2009/92/EC: Commission Decision of 12 December 2008 adopting, pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC, an initial list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region (notified under document number C(2008) 7974)
Date: 2008-12-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Black Sea, directory, environmental protection, protected area, protection of animal life, protection of plant life

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 12 December 2008

adopting, pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC, an initial list of sites of Community importance
for the Black Sea biogeographical region

(notified under document number C(2008) 7974)

(2009/92/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity,

concerned, name, location and extent of the site, and the
data yielded by application of
the criteria specified in
Annex III to Directive 92/43/EEC.

Having regard to Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992
on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and
flora (1) and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 4(2)
thereof,

(6) On the basis of the draft list drawn up by the Commission
in agreement with each of the Member States concerned,
which also identifies sites hosting priority natural habitat
types or priority species, a list of sites selected as sites of
Community importance should be adopted.

Whereas:

The Black Sea biogeographical region referred to in Arti-
cle 1(c)(iii) of Directive 92/43/EEC comprises parts of the
territories of Bulgaria and Romania as specified in the
biogeographical map approved on 20 April 2005 by the
Committee set up by Article 20 of
that Directive,
hereinafter ‘the Habitats Committee’.

(7) Knowledge of the existence and distribution of the natural
habitat types and species is constantly evolving, as a result
of
the surveillance in accordance with Article 11 of
Directive 92/43/EEC. Therefore, the evaluation and selec-
tion of sites at Community level was done using the best
available information at present.

It is necessary in the context of a process which was
initiated in 1995 to make further progress in the actual
establishment of the Natura 2000 network, which is an
essential element of the protection of biodiversity in the
Community.

(8)

For the Black Sea biogeographical region,
lists of sites
proposed as sites of Community importance within the
meaning of Article 1 of Directive 92/43/EEC have been
transmitted to the Commission between May 2004 and
January 2008, in accordance with Article 4(1) of Directive
92/43/EEC, by Bulgaria and Romania.

The lists of proposed sites were accompanied by informa-
tion on each site, supplied in the format established by
Commission Decision 97/266/EC of 18 December 1996
concerning a site information format for proposed Natura
2000 sites (2).

The Member States concerned have not proposed sufficient
sites to meet the requirements of Directive 92/43/EEC for
certain habitat types and species. For those habitat types
and species it can therefore not be concluded that the
network is complete. Taking into account the delay in
receiving the information and reaching agreement with the
Member States, it is necessary to adopt an initial list of sites,
which will need to be revised in accordance with Article 4
of Directive 92/43/EEC.

(9) Given that knowledge on the existence and distribution of
some of the natural habitat types of Annex I and species of
Annex II to Directive 92/43/EEC remains incomplete, it
should not be concluded that
the network is either
complete or incomplete. The initial list should be revised,
if necessary, in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 92/
43/EEC.

(5)

That information includes the most recent and definitive
the site transmitted by the Member States
map of

(1) OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7.
(2) OJ L 107, 24.4.1997, p. 1.

(10) The measures provided for

in this Decision are in

accordance with the opinion of the Habitats Committee,

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 2

Article 1

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 12 December 2008.

The initial list of sites of Community importance for the Black
Sea biogeographical
region in accordance with the third
subparagraph of Article 4(2) of Directive 92/43/EEC is set out
in the Annex to this Decision.

For the Commission

Stavros DIMAS

Member of the Commission

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Initial list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region

ANNEX

Each site of Community importance (SCI) is identified by the information supplied in the Natura 2000 format, including the
corresponding map. This has been transmitted by the competent national authorities in accordance with the second
subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Directive 92/43/EEC.

The table below gives the following information:

A : SCI code comprising nine characters, the first two being the ISO code for the Member State;
B : name of SCI;
C :

* = presence on the SCI of at least one priority natural habitat type and/or species within the meaning of Article 1 of
Directive 92/43/EEC;
surface area of SCI in hectares or length in km;

D :
E : geographical coordinates of SCI (latitude and longitude).

All the information given in the Community list below is based on the data proposed, transmitted and validated by Bulgaria
and Romania.

