Improved definition (EN only): EU Directive which establishes a framework within which Member States shall take the necessary measures to achieve or maintain good environmental status in the marine environment by the year 2020 at the latest

EU Directive with the aim to contribute to coherence between, and to ensure the integration of environmental concerns into, the different policies, agreements and legislative measures which have an impact on the marine environment

Directive 2008/56/EC establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy, CELEX%3A32008L0056/EN

Marine Strategy Framework Directive