2008/966/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 Steppic biogeographical region (notified under document number C(2008) 8066)
Date: 2008-12-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Romania, biodiversity, 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 Steppic biogeographical region

(notified under document number C(2008) 8066)

(2008/966/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The Steppic biogeographical
region referred to in
Article 1(c)(iii) of Directive 92/43/EEC comprises parts
of the territory of Romania as specified in the biogeo­
graphical map approved on 20 April 2005 by the
Committee set up by Article 20 of that Directive, here­
inafter ‘the Habitats Committee’.

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

establishment of

For the Steppic 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 in October 2007,
in
accordance with Article 4(1) of Directive 92/43/EEC, by
Romania.

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

information format

site

a

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

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

the draft

On the basis of
list drawn up by the
Commission in agreement with the Member State
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.

the existence and distribution of

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

The Member State concerned has 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 State, 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.

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
the
incomplete,
network is either complete or incomplete. The initial
list should be revised,
in accordance with
Article 4 of Directive 92/43/EEC.

should not be

concluded that

if necessary,

it

(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,

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The initial list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic 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.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 12 December 2008.

For the Commission

Stavros DIMAS
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Initial list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region

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;

D: surface area of SCI in hectares or length in km;

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
Romania.

A

B

C

D

E

SCI code

Name of SCI

ROSCI0005

Balta Albă — Amara — Jirlău — Lacul
Sărat Câineni

ROSCI0006

Balta Mică a Brăilei

ROSCI0012

Brațul Măcin

ROSCI0022

Canaralele Dunării

ROSCI0053

Dealul Alah Bair

ROSCI0060

Dealurile Agighiolului

ROSCI0065

Delta Dunării

ROSCI0067

Deniz Tepe

ROSCI0071

Dumbrăveni — Valea Urluia — Lacul
Vederoasa

ROSCI0072

Dunele de nisip de la Hanul Conachi

ROSCI0083

Fântânița Murfatlar

ROSCI0103

Lunca Buzăului

ROSCI0105

Lunca Joasă a Prutului

ROSCI0114

Mlaștina Hergheliei — Obanul Mare și
Peștera Movilei

ROSCI0123

Munții Măcinului

ROSCI0131

Oltenița — Mostiștea — Chiciu

ROSCI0133

Pădurea Bădeana

ROSCI0134

Pădurea Balta-Munteni

ROSCI0139

Pădurea Breana-Roșcani

ROSCI0149

Pădurea Eseschioi — Lacul Bugeac

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Area of SCI
(ha)

Length of SCI
(km)

6 411

20 460

10 303

26 064

187

1 479

Geographical coordinates
of SCI

Longitude

Latitude

E 27 17

N 45 13

E 27 54

N 44 59

E 28 7

N 45 0

E 28 4

N 44 24

E 28 13

N 44 30

E 28 48

N 45 2

457 813,5

E 28 55

N 44 54

425

18 714

217

637

3 991

5 656

251

18 546

11 930

56

86

151

3 258

E 28 41

N 45 0

E 27 58

N 43 58

E 27 34

N 45 34

E 28 23

N 44 9

E 26 52

N 45 8

E 28 8

N 45 45

E 28 34

N 43 50

E 28 19

N 45 8

E 27 7

N 44 12

E 27 34

N 46 9

E 27 27

N 45 56

E 27 59

N 45 55

E 27 26

N 44 4

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A

B

C

D

E

SCI code

Name of SCI

ROSCI0151

Pădurea Gârboavele

ROSCI0157

Pădurea Hagieni — Cotul Văii

ROSCI0162

Pădurea Merișor — Cotul Zătuanului

ROSCI0163

Pădurea Mogoș-Mâțele

ROSCI0165

Pădurea Pogănești

ROSCI0169

Pădurea Seaca-Movileni

ROSCI0172

Pădurea și Valea Canaraua Fetii —
Iortmac

ROSCI0175

Pădurea Tălășmani

ROSCI0178

Pădurea Torcești

ROSCI0191

Peștera Limanu

ROSCI0201

Podișul Nord Dobrogean

ROSCI0213

Râul Prut

ROSCI0215

Recifii Jurasici Cheia

ROSCI0259

Valea Călmățuiului

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Area of SCI
(ha)

Length of SCI
(km)

217

3 652

579

65

176

52

Geographical coordinates
of SCI

Longitude

Latitude

E 27 59

N 45 34

E 28 21

N 43 47

E 27 20

N 45 45

E 27 56

N 45 43

E 28 1

N 45 58

E 27 32

N 46 17

14 473

E 27 36

N 44 6

62

132

12

87 229

12 506

5 134

17 363

E 27 50

N 46 7

E 27 29

N 45 40

E 28 31

N 43 48

E 28 30

N 44 58

E 27 47

N 47 12

E 28 26

N 44 30

E 27 2

N 45 0