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)

Terms of Reference for the Intersessional Correspondence Group on the implementation follow up of measures for the protection and conservation of species and habitat 2024 - 2025 (ICG-POSH)

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 Underwater Noise 2024-2025 (ICG-Noise)

Terms of Reference for the Intersessional Correspondence Group on Marine Litter 2024-2025 (ICG-ML)

Terms of Reference for the 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)

JTG B&B work plan 2023-2024

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 OSPAR working group on Monitoring and Trends and Effects of Substances in the Marine Environment (MIME)

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)

Terms of Reference for a Study Group on developing new guidelines for the monitoring of biological EFFects of contaminants (SGEFF)

Offshore Industry Committee

Terms of Reference for the Offshore Industry Committee 2022-2025 (OIC)

Terms of Reference for the OIC Expert Assessment Panel for 2024-2025 (OIC-EAP)

Terms of Reference for an Intersessional Correspondence Group on REACH Harmonisation 2024-2025 (ICG-REACH)

Terms of Reference for the Intersessional Correspondence Group on cooperation between Radioactive Substances Committee (RSC) and the Offshore Industry Committee (OIC) 2024-2025 (ICG-RSC/OIC)

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)

Terms of Reference for the Intersessional Correspondence Group on cooperation between Radioactive Substances Committee (RSC) and the Offshore Industry Committee (OIC) 2024-2025 (ICG-RSC/OIC)

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 Intersessional Correspondence Group on Managing the Delivery of the next Assessment 2024-2027 (ICG-QSR)

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 a task group on evaluation of the implementation and effectiveness of OSPAR measures as part of the OSPAR measures and action programme 2022 - 2025 (TG-MAP)

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)