{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-229/annex/division-1/division-12/division-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-229/annex/division-1/division-12/division-2.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2018/229",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision (EU) 2018/229 of 12 February 2018 establishing, pursuant to Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, the values of the Member State monitoring system classifications as a result of the intercalibration exercise and repealing Commission Decision 2013/480/EU (notified under document C(2018) 696) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-229",
  "path": "annex/division/1/division/12/division/2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "NORTHERN LAKES GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS Biological Quality Element Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Sub-Biological Quality Element Macrophytes",
  "text": "Description of types that have been intercalibrated\nType\nLake characterisation\nAlkalinity (meq/l)\nColor(mg Pt/l)\nL-N-M 101\nLow alkalinity, clear\n0,05 — 0,2\n< 30\nL-N-M 102\nLow alkalinity, humic\n0,05 — 0,2\n> 30\nL-N-M 201\nModerate alkalinity, clear\n0,2 — 1,0\n< 30\nL-N-M 202\nModerate alkalinity, humic\n0,2 — 1,0\n> 30\nL-N-M 301a\nHigh alkalinity, clear, atlantic subtype\n> 1,0\n< 30\nL-N-M 302a\nHigh alkalinity, humic, atlantic subtype\n> 1,0\n> 30\nTypes 101, 102, 201 and 202: Ireland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom.\nType 301a: Ireland, United Kingdom.\nType 302a: Ireland, United Kingdom\nWill be used in England, Wales and Scotland\nWill be used also in the UK (North Ireland)\nCountry\nNational classificationmethods intercalibrated\nEcological Quality Ratios\nHigh-good boundary\nGood-moderate\nFinland\nFinnish macrophyte classification system (Finnmac)\n0,8 (all types)\n0,6 (all types)\nIreland\nFree Macrophyte Index\n0,9 (all types)\n0,68 (all types)\nNorway\nNational macrophyte index (Trophic Index — TIc)\nType 101: 0,98\nType 102: 0,96\nType 201: 0,95\nType 202: 0,99\nType 101: 0,87\nType 102: 0,87\nType 201: 0,75\nType 202: 0,77\nSweden\nTrophic Macrophyte Index (TMI)\nType 101: 0,93\nType 102: 0,93\nType 201: 0,89\nType 202: 0,91\nType 101: 0,8\nType 102: 0,83\nType 201: 0,78\nType 202: 0,78\nUK\nLake LEAFPACS 2\n0,8 (all types)\n0,66 (all types)\nUK\nFree Macrophyte Index\n0,9 (all types)\n0,68 (all types)",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Will be used in England, Wales and Scotland"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Will be used also in the UK (North Ireland)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/229/annex/division/1/division/12/division/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:13:11.570988+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}