SL    SL  KOMISIJA EVROP SKIH SKUPNOSTI 
Bruselj, 03.08.2004 
KOM(2004)531 kon čno 
2004/0181(CNS) .
 
Predlog 
SKLEP SVETA 
o sklenitvi Sporazuma o ohra njanju afriško-evrazijskih selitvenih vodnih ptic s 
strani Evropske skupnosti 
. 
(predložena s strani Komisije) 
 
SL 2   SL OBRAZLOŽITVENI MEMORANDUM  
Skupnost je pogodbenica Konvencije o vars tvu selitvenih vrst prosto žive čih živali (Bonnska 
konvencija – CMS)1. 
Člen IV Bonnske konvencije predvideva sklenitev regionalnih sporazumov, ki jih je za vrste 
iz Priloge II (vrste z neugodnim ohranitvenim stanjem) treba čimprej skleniti. 
Vodne ptice afriško-evrazijskih selitvenih poti, ki  so vrste iz Priloge II, zaslužijo takojšnjo 
pozornost, da se izboljša njihovo  ohranitveno stanje in zberej o informacije kot podlaga za 
dobre upravljalne odlo čitve. 
Resolucija 1.6 prvega zasedan ja Konference pogodbenic Bonns ke konvencije je zahtevala 
pripravo sporazuma za zahodne palearkti čne Anatidae . Od leta 1988 do 1991 je vlada 
Nizozemske v soglasju s Skupnostjo in v sodelovanju s sekretariatom konvencije, IUCN, delovno skupino Znanstvenega sveta CMS in Mednarodnim uradom za raziskave vodnih ptic 
in mokriš č (IWRB) izdelala osnutek sporazuma vklju čno z akcijskim na črtom za Anatidae.  
Temu je sledila pobuda sekretariata konvencije, posledica katere je bil nov osnutek sporazuma 
z večjim obsegom, ki je vklju čeval druge vrste selitvenih vodnih ptic. 
Po četrtem zasedanju Konference pogodbenic B onnske konvencije od 7. do 11. junija 1994 v 
Nairobiju je od 12. do 14. junija 1994 v Nair obiju potekalo tudi neformalno pogajalsko 
zasedanje. Zasedanja so se udele žili predstavniki Komisije. 
Sekretariat konvencije je prip ravil revidiran osnutek spor azuma in ga kot podlago za 
pogajanja predložil na pogajalskem zasedanj u, ki je potekalo od 12. do 16. junija 1995 v 
Haagu. Sporazum je nazadnje soglasno sp rejelo triinšestdeset držav na obmo čju razširjenosti 
ter Evropska skupnost. Sporazum je bil na voljo za podpis od 16. oktobra 1995. 
Po predlogu Komisije
2 je bil dne 1. septembra 1977 podpisan v imenu Skupnosti. 
Cilj sporazuma je ustvariti pravni okvir za usklajeno varstveno politiko držav na obmo čju 
razširjenosti selitvenih vrst in  populacij vodnih ptic, katerih pos amezne živali se selijo v 
zahodni Palearktik in Afriko, ne glede na  njihovo sedanje ohranitveno stanje. 
Ta sporazum zajema: – 235 vrst ptic, ki so vsaj del svojega letnega cikla ekološko odvisne od mokriš č, 
– območje 60 milijonov kvadratnih kilometrov, ki obdaja 116 držav na obmo čju razširjenosti 
in zajema celoten afriški in evrops ki kontinent, kakor tudi del Azije. 
Besedilo sporazuma vklju čuje tri priloge: 
– zemljevid, ki prikazuje geografsko obmo čje, zajeto v sporazumu, 
– seznam selitvenih vrst vodnih ptic, zajetih v sporazumu, 
                                                
