{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-229/annex/division-1/division-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-229/annex/division-1/division-16.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/16",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Water category Coastal waters Geographical Intercalibration Group Mediterranean Sea",
  "text": "Description of types that have been intercalibrated (for phytoplankton only)\nFor benthic invertebrate fauna, macroalgae and seagrasses the intercalibration results apply to the entire Mediterranean Sea covered by the Country\nType\nDescription\nDensity (kg/m3)\nAnnual mean salinity (psu)\nType I\nHighly influenced by freshwater input\n< 25\n< 34,5\nType IIA, IIA Adriatic\nModerately influenced by freshwater input (continent influence)\n25 — 27\n34,5 — 37,5\nType IIIW\nContinental coast, not influenced by freshwater input (Western Basin).\n> 27\n> 37,5\nType IIIE\nNot influenced by freshwater input (Eastern Basin)\n> 27\n> 37,5\nType Island-W*\nIsland coast (Western Basin)\nAll range\nAll range\nCountries sharing types that have been intercalibrated:\nType I: France, Italy\nType IIA: France, Spain, Italy\nType IIA Adriatic: Italy, Slovenia\nType Island-W* (no boundaries for this type and no possible the intercalibration due to justified reasons): France, Spain, Italy\nType IIIW: France, Spain, Italy\nType IIIE: Greece, Cyprus",
  "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/16",
    "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."
}