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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-848/annex/part-II/division-3/division-2",
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  "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/II/division/3/division/2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Criteria elements",
  "text": "Table 2\nBenthic broad habitat types including their associated biological communities (relevant for criteria under Descriptors 1 and 6), which equate to one or more habitat types of the European nature information system (EUNIS) habitat classification. Updates to the EUNIS typology shall be reflected in the broad habitat types used for the purposes of Directive 2008/56/EC and of this Decision\nEvans, D. (2016). Revising the marine section of the EUNIS Habitat classification — Report of a workshop held at the European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity, 12 & 13 May 2016. ETC/BD Working Paper No A/2016.\nWhere not specifically defined in the EUNIS classification, the boundary between the upper bathyal and lower bathyal may be set as a specified depth limit.\nEcosystem component\nBroad habitat types\nRelevant EUNIS habitat codes (version 2016)\nBenthic habitats\nLittoral rock and biogenic reef\nMA1, MA2\nLittoral sediment\nMA3, MA4, MA5, MA6\nInfralittoral rock and biogenic reef\nMB1, MB2\nInfralittoral coarse sediment\nMB3\nInfralittoral mixed sediment\nMB4\nInfralittoral sand\nMB5\nInfralittoral mud\nMB6\nCircalittoral rock and biogenic reef\nMC1, MC2\nCircalittoral coarse sediment\nMC3\nCircalittoral mixed sediment\nMC4\nCircalittoral sand\nMC5\nCircalittoral mud\nMC6\nOffshore circalittoral rock and biogenic reef\nMD1, MD2\nOffshore circalittoral coarse sediment\nMD3\nOffshore circalittoral mixed sediment\nMD4\nOffshore circalittoral sand\nMD5\nOffshore circalittoral mud\nMD6\nUpper bathyal rock and biogenic reef\nME1, ME2\nUpper bathyal sediment\nME3, ME4, ME5, ME6\nLower bathyal rock and biogenic reef\nMF1, MF2\nLower bathyal sediment\nMF3, MF4, MF5, MF6\nAbyssal\nMG1, MG2, MG3, MG4, MG5, MG6",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Evans, D. (2016). Revising the marine section of the EUNIS Habitat classification — Report of a workshop held at the European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity, 12 & 13 May 2016. ETC/BD Working Paper No A/2016."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Where not specifically defined in the EUNIS classification, the boundary between the upper bathyal and lower bathyal may be set as a specified depth limit."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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