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Marine Strategy Framework Directive In force Unlisted

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Jurisdiction
European Union
Topic
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Instrument type
Directive
Reference number
2008/56/EC
Valid from
2008-07-15
Valid to
2025-05-17
Modified date
2566-06-25
Listed at
Unlisted draft
Withdrawn at
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Description
Establishes a framework to protect and preserve the marine environment, prevent its deterioration and restore damaged marine ecosystems. Member States must develop and implement marine strategies, monitoring programmes and measures to achieve or maintain good environmental status.

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Date Type Description
2008-06-17 Adopted Adoption of the Directive by the European Parliament and the Council
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Directive heading
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of 17 June 2008
2008-07-15 Entry into Force Entry into force of the Directive on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal
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Article 27
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This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2010-07-15 Transposition Deadline Deadline for transposing the Directive into national law
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Article 26(1)
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Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 15 July 2010 at the latest.
2010-07-15 Other Deadline for designating the authorities competent for implementation
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Article 7(1)
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Member States shall, by 15 July 2010, for each marine region or subregion concerned, designate the authority or authorities competent for the implementation of this Directive with respect to their marine waters.
2010-07-15 Application Start Deadline for completing the initial assessment, determining good environmental status and establishing environmental targets
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Article 5(2)(a)(i)
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an initial assessment, to be completed by 15 July 2012 of the current environmental status of the waters concerned and the environmental impact of human activities thereon, in accordance with Article 8;
2011-01-15 Other Deadline for providing the Commission with the list of competent authorities
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Article 7(1)
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By 15 January 2011, Member States shall provide the Commission with a list of the competent authorities designated, together with the items of information listed in Annex II.
2012-07-15 Application Start Deadline for completing the initial assessment of the current environmental status of the waters concerned
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Article 5(2)(a)(i)
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an initial assessment, to be completed by 15 July 2012 of the current environmental status of the waters concerned and the environmental impact of human activities thereon, in accordance with Article 8;
2012-07-15 Application Start Deadline for determining good environmental status
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Article 5(2)(a)(ii)
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a determination, to be established by 15 July 2012 of good environmental status for the waters concerned, in accordance with Article 9(1);
2012-07-15 Application Start Deadline for establishing environmental targets and associated indicators
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Article 5(2)(a)(iii)
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establishment, by 15 July 2012, of a series of environmental targets and associated indicators, in accordance with Article 10(1);
2013-12-31 Other Latest time for making relevant information on protected areas and measures publicly available
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Article 13(6)
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By 2013 at the latest, Member States shall make publicly available, in respect of each marine region or subregion, relevant information on the areas referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5.
2014-07-15 Application Start Deadline for establishing and implementing monitoring programmes
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Article 5(2)(a)(iv)
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establishment and implementation, by 15 July 2014 except where otherwise specified in the relevant Community legislation, of a monitoring programme for ongoing assessment and regular updating of targets, in accordance with Article 11(1);
2014-12-31 Other Commission deadline for reporting on progress in establishing marine protected areas
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Article 21
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The Commission shall report by 2014 on progress in the establishment of marine protected areas, having regard to existing obligations under applicable Community law and international commitments of the Community and the Member States.
2015-12-31 Application Start Latest time for developing a programme of measures
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Article 5(2)(b)(i)
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development, by 2015 at the latest, of a programme of measures designed to achieve or maintain good environmental status, in accordance with Article 13(1), (2) and (3);
2016-12-31 Application Start Latest time for the programme of measures to become operational
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Article 5(2)(b)(ii)
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entry into operation of the programme provided for in point (i), by 2016 at the latest, in accordance with Article 13(10).
2019-12-31 Other Latest time for the Commission's first evaluation report on implementation
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Article 20(1)
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The Commission shall publish a first evaluation report on the implementation of this Directive within two years of receiving all programmes of measures and, in any case, by 2019 at the latest.
2023-07-15 Other Deadline for the Commission's review of the Directive
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Article 23
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The Commission shall review this Directive by 15 July 2023 and shall, where appropriate, propose any necessary amendments.

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