Art8-2024

Member State report / Art8-2024 / 2024 / D9 / Latvia / Baltic Sea

Report type	Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article	Art8
Report due	2024-10-15
GES Descriptor	D9 Contaminants in seafood
Member State	Latvia
Region/subregion	Baltic Sea
Report date	2026-04-27 09:00:00

BAL-LV-AA-009

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Regional assessment area
Component MRUs
GES component	D9
Feature	Contaminants - in seafood
Element	Non-dioxin like PCB (sum of 6 PCB: 28, 52, 101, 138, 153 and 180)
Element extent
Trend element
Element 2
Element source
Criterion	D9C1
Parameter	CONC-B-Muscle
Threshold value upper	75.0
Threshold value lower
Threshold value operator	<
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source	Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)
Value achieved upper	23.8
Value achieved lower
Value unit	ng/g ww
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend parameter	Stable
Parameter achieved	Yes
Description parameter	GES has been achieved
Related indicator	Contaminants in food
Criteria status
Description criteria
Element status
Description element
Source assessment feature
Reporting method feature
Trend feature
Integration rule type parameter
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria
Integration rule description criteria
GES extent threshold
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit
GES achieved
Description overall status
Assessments period
Related pressures
Related targets
Test TV	Yes
Test results	Correct

BAL-LV-MS-006

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Regional assessment area	Baltic Sea	Baltic Sea	Baltic Sea	Baltic Sea	Baltic Sea	Baltic Sea	Baltic Sea	Baltic Sea	Baltic Sea
Component MRUs	BAL-LV-MS-006	BAL-LV-MS-006	BAL-LV-MS-006	BAL-LV-MS-006	BAL-LV-MS-006	BAL-LV-MS-006	BAL-LV-MS-006	BAL-LV-MS-006	BAL-LV-MS-006
GES component	D9	D9	D9	D9	D9	D9	D9	D9	D9
Feature	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood	Contaminants - in seafood
Element		Cadmium	Dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (12 PCB-DLs: 77,81,105,114,118,123,126,156,157,167,169,189)	Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds (7 PCDDs + 10 PCDFs + 6 PCB-DLs)	Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds (7 PCDDs + 10 PCDFs + 6 PCB-DLs)	Lead	Mercury	Non-dioxin like PCB (sum of 6 PCB: 28, 52, 101, 138, 153 and 180)	Sum of dioxins (WHO-PCDD/F-PCB-TEQ)
Element extent
Trend element		Stable	Stable	Stable		Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable
Element 2
Element source		Foodstuffs	Foodstuffs	Foodstuffs		Foodstuffs	Foodstuffs	Foodstuffs	Foodstuffs
Criterion	D9C1	D9C1	D9C1		D9C1	D9C1	D9C1	D9C1	D9C1
Parameter	Concentration in biota	CONC-B-Muscle			CONC-B-Muscle	CONC-B-Muscle	CONC-B-Muscle
Threshold value upper	1.0	0.1			6.5	0.3	0.5
Threshold value lower
Threshold value operator	>=	<			<	<	<
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source	Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)	Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)			Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)	Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)	Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)
Value achieved upper	1.0	0.009			5.858	0.013	0.036
Value achieved lower					1.771
Value unit	Proportion	milligram per kilogram of wet weight			picogram per gram of wet weight	milligram per kilogram of wet weight	milligram per kilogram of wet weight
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend parameter	Stable	Stable			Stable	Stable	Stable
Parameter achieved	Yes	Yes			Yes	Yes	Yes
Description parameter	GES has been achieved	GES has been achieved			GES has been achieved	GES has been achieved	GES has been achieved
Related indicator	Contaminants in food	Contaminants in food			Contaminants in food	Contaminants in food	Contaminants in food
Criteria status	Good	Good	Good			Good	Good	Good	Good
Description criteria	GES has been achieved	GES has been achieved	GES has been achieved			GES has been achieved	GES has been achieved	GES has been achieved	GES has been achieved
Element status		Good	Good	Good		Good	Good	Good	Good
Description element		GES has been achieved	GES has been achieved	GES has been achieved		GES has been achieved	GES has been achieved	GES has been achieved	GES has been achieved
Source assessment feature	Foodstuffs MSFD MSFD 2017 Decision	Foodstuffs MSFD MSFD 2017 Decision	Foodstuffs MSFD MSFD 2017 Decision	Foodstuffs MSFD MSFD 2017 Decision	Foodstuffs MSFD MSFD 2017 Decision	Foodstuffs MSFD MSFD 2017 Decision	Foodstuffs MSFD MSFD 2017 Decision	Foodstuffs MSFD MSFD 2017 Decision	Foodstuffs MSFD MSFD 2017 Decision
Reporting method feature	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D	Type D
Trend feature	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable	Stable
Integration rule type parameter	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO	OOAO
Integration rule description criteria
GES extent threshold
GES extent achieved
GES extent unit	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant
GES achieved	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012	GES achieved by 2012
Description overall status	GES is achieved	GES is achieved	GES is achieved	GES is achieved	GES is achieved	GES is achieved	GES is achieved	GES is achieved	GES is achieved
Assessments period	2017-2021	2017-2021	2017-2021	2017-2021	2017-2021	2017-2021	2017-2021	2017-2021	2017-2021
Related pressures	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events
Related targets	JVM5	JVM5	JVM5	JVM5	JVM5	JVM5	JVM5	JVM5	JVM5
Test TV	Yes	Yes	NA	NA	Yes	Yes	Yes	NA	NA
Test results	Correct	Correct	False	False	Correct	Correct	Correct	False	False