 
1 UL L 210, 19.7.1982, str. 10. 
2 COM(1995)444 kon č. 
 
SL 3   SL – akcijski na črt. 
Resolucija 1.9, sprejeta na prvem zasedanju pogodbenic nove mbra 1999 v Cape Townu v 
Južni Afriki, in Resolucija  2.1, sprejeta na drugem zas edanju pogodbenic septembra 2002 v 
Bonnu v Nem čiji, sta spremenili Priloge k sporazumu, vklju čno z akcijskim na črtom. 
Sporazum zlasti zahteva us klajene ukrepe za doseganje in vzdrževanje ugodnega 
ohranitvenega stanja afro-euraz ijskih selitvenih vodnih ptic. Člen III Sporazuma predvideva 
sprejetje ohranitvenih ukrepov. Priloga III (akcijski na črt) opredeljuje ukrepe, ki jih sprejmejo 
pogodbenice v zvezi s prednostnim i vrstami v skladu s splošnimi ohranitvenimi ukrepi, 
določenimi v členu III Sporazuma.  
Sporazum se nanaša predvsem na vprašanja v pr istojnosti Skupnosti, ki jih na notranji ravni 
urejata Direktiva Sveta 79/409/ EGS o ohranjanju prosto žive čih ptic 3 in Direktiva 92/43/EGS 
o ohranjanju naravnih habitatov ter prosto žive čih živalskih in rastlinskih vrst4. 
Poleg tega je Skupnost podpisnica Bern ske konvencije o varstvu prosto žive čega evropskega 
rastlinstva in živalstva ter njuni h naravnih življenjskih prostorov  5 in Barcelonske Konvencije 
o varstvu Sredozemskega morja pred onesnaževanjem6 in njenih protokolov, zlasti Protokola 
o posebej zaš čitenih obmo čjih7. 
V skladu s tem je zaradi podpisa Sporazuma  primerno, da Skupnost sedaj sklene tudi 
Sporazum o ohranjanju afriško-evr azijskih selitvenih vodnih ptic. 
                                                 
3 UL L 103, 25.4.1979, str. 1. 
4 UL L 206, 22.7.1992, str. 7. 
5 UL L 38, 10.2.1982, str. 3. 
6 UL L 240, 19.9.1977, str. 3. 
7 UL L 68, 10.3.1984, str. 36. 
 
SL 4   SL 2004/0181(CNS) 
Predlog 
SKLEP SVETA 
o sklenitvi Sporazuma o ohra njanju afriško-evrazijskih selitvenih vodnih ptic s 
strani Evropske skupnosti 
SVET EVROPSKE UNIJE JE – 
ob upoštevanju Pogodbe o ustanovitvi Evropske skupnosti in zlasti člena 175 (1) v zvezi s 
prvim stavkom prvega pododstavka člena 300 (1) in prvega pododstavka člena 300(3) 
Pogodbe, 
ob upoštevanju predloga Komisije8, 
ob upoštevanju mnenja Evropskega parlamenta 9,, 
ob upoštevanju naslednjega: (1) Skupnost je pogodbenica Konvencije o va rstvu selitvenih vrst prosto žive čih živali 
(Bonnska konvencija)
10. 
(2) Člen IV Bonnske konvencije predvideva sklen itev regionalnih sporazumov, ki jih je za 
vrste z neugodnim ohranitvenim stanjem (vrste iz Priloge II) treba čimprej skleniti. 
(3) Odstavka 5 in 6 člena XI Bonnske konvencije dolo čata, da sprememba Prilog za vse 
pogodbenice za čne veljati devetdeset dni po zased anju Konference pogodbenic, na 
katerem je bila sprejeta, razen v prim eru pridržka v skladu z odstavkom 6. 
(4) Vodne ptice afriško-evrazijskih selitvenih poti, ki so vrste iz Priloge II, zaslužijo 
takojšnjo pozornost, da se izboljša njihovo ohranitveno stanje in zberejo informacije 
kot podlaga za dobre upravljalne odlo čitve. 
(5) Prvo zasedanje pogodbenic Bonnske konvencij e je zahtevalo pripravo sporazuma za 
ohranitev zahodnih palearkti čnih Anatidae , nato je bil pripravlje n okvirni sporazum, ki 
je vključeval druge vrste selitvenih vodnih ptic. 
(6) Ohranitev selitvenih vodnih ptic je pr edvsem v pristojnosti Skupnosti, ob upoštevanju 
Direktiv Sveta 79/409/EG S z dne 2. aprila 1979 o ohranjanju prosto žive čih ptic11 in 
92/43/EGS z dne 21. maja 1992 o ohranjanj u naravnih habitatov ter prosto žive čih 
                                                 
8 UL C […], […], str. […]. 
9 UL C […], […], str. […]. 
10 UL L 210, 19.7.1982, str. 10. 
11 UL L 103, 25.4.1979, str. 1. 
 
