# 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: NORTH EAST ATLANTIC GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS Biological Quality Element Benthic invertebrate fauna

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

Country and Type
National classification systems intercalibrated
Ecological Quality Ratios
High-good boundary
Good-moderate boundary
Type NEA 1/26
Belgium
BEQI — Benthic Ecosystem Quality Index
0,8
0,6
Denmark
Danish Quality Index (DKI)
0,8
0,6
Germany
M-AMBI — Multivariate AZTI’s Marine Biotic Index
0,85
0,7
France
M-AMBI — Multivariate AZTI’s Marine Biotic Index
0,77
0,53
Ireland
IQI — Infaunal Quality Index
0,75
0,64
Netherlands
BEQI2 -Benthic Ecosystem Quality Index 2
0,8
0,6
Norway
NQI — Norwegian Quality Index
0,72
0,63
Portugal
BAT — Benthic Assessment Tool
0,79
0,58
Spain
M-AMBI — Multivariate AZTI’s Marine Biotic Index
0,77
0,63
United Kingdom
IQI — Infaunal Quality Index
0,75
0,64
Type NEA 3/4
Germany
M-AMBI — Multivariate AZTI’s Marine Biotic Index
0,85
0,7
Netherlands
BEQI2 — Benthic Ecosystem Quality Index 2
0,8
0,6
Type NEA 7
Norway
NQI — Norwegian Quality Index
0,72
0,63
United Kingdom
IQI — Infaunal Quality Index
0,75
0,64
Type NEA 8b
Denmark
Danish Quality Index (DKI)
0,84
0,68
Sweden
BQI — Swedish multimetric biological quality index (soft sediment infauna)
0,71
0,54
Type NEA 8a/9/10
Norway
NQI — Norwegian Quality Index
0,82
0,63
Sweden
BQI — Swedish multimetric biological quality index (soft sediment infauna)
0,71
0,54

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/229/annex/division/1/division/15/division/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-229/annex/division-1/division-15/division-5
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