{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-229/annex/division-1/division-15/division-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-229/annex/division-1/division-15/division-1.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/15/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "NORTH EAST ATLANTIC GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS Biological Quality Element Phytoplankton Phytoplankton: parameter indicative of biomass parameter (Chlorophyll a)",
  "text": "Parameter values are expressed in μg/l as the 90 %ile value calculated over the defined growing season in a six year period.\nCountry and Type\nEcological Quality Ratios\nValues (μg/l)\nHigh-good boundary\nGood-moderate boundary\nHigh-good boundary\nGood-moderate boundary\nNEA 1/26a\nFrance\n0,76\n0,33\n4,4\n10,0\nIreland\n0,82\n0,6\n9,9\n15,0\nNorway\n0,67\n0,33\n2,5\n5,0\nSpain (Eastern Cantabrian coast)\n0,67\n0,33\n1,5\n3,0\nSpain (Western-Central Cantabrian Coast)\n0,67\n0,33\n3,0\n6,0\nSpain (Gulf of Cadiz coast)\n0,67\n0,33\n5,0\n10,0\nUnited Kingdom\n0,8\n0,6\n5,0\n10,0\nNEA 1/26b\nBelgium\n0,8\n0,67\n12,5\n15,0\nFrance\n0,67\n0,44\n10,0\n15,0\nNetherlands\n0,67\n0,44\n10,0\n15,0\nUnited Kingdom (south)\n0,82\n0,63\n9,8\n14,3\nUnited Kingdom (north)\n0,8\n0,6\n10,0\n15,0\nNEA 1/26c\nGermany\n0,67\n0,44\n5,0\n7,5\nDenmark\n0,67\n0,44\n5,0\n7,5\nNEA 1/26e\nPortugal (Iberian strong upwelling-A5)\n0,67\n0,44\n8,0\n12,0\nPortugal (upwelling-A6,A7)\n0,88\n0,49\n4,5\n8,2\nSpain (Western Iberian upwelling coast)\n0,67\n0,44\n6,0\n9,0\nSpain (Western Iberian upwelling coast — rías)\n0,67\n0,44\n8,0\n12,0\nNEA 3/4\nGermany (Eems Dollard)\n0,8\n0,6\n7,0\n11,0\nGermany (Wadden Sea)\n0,8\n0,6\n7,0\n11,0\nNetherlands (Eems Dollard)\n0,8\n0,6\n6,75\n10,13\nNetherlands (Wadden Sea)\n0,8\n0,6\n9,6\n14,4\nNetherlands (North Sea)\n0,8\n0,6\n11,25\n16,88\nNEA 8a\nNorway\n0,79\n0,57\n3,95\n5,53\nSweden\n0,75\n0,49\n1,54\n2,35\nNEA 8b (The Sound)\nDenmark\n0,79\n0,59\n1,22\n1,63\nSweden\n0,8\n0,6\n1,18\n1,56\nNEA 8b (The Kattegat and Great Belt)\nDenmark\n0,83\n0,64\n1,22\n1,58\nSweden\n0,84\n0,65\n1,18\n1,52\nNEA 9\nNorway\n0,76\n0,43\n3,92\n6,9\nSweden\n0,73\n0,38\n1,89\n3,6\nNEA 10\nNorway\n0,73\n0,49\n3,53\n5,26\nSweden\n0,71\n0,46\n1,39\n2,14",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/229/annex/division/1/division/15/division/1",
    "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."
}