SL 5   SL živalskih in rastlinskih vrst12, ki sta bili obe nazadnje spremenjeni z Aktom o pogojih 
pristopa Češke republike, Republike Estonije, Republike Cipra, Republike Latvije, 
Republike Litve, Republike Madžarske, Republike Malte, Republike Poljske, Republike Slovenije in Slovaške republike in prilagoditvah pogodb, na katerih temelji 
Evropska unija
13,  
(7) Komisija bila je v imenu Skupnosti in v skladu z navodili za poga janja Sveta dne 7. 
junija 1995 prisotna na pogajalskem zasedanj u, ki je potekal od 12. do 16. junija 1995 
v Haagu; na tem zasedanju je bil sporazu mno sprejet Sporazum o ohranjanju afriško-
evrazijskih selitvenih vodnih ptic (Sporazum). 
(8) Sporazum je bil na vo ljo za podpis od 16. oktobra 1995. 
(9) Sporazum je bil podpisan v imenu Skupnosti dne 1. septembra 1997. (10) Sporazum je za čel veljati dne 1. novembra 1999. 
(11) Priloge k Sporazumu so bile spremenj ene na podlagi resolucij prvega zasedanja 
pogodbenic novembra 1999 v Cape Townu v Ju žni Afriki in drugega zasedanja 
pogodbenic septembra 2002 v Bonnu v Nem čiji. 
(12) Sedaj je primerno, da Skupnost sklene Sporazum. (13) Pri sklenitvi Sporazuma je potreb no zagotoviti enotno mednarodno predstavitev 
Skupnosti pri pogajanju in odobritvi prihodnjih  sprememb Sporazuma ali njegovega 
akcijskega na črta – 
SKLENIL: 
Člen 1 
Sporazum o afriško-evrazijs kih vodnih pticah je sp rejet v imenu Komisije. 
Besedilo Sporazuma je v Prilogi k temu sklepu. 
Člen 2 
Predsednik Sveta je pooblaš čen, da imenuje osebo ali osebe, pooblaš čene za to, da deponirajo 
listino o odobritvi pri vladi Kraljevine Nizoze mske, ki je depozitar Sporazuma, v skladu s 
členom XVII Sporazuma. 
                                                
 
12 UL L 206, 22.7.1992, str. 7. 
13 UL L 236, 23.9.2003, str. 33. 
 
SL 6   SL Člen 3 
Komisija je pooblaš čena, da se v imenu Skupnosti pogaja in odobri kakršne koli spremembe 
akcijskega na črta, predvidenega v členu IV Sporazuma, ter spremembe Sporazuma, 
predvidene v členu X. Komisija naj vodi ta pogaja nja ob posvetovanju s posebnim odborom, 
ki ga imenuje Svet. Zagotovi, da so odlo čitve, sprejete v okviru Sporazuma, v skladu z 
obstoječo zakonodajo Skupnosti in s cilji politik Skupnosti. 
V Bruslju, 
 Za Svet 
 Predsednik 
 
SL 7   SL ANNEX  
FINANCIAL STATEMENT  
Policy area(s): Environment 
Activity: Contribution to International Environmental Activities 
 
TITLE OF ACTION : PARTICIPATION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY IN THE AGREEMENT ON 
THE CONSERVATION OF AFRICAN -EURASIAN MIGRATORY WATERBIRDS (AEWA) 
1. BUDGET  LINE(S)  + HEADING(S) 
07 02 02 (formerly B7-811) 
2. OVERALL  FIGURES 
2.1. T OTAL ALLOCATION FOR ACTION (PART B): € 34,700  (2004-2006) 
2.2. P ERIOD OF APPLICATION : 2004  – 2005  AND SUBSEQUENT YEARS  
The budget of AEWA is establis hed every three years at the Meeting of the Parties. The 
current budget has been set for 2003, 2004 and 2005 (a  year with higher ex penditure, as it will 
hold the next Meeting of the Parties). For th ese three years, the participation of the 
Community is an estimate based on a contributio n of 2.5% of the overall budget. For the years 
2006 and beyond, expenditure for subsequent years is just a forecast, considering expected 
evolution of the budget.  
2.3. O VERALL MULTIANNUAL ESTIMATE OF EXPENDITURE : 
(a) Schedule of commitment appropriati ons/payment appropria tions (financial 
intervention) (see point 6.1.1) 
 € thousand (to one decimal places) 
 
  
Year 
2004   
Year 
2005  Year
 
2006 and
subs.   
Total (2004-06) 
Commitments 8.5 16.4 9.8 34.7 
Payments 8.5 16.4 9.8 34.7 
 
SL 8   SL (b) Technical and administrative a ssistance and support expenditure (see point 6.1.2)  
Commitments N.A.    
Payments N.A.    
 
