{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-229/annex/division-1/division-19",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-229/annex/division-1/division-19.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/19",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Water category Transitional waters Geographical Intercalibration Group North East Atlantic",
  "text": "Description of types that have been intercalibrated\nType\nCharacterisation\nSalinity (psu),Tidal range (m), Depth (m)\nCurrent Velocity (knots), Exposure\nMixingResidence Time\nNEA 11\nTransitional Waters\n0 — 35 Micro to macrotidal < 30\nVariable Sheltered or moderately exposed\nPartly permanently stratified Days to weeks\nCountries sharing type that have been intercalibrated:\nBelgium, Germany, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom\nDescription of sub common intercalibration types for Biological quality element Benthic Invertebrate Fauna:\nSub type\nCharacterisation\nMS sharing sub-type\nA\nLagoons\nIreland, Spain, United Kingdom\nB\nFreshwater-oligohaline, medium river flow\nIreland, Spain, United Kingdom\nC\nMesotidal estuary with irregular river flow\nPortugal, Spain\nD\nLarge estuaries\nGermany, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom\nE\nSmall-medium estuary with > 50 % intertidal area\nIreland, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom\nF\nSmall-medium estuary with < 50 % intertidal area\nIreland, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/229/annex/division/1/division/19",
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  "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."
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