2013/30/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 16 November 2012 adopting a first updated list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region (notified under document C(2012) 8234)
Date: 2012-11-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Black Sea, biodiversity, conservation of resources, protected area, protected species, protection of animal life, protection of plant life








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26.1.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 24/740








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
         
of 16 November 2012
         
adopting a first updated list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region
(notified under document C(2012) 8234)
(2013/30/EU)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


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)


The Black Sea biogeographical region referred to in Article 1(c)(iii) of Directive 92/43/EEC comprises parts of the Union 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’.












(2)


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 Union.












(3)


The initial list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region, within the meaning of Directive 92/43/EEC, was adopted by Commission Decision 2009/92/EC (2). On the basis of Articles 4(4) and 6(1) of Directive 92/43/EEC, the Member State concerned has to designate the sites included in the list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region as special areas of conservation as soon as possible and within six years at most, establishing conservation priorities and the necessary conservation measures.












(4)


In the context of a dynamic adaptation of the Natura 2000 network, the lists of sites of Community importance are reviewed. An update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region is therefore necessary.












(5)


On the one hand, the update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region is necessary in order to include additional sites that have been proposed since 2010 by Member States as sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region within the meaning of Article 1 of Directive 92/43/EEC. For these additional sites, the obligations resulting from Articles 4(4) and 6(1) of Directive 92/43/EEC should apply as soon as possible and within six years at most from the adoption of this Decision.












(6)


On the other hand, the update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region is necessary in order to reflect any changes in site-related information submitted by Member States following the adoption of the initial Union list. In that sense, this updated list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region constitutes a consolidated version of the list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region. It should be stressed that, for any site included in this Decision, the obligations resulting from Articles 4(4) and 6(1) of Directive 92/43/EEC should apply as soon as possible and within six years at most from the adoption of the list of sites of Community importance in which the site was included for the first time.












(7)


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 were transmitted to the Commission between March 2007 and October 2011, in accordance with Article 4(1) of that Directive 92/43/EEC.












(8)


The lists of proposed sites were accompanied by information 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 (3).












(9)


That information includes the map of the site transmitted by the Member States 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.












(10)


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, an updated list of sites selected as sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region should be adopted.












(11)


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












(12)


Certain 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 Natura 2000 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 updated list of sites, which will need to be reviewed in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 92/43/EEC.












(13)


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 list should be reviewed, if necessary, in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 92/43/EEC.












(14)


In the interests of clarity and transparency, Decision 2009/92/EC should be repealed.












(15)


The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Habitats Committee,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The first updated 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.


Article 2
Decision 2009/92/EC is repealed.


Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.




Done at Brussels, 16 November 2012.


For the Commission

Janez POTOČNIK
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7.

(2)  
            OJ L 43, 13.2.2009, p. 59.

(3)  
            OJ L 107, 24.4.1997, p. 1.




ANNEX

First updated list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region

Each site of Community importance (SCI) is identified by the information supplied in the Natura 2000 format, including the corresponding map. This information 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


:


area of SCI in hectares or length of SCI in km;




E


:


geographical coordinates of SCI (latitude and longitude) in decimal degrees.




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











A


B


C


D


E




SCI code


Name of SCI


*


Area of SCI (ha)


Length of SCI (km)


Geographical coordinates of SCI




 


 


 


 


 


Longitude


Latitude




BG0000100


Plazh Shkorpilovtsi


*


5 125,6526 


 


27,8653


42,9453




BG0000102


Dolinata na reka Batova


*


18 459,2388 


 


27,9261


43,3764




BG0000103


Galata


*


1 623,7186 


 


27,9411


43,1378




BG0000110


Ostrovi Sv. Ivan i Sv. Petar


 


30,04 


 


27,6919


42,4383




BG0000116


Kamchia


*


12 919,9374 


 


27,7536


43,0217




BG0000118


Zlatni pyasatsi


*


1 374,44 


 


28,0364


43,3044




BG0000119


Trite bratya


*


1 021,99 


 


27,2883


42,7117




BG0000130


Kraymorska Dobrudzha


*


6 520,74 


 


28,3333


43,6200




BG0000132


Pobitite kamani


*


231,35 


 


27,6925


43,2322




BG0000133


Kamchiyska i Emenska planina


*


63 678,468 


 


27,5081


42,9231




BG0000141


Reka Kamchia


*


158,84 


 


27,4783


43,0381




BG0000143


Karaagach


*


64,16 


 


27,7725


42,2233




BG0000146


Plazh Gradina — Zlatna ribka


*


1 153,12 


 


27,6672


42,4233




BG0000151


Aytoska planina


*


29 379,4 


 


27,4414


42,6892




BG0000154


Ezero Durankulak


*


5 050,7948 


 


28,5775


43,6828




BG0000198


Sredetska reka


*


707,78 


 


27,0475


42,3153




BG0000208


Bosna


*


16 225,8881 


 


27,6447


42,1869




BG0000219


Derventski vazvishenia 2


*


55 036,13 


 


27,0536


42,1297




BG0000230


Fakiyska reka


*


4 104,72 


 


27,2911


42,2942




BG0000242


Zaliv Chengene skele


*


190,0154 


 


27,5119


42,4292




BG0000270


Atanasovsko ezero


*


7 210,0163 


 


27,4547


42,5836




BG0000271


Mandra — Poda


*


6 139,1738 


 


27,4042


42,4150




BG0000273


Burgasko ezero


 


3 066,8992 


 


27,3922


42,4975




BG0000573


Kompleks Kaliakra


*


44 128,2643 


 


28,3217


43,3469




BG0000574


Aheloy — Ravda — Nesebar


*


3 928,38 


 


27,6986


42,6586




BG0000620


Pomorie


*


2 085,15 


 


27,6364


42,5989




BG0000621


Ezero Shabla — Ezerets


*


2 623,53 


 


28,5875


43,5753




BG0001001


Ropotamo


*


12 815,82 


 


27,7000


42,3033




BG0001004


Emine — Irakli


*


11 282,7954 


 


27,8397


42,7383




BG0001007


Strandzha


*


118 225,03 


 


27,6283


42,0678




ROSCI0065


Delta Dunării


*


454 037,3 


 


28,9203


44,9003




ROSCI0066


Delta Dunării — zona marină


 


123 373,7 


 


29,2489


44,7789




ROSCI0073


Dunele marine de la Agigea


*


11,4 


 


28,6433


44,0883




ROSCI0094


Izvoarele sulfuroase submarine de la Mangalia


 


382 


 


28,5986


43,8136




ROSCI0114


Mlaștina Hergheliei — Obanul Mare și Peștera Movilei


*


232,2 


 


28,5717


43,8344




ROSCI0157


Pădurea Hagieni — Cotul Văii


*


3 617,7 


 


28,4500


43,7889




ROSCI0197


Plaja submersă Eforie Nord — Eforie Sud


 


140,4 


 


28,6517


44,0503




ROSCI0237


Structuri submarine metanogene — Sf. Gheorghe


 


6 121,5 


 


29,7600


44,8700




ROSCI0269


Vama Veche — 2 Mai


 


6 255 


 


28,6511


43,7564




ROSCI0273


Zona marină de la Capul Tuzla


 


1 737,9 


 


28,6872


43,9889




ROSCI0281


Cap Aurora


 


13 071 


 


28,7031


43,8497




ROSCI0293


Costinesti — 23 August


 


4 877,8 


 


28,7208


43,9256