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| 189. | By reference to the MSFD initial assessment, Article 9(1) of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive requires Member States to determine, in respect of each marine region or sub-region, a set of characteristics for good environmental status, on the basis of the eleven qualitative descriptors listed in its Annex I. These descriptors are set out in Box 15 below. The marine regions (176) and sub-regions (177) referred to the Marine Strategy Framework Directive are defined in its Article 4(1) and (2). Box 15: Qualitative descriptors for determining good environmental status

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