EU marine strategy framework directive

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European Union directive environmental law marine environmental policy instrument

The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive is a key European Union environmental law aimed at achieving good environmental status of the EU’s marine waters through an ecosystem-based approach to managing human activities at sea.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive	3
Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy	1
EU marine strategy framework directive canonical	1
European Union Marine Strategy Framework Directive	1
Marine Strategy Framework Directive	1
Marine Strategy Framework Directive (EU)	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European Union directive ⓘ environmental law ⓘ marine environmental policy instrument ⓘ
abbreviation	MSFD ⓘ
aimsAt	achieving good environmental status of EU marine waters ⓘ
appliesTo	Baltic Sea ⓘ Black Sea ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ North-East Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: North-east Atlantic Ocean
approach	ecosystem-based approach ⓘ
coreConcept	good environmental status ⓘ
dateAdopted	2008-06-17 ⓘ
descriptor	biodiversity is maintained ⓘ commercial fish and shellfish are within safe biological limits ⓘ concentrations of contaminants are at levels not giving rise to pollution effects ⓘ contaminants in fish and other seafood do not exceed levels established by EU legislation ⓘ elements of marine food webs occur at normal abundance and diversity ⓘ human-induced eutrophication is minimized ⓘ introduction of energy, including underwater noise, is at levels that do not adversely affect the marine environment ⓘ marine litter does not cause harm to the coastal and marine environment ⓘ non-indigenous species do not adversely alter ecosystems ⓘ permanent alteration of hydrographical conditions does not adversely affect ecosystems ⓘ sea-floor integrity is at a level that ensures ecosystem functioning ⓘ
directiveNumber	2008/56/EC ⓘ
enteredIntoForce	2008-07-15 ⓘ
fullName	EU marine strategy framework directive self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy
geographicalScope	marine waters of EU Member States ⓘ
goodEnvironmentalStatusTargetYear	2020 ⓘ
implementedBy	Member States of the European Union ⓘ surface form: EU Member States
legalBasis	Treaty of Rome ⓘ surface form: Treaty establishing the European Community
monitoredBy	European Commission ⓘ
numberOfDescriptorsOfGoodEnvironmentalStatus	11 ⓘ
objective	prevent deterioration of marine environments ⓘ protect marine ecosystems ⓘ restore marine ecosystems where practicable ⓘ
policyArea	environmental protection ⓘ marine environment ⓘ maritime policy ⓘ
regionalSeaConvention	Barcelona Convention ⓘ Bucharest Convention ⓘ Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area ⓘ surface form: HELCOM Convention Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ⓘ surface form: OSPAR Convention
relatedTo	European Union fisheries policy ⓘ surface form: Common Fisheries Policy Integrated Maritime Policy ⓘ European Union Water Framework Directive ⓘ surface form: Water Framework Directive
requires	development of marine strategies by Member States ⓘ establishment of environmental targets ⓘ initial assessment of marine waters ⓘ monitoring programmes ⓘ programmes of measures ⓘ
requiresCoordinationWith	regional sea conventions ⓘ
shortName	EU marine strategy framework directive self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Marine Strategy Framework Directive

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Subject: EU marine strategy framework directive
Description of subject: The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive is a key European Union environmental law aimed at achieving good environmental status of the EU’s marine waters through an ecosystem-based approach to managing human activities at sea.

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

European Union fisheries policy → subjectTo → EU marine strategy framework directive ⓘ

Baltic Sea Action Plan → relatedTo → EU marine strategy framework directive ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Union Marine Strategy Framework Directive

Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 → relatedTo → EU marine strategy framework directive ⓘ

this entity surface form: Marine Strategy Framework Directive (EU)

EU marine strategy framework directive → fullName → EU marine strategy framework directive self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive

this entity surface form: Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy

EU marine strategy framework directive → shortName → EU marine strategy framework directive self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive

this entity surface form: Marine Strategy Framework Directive

European Union Water Framework Directive → relatedTo → EU marine strategy framework directive ⓘ

this entity surface form: EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive

North-East Atlantic Ocean → subjectTo → EU marine strategy framework directive ⓘ

this entity surface form: EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive

BSAP → relatedTo → EU marine strategy framework directive ⓘ

this entity surface form: EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive