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	<xs:import namespace="http://water.eionet.europa.eu/schemas/dir200856ec/mscommon" schemaLocation="MSCommon_1p0.xsd"/>
	<xs:annotation>
		<xs:appinfo>
			<dc:Contributor/>
			<dc:Coverage/>
			<dc:Creator>ATKINS Danmark for the DG Environment</dc:Creator>
			<dc:Date>2012-03-04</dc:Date>
			<dc:Description>Schema covering the determination of good environmental status of the marine environment, MSFD, article 9</dc:Description>
			<dc:Format/>
			<dc:Identifier>{http://water.eionet.europa.eu/schemas/dir200060ec/MSCA}v0.1</dc:Identifier>
			<dc:Language/>
			<dc:Publisher/>
			<dc:Relation/>
			<dc:Rights/>
			<dc:Source/>
			<dc:Subject/>
			<dc:Title>Good Environmental Status</dc:Title>
			<dc:Type/>
			<dc:KeyWords/>
		</xs:appinfo>
		<xs:documentation>
		MSFD, article 9 requires the member states to report the determination of good environmental status of the marine environment.

			It is recommended that the xml file is provided with the naming structure	
					GES_CountryCode_Region.xml 

			History:
			
			4 March 2012 MEW
			
		</xs:documentation>
	</xs:annotation>
	<xs:element name="GES">
		<xs:annotation>
			<xs:documentation>Reporting requirement for  the  determination of good environmental status of the marine environment.</xs:documentation>
		</xs:annotation>
		<xs:complexType>
			<xs:sequence>
				<xs:element name="ReportingInformation">
					<xs:complexType>
						<xs:sequence>
							<xs:element name="ReportingFeature" type="ms:String250Type" minOccurs="0"/>
							<xs:element name="Name" type="ms:String250Type"/>
							<xs:element name="Contact" type="ms:String250Type"/>
							<xs:element name="Organisation" type="ms:String250Type"/>
							<xs:element name="ReportingDate" type="ms:String250Type"/>
						</xs:sequence>
					</xs:complexType>
				</xs:element>
				<xs:element name="Metadata">
					<xs:complexType>
						<xs:sequence>
							<xs:element name="MethodUsed" type="ms:String10000Type"/>
						</xs:sequence>
					</xs:complexType>
				</xs:element>
				<xs:element name="Country" type="ms:CountryCode"/>
				<xs:element name="Region" type="ms:Region"/>
				<xs:element name="Descriptors" maxOccurs="unbounded">
					<xs:complexType>
						<xs:sequence>
							<xs:element name="MarineUnitID" type="ms:MarineUnitID"/>
							<xs:element name="ReportingFeature" type="ms:DescriptorCriterionIndicator"/>
							<xs:element name="DescriptionGES" type="ms:String2500Type"/>
							<xs:element name="Features" maxOccurs="unbounded">
								<xs:complexType>
									<xs:sequence>
										<xs:element name="FeaturesPressuresImpacts" type="ms:GESHabFGPressuresChemPhysSpecies"/>
									</xs:sequence>
								</xs:complexType>
							</xs:element>
							<xs:element name="ThresholdValue" type="ms:String1000Type" minOccurs="0"/>
							<xs:element name="ThresholdValueUnit" type="ms:String250Type" minOccurs="0"/>
							<xs:element name="ReferencePointType" type="ms:ReferencePointType" minOccurs="0"/>
							<xs:element name="Baseline" type="ms:String2500Type" minOccurs="0"/>
							<xs:element name="Proportion" type="ms:String250Type" minOccurs="0"/>
							<xs:element name="AssessmentArea" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
								<xs:complexType>
									<xs:sequence>
										<xs:element name="MarineUnitID" type="ms:MarineUnitID" minOccurs="0"/>
									</xs:sequence>
								</xs:complexType>
							</xs:element>
							<xs:element name="AssessmentMethod" type="ms:String2500Type" minOccurs="0"/>
							<xs:element name="DevelopmentStatus" type="ms:String2500Type" minOccurs="0"/>
						</xs:sequence>
					</xs:complexType>
				</xs:element>
			</xs:sequence>
		</xs:complexType>
	</xs:element>
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