# 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), Division: NORTHERN LAKES GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS Biological Quality Element Fish fauna

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Description of types that have been intercalibrated
Type
Lake characterisation
Lake area km2
Alkalinity (meq/l)
Colour (mg Pt/l)
L-N-F1
Dimictic clear water lakes
< 40
< 0,2
< 30
L-N-F2
Dimictic humic lakes
< 5
< 0,2
30 — 90
Types L-N-F1: Ireland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
Types L-N-F2: Ireland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
Country
National classificationmethods intercalibrated
Ecological Quality Ratios
High-good boundary
Good-moderate boundary
Eutrophication
Finland
EQR4
0,8
0,6
Ireland
FIL2
0,76
0,53
UK (Northern Ireland)
FIL2
0,76
0,53
Norway
EindexW3
0,75
0,56
Sweden
EindexW3
0,75
0,56
Acidification
Norway
AindexW5
0,74
0,55
Sweden
AindexW5
0,74
0,55

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/229/annex/division/1/division/12/division/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-229/annex/division-1/division-12/division-4
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