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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-848/annex/part-I/division-5/division-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-848/annex/part-I/division-5/division-1.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2017/848",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision (EU) 2017/848 of 17 May 2017 laying down criteria and methodological standards on good environmental status of marine waters and specifications and standardised methods for monitoring and assessment, and repealing Decision 2010/477/EU (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-848",
  "path": "annex/part/I/division/5/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Criteria, including criteria elements, and methodological standards",
  "text": "Physical loss shall be understood as under point 3 of the specifications under Descriptor 6.\nCriteria elements\nCriteria\nMethodological standards\nHydrographical changes to the seabed and water column (including intertidal areas).\nD7C1 — Secondary:\nSpatial extent and distribution of permanent alteration of hydrographical conditions (e.g. changes in wave action, currents, salinity, temperature) to the seabed and water column, associated in particular with physical loss of the natural seabed.\nScale of assessment:\nAs used for assessment of the benthic broad habitat types under Descriptors 1 and 6.\nUse of criteria:\nThe outcomes of assessment of criterion D7C1 (the distribution and an estimate of the extent of hydrographical changes) shall be used to assess criterion D7C2.\nThe outcomes of assessment of criterion D7C2 (an estimate of the extent of adverse effect per habitat type in each assessment area) shall contribute to the assessment of criterion D6C5.\nBenthic broad habitats types or other habitat types, as used for Descriptors 1 and 6.\nD7C2 — Secondary:\nSpatial extent of each benthic habitat type adversely affected (physical and hydrographical characteristics and associated biological communities) due to permanent alteration of hydrographical conditions.\nThe Secretary of State, in consultation with the devolved policy authorities, shall establish threshold values for the adverse effects of permanent alterations of hydrographical conditions, through regional or subregional cooperation.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Decision substituted (31.12.2020) by The Marine Environment (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1399), reg. 5(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Physical loss shall be understood as under point 3 of the specifications under Descriptor 6."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}