Subtotal a+b     
Commitments 8.5 16.4 9.8 34.7 
Payments 8.5 16.4 9.8 34.7 
(c) Overall financial impact of human res ources and other admini strative expenditure 
(see points 7.2 and 7.3) 
Commitments/ 
payments 60 60 60 180 
 
TOTAL a+b+c     
Commitments 68.5 76.4 69.8 214.7 
Payments 68.5 76.4 69.8 214.7 
The estimative credits foreseen in this planning shall be covered within the allocations of 
appropriations mentioned under section 1 a bove and granted to the managing DGs (DG 
Environment, Research and others) in the framework of the annual budget procedure. 
2.4. C OMPATIBILITY WITH FINANCIAL PROGRAMMING AND FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE  
[X] Proposal is compatible with existing financial programming. 
[…] Proposal will entail reprogramming of the relevant heading in the financial 
perspective. 
[…] Proposal may require application of th e provisions of the Inter-institutional 
Agreement. 
2.5. F INANCIAL IMPACT ON REVENUE : 
[X] Proposal has no financial implications (involves technical aspects regarding 
implementation of a measure) 
OR […] Proposal has financial impact – th e effect on revenue is as follows: 
 
SL 9   SL 3. BUDGET  CHARACTERISTICS 
Type of expenditure New EFTA 
contribution Contributions 
from applicant countries Heading in 
financial perspective 
Non-comp Diff  
 NO NO N.A. No [3] 
4. LEGAL  BASIS   
The Council decision of ratificati on constitutes the basic act, in the sense of Article 49 of the 
Financial Regulation, of the financial contri butions of the Community to AEWA as a 
Contracting Party thereto (financial contributions  to international conve ntions are considered 
as subscriptions under Article 160 of the Financial Regulation).  
This action is undertaken in the framewor k of the Treaty establishing the European 
Community (in particular Articles 174 and 175). Pa rticipation in intern ational environmental 
agreements is an important policy component  of Decision 1600/2002/EC  of the European 
Parliament and of the Council laying down the Sixth Community Environment Action 
Programme, OJ L 242, 10.9.2002, p. 1-15.  
This expenditure is carried out under Budget lin e 07 02 02 (formerly B7-811), which is listed 
as an institutional prerogative of th e Commission (cf. budgetary comments).  
5. DESCRIPTION  AND  GROUNDS 
5.1. Need for Community Intervention:  
The Community already has adopted internal legi slation for the conservation of bird species, 
primarily through Council Directive 79/409/EEC. However the protection of many migratory 
bird species, dependent on the EU  during part of their annual cycle, cannot be achieved by 
actions within territories of the Member Stat es alone. For many species  factors operating on 
the wintering grounds in Africa or in the br eeding areas in Northern Russia may negate 
conservation action in the EU. Therefore rati fying AEWA provides a legal basis for co-
operation on conservation actions elsewhere in th e range of different species, to complement 
measures being taken within th e EU under the Birds Directive.  
The objective  is to provide for co-ordinated and concerted actions for the conservation of 
migratory waterbirds throughout their flyways.  To be achieved by implementation of the 
AEWA Action plan which entails species and ha bitat conservation measures, management of 
human activities, research and mon itoring, education and information.  
A legal and technical evaluation ha s been undertaken of implicati ons of ratification, especially 
as regards EU Birds Directive. 
 
