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For further information, refer to the following CIS Guidance Documents:

• CIS Guidance Document No. 2: Identification of Water Bodies[1]
• CIS Guidance Document No. 4: Identification and Designation of Heavily Modified and Artificial Water Bodies[2]
• CIS Guidance Document No. 5: Transitional and Coastal Waters – Typology, Reference Conditions and Classification Systems[3]
• CIS Guidance Document No. 10: Rivers and Lakes - Typology, Reference Conditions and Classification Systems[4].

In addition, refer to the Intercalibration Official Decision[5] and Technical Reports[6].

1.1.3.4.                Glossary: clarification of terms and reporting requirements

Wider environment:

WFD Article 4(3)(a)(i) refers to the ‘wider environment’. ‘Consequently a restricted definition of environment would not be appropriate and the environment is considered to include the natural environment and the human environment including archaeology, heritage, landscape and geomorphology’^[7].

[1]      https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/655e3e31-3b5d-4053-be19-15bd22b15ba9/Guidance%20No%202%20-%20Identification%20of%20water%20bodies.pdf

[2]      https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/f9b057f4-4a91-46a3-b69a-e23b4cada8ef/Guidance%20No%204%20-%20heavily%20modified%20water%20bodies%20-%20HMWB%20(WG%202.2).pdf

[3]      https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/85912f96-4dca-432e-84d6-a4dded785da5/Guidance%20No%205%20-%20characterisation%20of%20coastal%20waters%20-%20COAST%20(WG%202.4).pdf

[4]      https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/dce34c8d-6e3d-469a-a6f3-b733b829b691/Guidance%20No%2010%20-%20references%20conditions%20inland%20waters%20-%20REFCOND%20(WG%202.3).pdf

[5]      http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:332:0020:0044:EN:PDF

[6]      https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/61fbcb5b-eb52-44fd-810a-63735d5e4775/IC_GUIDANCE_FINAL_16Dec2010.pdf

[7]      CIS Guidance Document No. 4: Identification and Designation of Heavily Modified and Artificial Water Bodies https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/f9b057f4-4a91-46a3-b69a-e23b4cada8ef/Guidance%20No%204%20-%20heavily%20modified%20water%20bodies%20-%20HMWB%20(WG%202.2).pdf