A

SCI code

B

Name of SCI

BG0000100

Plazh Shkorpilovtzi

BG0000102

Dolinata na reka Batova

BG0000103

Galata

BG0000110

Ostrovi Sv. Ivan I Sv. Petur

BG0000116

Kamchiya

BG0000118

Zlatni pyasatzi

BG0000119

Trite bratya

BG0000130

Kraimorska Dobrudzha

BG0000132

Pobitite kamani

BG0000133

Kamchiiska i Eminska planina

BG0000141

Reka Kamchiya

BG0000143

Karaagach

BG0000146

Plazh Gradina — Zlatna ribka

BG0000151

Aitoska planina

BG0000154

Ezero Durankulak

BG0000198

Sredetzka reka

BG0000208

Bosna

BG0000219

Derventski vazvisheniya 2

BG0000230

Fakiyska reka

BG0000242

Zaliv Chengene skele

BG0000270

Atanasovsko ezero

BG0000271

Mandra — Poda

BG0000273

Burgasko ezero

BG0000573

Kompleks Kaliakra

BG0000574

Aheloi — Ravda — Nesebar

BG0000620

Pomorie

C

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

D

E

Area of SCI
(ha)

Length of SCI
(km)

Geographical coordinates of SCI

5 125,65264

18 459,2388

1 623,71857

30,04

12 919,9374

1 374,44

1 021,99

6 520,74

231,35

63 678,468

158,84

64,16

1 153,12

29 379,4

5 050,79475

707,78

16 225,8881

55 036,13

4 104,72

191,19

7 208,89

6 135,8718

3 092,02

44 128,2643

3 928,38

2 085,15

Longitude

E 27 51

E 27 55

E 27 56

E 27 41

E 27 45

E 28 2

E 27 17

E 28 20

E 27 41

E 27 30

E 27 28

E 27 46

E 27 40

E 27 26

E 28 34

E 27 2

E 27 38

E 27 3

E 27 17

E 27 30

E 27 27

E 27 24

E 27 23

E 28 19

E 27 41

E 27 38

Latitude

N 42 56

N 43 22

N 43 8

N 42 26

N 43 1

N 43 18

N 42 42

N 43 37

N 43 13

N 42 55

N 43 2

N 42 13

N 42 25

N 42 41

N 43 40

N 42 18

N 42 11

N 42 7

N 42 17

N 42 25

N 42 35

N 42 24

N 42 29

N 43 20

N 42 39

N 42 35

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A

SCI code

B

Name of SCI

BG0000621

Ezero Shabla — Ezeretz

BG0001001

Ropotamo

BG0001004

Emine — Irakli

BG0001007

Strandzha

ROSCI0065

Delta Dunării

ROSCI0066

Delta Dunării — zona marină

ROSCI0073

Dunele marine de la Agigea

ROSCI0094

Izvoarele sulfuroase submarine de la Mangalia

ROSCI0114

Mlaștina Hergheliei — Obanul Mare și Peștera Movilei

ROSCI0157

Pădurea Hagieni — Cotul Văii

ROSCI0197

Plaja submersă Eforie Nord — Eforie Sud

ROSCI0237

Structuri submarine metanogene — Sf. Gheorghe

ROSCI0269

Vama Veche — 2 Mai

ROSCI0273

Zona marină de la Capul Tuzla

C

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

D

E

Area of SCI
(ha)

Length of SCI
(km)

Geographical coordinates of SCI

2 623,53

12 815,82

11 282,7954

118 225,03

457 813,5

121 697

12

362

251

3 652

141

6 122

5 272

1 738

Longitude

E 28 35

E 27 42

E 27 50

E 27 37

E 28 55

E 29 14

E 28 38

E 28 35

E 28 34

E 28 21

E 28 39

E 29 45

E 28 38

E 28 41

Latitude

N 43 34

N 42 18

N 42 44

N 42 4

N 44 54

N 44 46

N 44 5

N 43 48

N 43 50

N 43 47

N 44 3

N 44 52

N 43 45

N 43 59