# 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: Water category Coastal waters Geographical Intercalibration Group Mediterranean Sea

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

Description of types that have been intercalibrated (for phytoplankton only)
For benthic invertebrate fauna, macroalgae and seagrasses the intercalibration results apply to the entire Mediterranean Sea covered by the Country
Type
Description
Density (kg/m3)
Annual mean salinity (psu)
Type I
Highly influenced by freshwater input
< 25
< 34,5
Type IIA, IIA Adriatic
Moderately influenced by freshwater input (continent influence)
25 — 27
34,5 — 37,5
Type IIIW
Continental coast, not influenced by freshwater input (Western Basin).
> 27
> 37,5
Type IIIE
Not influenced by freshwater input (Eastern Basin)
> 27
> 37,5
Type Island-W*
Island coast (Western Basin)
All range
All range
Countries sharing types that have been intercalibrated:
Type I: France, Italy
Type IIA: France, Spain, Italy
Type IIA Adriatic: Italy, Slovenia
Type Island-W* (no boundaries for this type and no possible the intercalibration due to justified reasons): France, Spain, Italy
Type IIIW: France, Spain, Italy
Type IIIE: Greece, Cyprus

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/229/annex/division/1/division/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-229/annex/division-1/division-16
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