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The European Commission will assess, for each marine region and subregion – the North Sea is one of the subregions within the North-East Atlantic region – whether the programmes of measures submitted coherently constitute an appropriate framework for fulfilling the MSFD (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) requirements.

The European Commission will notify the Member States of its findings within six months of receipt of the monitoring programmes submitted and will advise them of any changes that they think necessary.