617 July 2006

Opinion of the European Economic and Social CommitteeOpinion of the European Economic and Social Committee 15 February 200715 February 2007

11stst reading in Plenary Meeting of the European Parliament reading in Plenary Meeting of the European Parliament 22 May 200722 May 2007

Adoption of theAdoption of the Common Position Common Position 21 December 21 December 20072007

Adoption of the Adoption of the Communication from the Commission on the Communication from the Commission on the Common Position Common Position

10 January 200810 January 2008

ENVI committee of the European parliament adopted its ENVI committee of the European parliament adopted its recommendations for the Parliament second-reading opinion. recommendations for the Parliament second-reading opinion. In total 40 amendmentsIn total 40 amendments

6 May 20086 May 2008

Working Party of the EnvironmentWorking Party of the Environment 8 May 20088 May 2008

22ndnd reading in reading in the the Plenary Meeting of the European ParliamentPlenary Meeting of the European Parliament Mid-June 2008Mid-June 2008


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WP-environmentWP-environment8 May Key issues8 May Key issues

Identification of new priority substancesIdentification of new priority substances

Identification of certain priority substances Identification of certain priority substances as priority substancesas priority substances

Mixing ZonesMixing Zones


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Identification of new priority Identification of new priority substancessubstances

Parliament Proposal: the inclusion of 30 new priority substances in the current Parliament Proposal: the inclusion of 30 new priority substances in the current legislative proposal.legislative proposal.

The Council and Commission are opposed to the identification of new priority The Council and Commission are opposed to the identification of new priority substances because Article 16(4) of WFD already provides for a regular substances because Article 16(4) of WFD already provides for a regular review of Annex X that is already well underway (submission of data from 24 review of Annex X that is already well underway (submission of data from 24 country in the context of WG E).country in the context of WG E).

Possible Compromise: identification of candidate substances (new article and Possible Compromise: identification of candidate substances (new article and new annex) for which the commission will make proposals for identification as new annex) for which the commission will make proposals for identification as priority substances and for the setting of EQS.priority substances and for the setting of EQS.

The Commission on the basis of available information considers to be The Commission on the basis of available information considers to be indication of risk for: AMPA, bentazone, Bysphenol A, Cyanides, Dicofol, indication of risk for: AMPA, bentazone, Bysphenol A, Cyanides, Dicofol, Dioxins, EDTA, Glyphosate, Mecoprop, Musk xylene, PCB, PFOS, QuinoxyfenDioxins, EDTA, Glyphosate, Mecoprop, Musk xylene, PCB, PFOS, Quinoxyfen


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Identification of priority Identification of priority hazardous substanceshazardous substances

The parliament need to identify 10 substnaces as priority The parliament need to identify 10 substnaces as priority hazardous substances (elimination from all discharges, hazardous substances (elimination from all discharges, emission, releases and losses).emission, releases and losses).

The Council and Commission considers this unacceptable The Council and Commission considers this unacceptable because a work has been undergone from WG E and the because a work has been undergone from WG E and the last evaluation has been made in 2006. last evaluation has been made in 2006.


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Mixing ZonesMixing Zones

The The PresidencyPresidency suggests that the Council accept compromise suggests that the Council accept compromise amendment 2 that the ENVI Committee adopted on 6 May 2008, with amendment 2 that the ENVI Committee adopted on 6 May 2008, with the following drafting changes:the following drafting changes:

““Member States may ensure that mixing zones are established adjacent Member States may ensure that mixing zones are established adjacent to points of discharge. Provided that the best available waste water to points of discharge. Provided that the best available waste water treatment techniques as well as techniques related to industrial point treatment techniques as well as techniques related to industrial point discharges are applied, concentrations of one or more substances listed discharges are applied, concentrations of one or more substances listed in in Annex I, Part A,Annex I, Part A, may exceed the relevant EQS within such mixing may exceed the relevant EQS within such mixing zones, if they do not affect the compliance of the rest of the body of zones, if they do not affect the compliance of the rest of the body of surface water with those standards”.surface water with those standards”.

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