Terms of Reference
Biodiversity and Ecosystems Committee
Terms of Reference for the OSPAR Biodiversity Committee 2021-2025 (BDC)Terms of Reference for the Intersessional Correspondence Group on the Coordination of Biodiversity Assessment and Monitoring in 2023 - 2024 (ICG-COBAM) Terms of Reference for the Intersessional Correspondence Group on Marine Protected Areas in 2024 - 2025 (ICG-MPA)
Multiyear work plan for the marine mammal expert group 2018-2022
Environmental Impacts of Human Activities Committee
Terms of Reference for the Environmental Impacts of Human Activities Committee 2022 - 2025 (EIHA)
Terms of Reference for the Dredged Material Expert Assessment Panel, 2024-2025 (DM-EAP)
Terms of Reference for the Intersessional Correspondence Group on Marine Litter 2024-2025 (ICG-ML)
Terms of Reference forthe Intersessional Correspondence Group on the implementation follow up of measures for the protection and conservation of species and habitat 2024-2025 (ICG-POSH)
Terms of Reference for ICG-Offshore Renewable Energy Development 2024-2026 (ICG-ORED)
Terms of Reference for the Joint HELCOM/OSPAR Task Group on Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC) and Biofouling, 2020-2024 (JTG-Ballast and biofouling)
Terms of Reference for Deep Sea Mining Task Group 2024-2027 (TG DSM)
Terms of Reference for Expert Group on Alteration of Hydrographical Conditions 2024-2026
Terms of Reference for the Subsea Cables Task Group 2024-2025
Hazardous Substances and Eutrophication Committee
Terms of Reference for the OSPAR Hazardous Substances and Eutrophication Committee for 2022-2025 (HASEC)
Terms of reference for the Working Group on Inputs to the Marine Environment 2023-2026 (INPUT)
Terms of Reference for an Intersessional Correspondence Group on Eutrophication 2023-2026 (ICG-Eut)
Terms of Reference for the Intersessional Correspondence Group on Measures and Recommendations (ICG-MaRE)
Terms of Reference for the Intersessional Correspondence Group on Eutrophication Modelling 2023-2026 (ICG-EMO)
Offshore Industry Committee
Radioactive Substances Committee
Terms of Reference for the Radioactive Substance Committee 2022-2025 (RSC)
Terms of reference for the Radioactive Substances Committee Expert Assessment Panel 2022 - 2025 (RSC-EAP)
Terms of Reference for an Intersessional Correspondence Group to consider the assessment methodologies required to evaluate progress against NEAES 2030 2024-2025 (ICG-RAM)
Terms of Reference for an Intersessional Correspondence Group to identify and consider obstacles to further reductions of environmental concentrations 2024-2025 (ICG-ORC)
Terms of Reference for an Intersessional Correspondence Group to consider the types and losses of radioactive subtances 2024-2025 (ICG-Loss)
Cross cutting
Terms of Reference for the Coordination Group 2023-2025 (CoG)
Terms of Reference for the proposed Working Group on Changing Ocean Climate and Ocean Acidification 2024-2025 (WG COCOA)
Terms of Reference for the North Sea Network of Investigators and Prosecutors (NSN)
Terms of Reference for the Arctic Outcomes Working Group 2022 - 2025 (AOWG)
Group of Jurists and Linguists (JL)
The Committee of Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen (CVC)
Terms of Reference for ICG-Ecosystem Assessment Outlook – Cumulative Effects Assessment 2023-2025 (ICG‑EcoC)
Terms of Reference for ICG-Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)
Terms of reference for OSPAR task group on aquaculture 2024 – 2026 (TG-Aquaculture)