Calendar
Meeting schedule August 2019 to July 2020
For meetings of the Commission, proposals for Decisions or Recommendations to be adopted by the Commission shall be received by the Secretariat at least five weeks before the opening of an ordinary meeting of the Commission. For meetings of a subsidiary body, proposals for Decisions and Recommendations shall be received by the Secretariat at least twelve weeks before the opening of a meeting of that subsidiary body.
(OSPAR Rules of Procedure, §§ 45 and 46).
ICG-DATA | 21 August 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Data | WEBEX | |
Bycatch workshop | 3-5 September 2019 | OSPAR/HELCOM workshop on Incidental By-catch, collaboration with ASCOBANS&ACCOBAMS | Denmark | Copenhagen |
ICG-OA(2) 2019 | 10 September 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Ocean Acidification | Sweden (Agency for Marine and Water Management) | Gothenburg |
STG | 16-17 September 2019 | Strategy Task Group | Denmark | Copenhagen |
ICG-MSFD(2) 2019 | 18 September 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive | European Commission | Brussels |
EBSA Workshop | 23-27 September 2019 | Workshop on Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas | Sweden | Stockholm |
ICG-EMO Workshop | 24-26 September 2019 | Workshop on eutrophication modelling and revision of the eutrophication Agreement 2013-08 | Germany | Hamburg |
JWG BIRD | 30 September - 4 October 2019 | Joint HELCOM/ICES/OSPAR Working Group on Birds | Estonia | Tartu |
ICG-ESA | 9 October 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Economic and Social Analysis | Helsinki | Finland |
ICG-MPA | 8-10 October 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on MPAs | Germany | Vilm |
Bonn Agreement | 9-11 October 2019 | Bonn Agreement Contracting Parties and Ministerial Meeting | Germany | Bonn |
| SCM | 18 October 2019 | Special Consultative Meeting | Secretariat | London |
JL(2) 2019 | 22 October 2019 | Group of Jurists/Linguists | Secretariat | London |
| ICG-REACH | 29-30 October 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on REACH | United Kingdom | Aberdeen |
ICG-NOISE | 5-6 November 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Noise | Portugal | Madeira |
ICG-ML(2) 2019 | 12-15 November 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Marine Litter | Ireland | Wexford |
CoG(2) 2019 | 12-13 November 2019 | Coordination Group | Secretariat | London |
HOD(2) 2019 | 14 November 2019 | Heads of Delegation | Secretariat | London |
MIME | 18-22 November 2019 | Working Group on Monitoring and on Trends and Effects of Substances in the Marine Environment | ICES Offices | Copenhagen |
ICG-COBAM | 19-21 November 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Coordination of Marine Biodiversity Assessment and Monitoring | Secretariat | London |
ICG-POSH | 2-5 December 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on the Protection of Species and Habitats | Spain | Madrid |
| IM-CEDO | 10-11 December 2019 | Informal meeting to discuss Comparative Evaluation of Decommissioning Options in support of Derogation Proposals | UK | Aberdeen |
JTG Ballast | 17-18 December 2019 | Joint HELCOM/OSPAR Task Group on Ballast Water Management | Estonia | Tallinn |
| EAP | 14-16 January 2020 | Expert Assessment Panel - Offshore | Denmark | Slagelse |
| BDCHOD | 20-21 January 2020 | BDC Heads of Delegation Strategy Meeting | Secretariat | London |
| Workshop on sturgeon | 21-22 January 2020 | Workshop on the development of the status assessment of sturgeon | Germany | Berlin |
ICG-Eut | 21-24 January 2020 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Eutrophication | Ireland | Dublin |
| ICG-QSR | 22-23 January 2020 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on the QSR | Secretariat | London |
INPUT | 28-30 January 2020 | Working Group on Inputs to the Marine Environment | Sweden | Gothenburg |
| 16th Inter Secretariat Meeting | 5 February 2020 | Regional Agreement Secretariats, DG ECHO and EMSA | Belgium | Brussels |
RSC | 11-13 February 2020 | Radioactive Substances Committee | France | Paris |
ICG-EcoC and ICG-ESA | 12-13 February 2020 | ICG - Cumulative Effects Assessment + ICG Economic and Social Analysis | Secretariat | London |
| Extraordinary HOD | 26 February 2020 | Extraordinary meeting of Heads of Delegation | WEBEX | |
| WS-FISH | 27-28 February 2020 | Workshop on Fish Biodiversity Assessments | Ireland | Dublin |
| ICG-Data | 2 March 2020 (afternoon) | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Data | WEBEX | |
OIC | 10-13 March 2020 | Offshore Industry Committee | Denmark | Copenhagen |
| STG | 18 March 2020 | Strategy Task Group | Secretariat + WEBEX | London |
BDC | 23-27 March 2020 | Biodiversity Committee | Iceland | Reykjavik |
HASEC | 23-27 March 2020 | Hazardous Substances and Eutrophication Committee | Spain | Madrid |
Easter weekend: 10-13 April 2020 | ||||
EIHA | 20-24 April 2020 | Environmental Impact of Human Activities Committee | United Kingdom | Edinburgh |
| ICG-MSFD(1) 2020 | 21-22 April 2020 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive | Portugal | Lisbon |
JL | 27-29 April 2020 | Jurists/Linguists | Secretariat | London |
NSN | 29-30 April 2020 | North Sea Network of Investigators and Prosecutors | Belgium | |
STG | 5-7 May 2020 | Strategy Task Group | Secretariat | London |
CVC | 18 May 2020 | Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen | Secretariat | London |
CoG | 18-19 May 2020 | Coordination Group | Secretariat | London |
HOD | 20 May 2020 | Heads of Delegation | Secretariat | London |
OTSOPA | 26-28 May 2020 | BA Working Group on Operational, Technical and Scientific Questions Concerning Counter Pollution Activities | Belgium | |
ICG-ML | 27-28 May 2020 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Marine Litter | Sweden | Gothenburg |
OSPAR/MMC | 29 June - 3 July 2020 | OSPAR Commission/ Ministerial meeting | Portugal | |