SL 10   SL 5.2. Action envisaged and budget intervention arrangements:  
The Community should become, through the Counc il Decision of ratifi cation, a Contracting 
Party to AEWA. As a contracting party the Co mmunity will work with Member States in 
implementing the objectives of AEWA, including participation in the relevant international meetings of the Agreement.  
Regular financial contributions to international conventions ar e considered as  subscriptions 
under Article 160 of the Financial Regulation
. The Community will pay in accordance with 
the scale of contributions decided by the Meeting of the Parties.  
As for most international environmental agreements, the functioning of AEWA is also based 
on additional voluntary contributions from Parties for specific activities. The Community is expected, as all Parties, to provide this form  of support on a case-by-case basis for some 
activities. This form of ‘ad hoc’ support in ad dition to the regular cont ribution to the general 
budget would not be considered as  a subscription but as a direct  grant, to be approved by a 
financing decision of the College. On an indica tive basis, it is expected that the average 
voluntary contributions do not exceed €40.000 per year. This expenditure will be covered 
within the allocations of appropriations mentioned granted to the managing DG (DG 
Environment) under budget line 07 02 02 in th e framework of the annual budget procedure.  
5.3. M
ETHODS OF IMPLEMENTATION : AS REGARDS ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES 
OF AEWA  IN THE EU THE PRINCIPAL MECHANISM WILL BE THROUGH THE 
IMPLEMENTATION OF EU ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION , ESPECIALLY COUNCIL 
DIRECTIVE 79/409  ON THE CONSERVATION OF WILD BIRDS .  
6. FINANCIAL  IMPACT 
6.1. T OTAL FINANCIAL IMPACT ON PART B - (OVER THE ENTIRE PROGRAMMING 
PERIOD ) 
(The method of calculating the total amounts set out in the table below must be explained by 
the breakdown in Table 6.2. ) 
6.1.1. F INANCIAL INTERVENTION  
Commitments (in € thousand ) 
Breakdown 2004 2005 2006 Total 
Financial contribution 8.5 16.4 9.8 34.7 
TOTAL 8.5 16.4 9.8 34.7 
 
SL 11   SL 6.1.2. T ECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE , SUPPORT EXPENDITURE AND 
IT EXPENDITURE (COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS ) 
 2004 2005 2006 Total 
 N.A. N.A. N.A.  
TOTAL     
6.2. C ALCULATION OF COSTS BY  MEASURE ENVISAGED IN PART B (OVER THE ENTIRE 
PROGRAMMING PERIOD ) 
Commitments (in € million to three decimal places) 
Breakdown  Type  
of outputs(projects, files ) Number of 
outputs 
(total for 
years 1to 5)  Average unit 
cost Total cost 
(total for years  1to 5) 
 
 N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. 
TOTAL COST     
7. IMPACT  ON  STAFF  AND  ADMINISTRATIVE  EXPENDITURE 
The needs for human and administrative resour ces shall be covered within the allocation 
granted to DG Environment in the fram ework of the annual budget procedure. 
7.1. I MPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES  
Staff to be assigned to management 
of the action usi ng existing and/or 
additional resources Description of tasks deriving from 
the action 
Types of post 
Number of 
permanent posts Number of 
temporary posts Total 
 
Officials or 
temporary staff A 
B C 0.5 
  0.5 
   Desk officers and management 
 
SL 12   SL Other human 
resources     
Total 0.5  0.5  
     
 
SL 13   SL 7.2. O VERALL FINANCIAL IMPACT OF HUMAN RESOURCES  
Type of human resources Amount (€) Method of calculation *  
Officials 
Temporary staff 54,000 € 
 0.5 x 108,000 € 
Other human resources 
(specify budget line) 0  
Total 54,000 €  
NB: the 0.5 is purely indicative and this activity  will be covered by th e existing staff. No 
additional staff would be required. 
The amounts are total expend iture for twelve months. 
7.3. Other administrative expend iture deriving from the action 
Budget line 
(number and heading) Amount € Method of calculation 
Overall allocation (Title A7) 
A0701 – Missions 6,000€ 3x1500€ (based on three 5-day 
missions to destinations in the Africa-Asia region, including 250€ indemnity+500€ travelling+750€ accommodation), plus 3x500€ (based on 3 missions to AEWA Secretariat at Bonn including 350€ indemnity (incl.accommodation)+150€ travelling) 
Information systems (A-5001/A-4300)   
Other expenditure - Part A (specify)   
Total 6000€  
The amounts are total expend iture for twelve months. 
1 Specify the type of committee and the group to which it belongs. 
I. Annual total -adminis trative- (7.2 + 7.3) 
II. Duration of action III. Total cost of action (I x II) 60,000€ 
N.A. N.A. 
 
SL 14   SL 8. FOLLOW-UP  AND  EVALUATION 
In the framework of the Mee ting of the Parties, the Eur opean Commission participates, 
together with the other Contract ing Parties, in the regular sc rutiny of the implementation of 
the work plan of AEWA agreement, including  its financial component, on the basis of a 
detailed report presented by the Secretariat.  
9. ANTI-FRAUD  MEASURES 
Financial contributions will be subject to th e Commission’s usual control mechanisms and 
therefore there is no need for supplementary anti-fraud measures. Other costs only relate to 
expenditure on personnel.