2013/28/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 16 November 2012 adopting a first updated list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region (notified under document C(2012) 8232)
Date: 2012-11-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Region, Romania, 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 24/643








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
         
of 16 November 2012
         
adopting a first updated list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region
(notified under document C(2012) 8232)
(2013/28/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 Steppic biogeographical region referred to in Article 1(c)(iii) of Directive 92/43/EEC comprises parts of the Union territory of 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 Steppic biogeographical region, within the meaning of Directive 92/43/EEC, was adopted by Commission Decision 2008/966/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 Steppic 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 Steppic biogeographical region is therefore necessary.












(5)


On the one hand, the update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region is necessary in order to include additional sites that have been proposed since 2010 by Romania as sites of Community importance for the Steppic 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 Steppic biogeographical region is necessary in order to reflect any changes in site-related information submitted by Romania following the adoption of the initial Union list. In that sense, the updated list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region constitutes a consolidated version of the list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic 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 Steppic 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 June 2007 and October 2011, in accordance with Article 4(1) of that Directive.












(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 State 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 the Member State 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 Steppic 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)


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 Natura 2000 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 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 2008/966/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 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.


Article 2
Decision 2008/966/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 344, 20.12.2008, p. 117.

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




ANNEX

First updated 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 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 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




ROSCI0005


Balta Albă - Amara — Jirlău — Lacul Sărat Câineni


*


6 300,3 


 


27,2847


45,2300




ROSCI0006


Balta Mică a Brăilei


 


20 872,1 


 


27,9086


44,9978




ROSCI0012


Brațul Măcin


*


10 235,4 


 


28,1311


45,0081




ROSCI0022


Canaralele Dunării


*


25 943 


 


28,0781


44,4100




ROSCI0053


Dealul Alah Bair


*


193,5 


 


28,2181


44,5022




ROSCI0060


Dealurile Agighiolului


*


1 433,3 


 


28,8136


45,0447




ROSCI0065


Delta Dunării


*


454 037,3 


 


28,9203


44,9003




ROSCI0067


Deniz Tepe


*


413,7 


 


28,6889


45,0033




ROSCI0071


Dumbrăveni — Valea Urluia — Lacul Vederoasa


*


17 971 


 


27,9800


43,9694




ROSCI0072


Dunele de nisip de la Hanul Conachi


*


241,7 


 


27,5772


45,5706




ROSCI0083


Fântânița Murfatlar


*


577,5 


 


28,3856


44,1572




ROSCI0103


Lunca Buzăului


*


6 986,5 


 


26,8722


45,1519




ROSCI0105


Lunca Joasă a Prutului


*


5 806 


 


28,1483


45,7653




ROSCI0114


Mlaștina Hergheliei — Obanul Mare și Peștera Movilei


*


232,2 


 


28,5717


43,8344




ROSCI0123


Munții Măcinului


*


16 893,9 


 


28,3308


45,1469




ROSCI0131


Oltenița — Mostiștea — Chiciu


 


11 348,7 


 


26,9117


44,2194




ROSCI0133


Pădurea Bădeana


*


60,6 


 


27,5717


46,1572




ROSCI0134


Pădurea Balta — Munteni


 


86 


 


27,4656


45,9497




ROSCI0139


Pădurea Breana — Roșcani


*


156,8 


 


27,9956


45,9269




ROSCI0149


Pădurea Eseschioi — Lacul Bugeac


*


2 965,7 


 


27,4350


44,0789




ROSCI0151


Pădurea Gârboavele


*


219,1 


 


27,9989


45,5767




ROSCI0157


Pădurea Hagieni — Cotul Văii


*


3 617,7 


 


28,4500


43,7889




ROSCI0162


Lunca Siretului Inferior


*


25 080,7 


 


27,3425


45,7728




ROSCI0163


Pădurea Mogoș - Mâțele


*


64,9 


 


27,9481


45,7222




ROSCI0165


Pădurea Pogănești


*


180,9 


 


28,0261


45,9753




ROSCI0169


Pădurea Seaca — Movileni


*


50,9 


 


27,5333


46,2883




ROSCI0172


Pădurea și Valea Canaraua Fetii — Iortmac


*


13 630,9 


 


27,6158


44,1050




ROSCI0175


Pădurea Tălășmani


 


53,4 


 


27,8406


46,1217




ROSCI0178


Pădurea Torcești


 


129,9 


 


27,4908


45,6811




ROSCI0191


Peștera Limanu


 


12,4 


 


28,5242


43,8069




ROSCI0201


Podișul Nord Dobrogean


*


84 811,5 


 


28,5019


44,9703




ROSCI0213


Râul Prut


 


10 540 


 


27,7850


47,2136




ROSCI0215


Recifii Jurasici Cheia


*


5 686,2 


 


28,4417


44,4853




ROSCI0259


Valea Călmățuiului


*


17 922,9 


 


27,0450


45,0067




ROSCI0278


Bordușani — Borcea


*


5 809,7 


 


27,9231


44,5764




ROSCI0286


Colinele Elanului


*


755,3 


 


27,9761


46,3389




ROSCI0290


Coridorul Ialomiței


*


26 726,8 


 


26,4756


44,7211




ROSCI0305


Ianca — Plopu — Sărat — Comăneasca


*


3 222,4 


 


27,6481


45,2258




ROSCI0307


Lacul Sărat — Brăila


*


376,7 


 


27,8817


45,1944




ROSCI0308


Lacul și Pădurea Cernica


 


3 267,3 


 


26,2956


44,4433




ROSCI0309


Lacurile din jurul Măscurei


 


1 159,7 


 


27,3964


46,3481




ROSCI0315


Lunca Chineja


 


944,9 


 


27,9600


45,8006




ROSCI0319


Mlaștina de la Fetești


 


2 019,8 


 


27,8039


44,3431




ROSCI0335


Pădurea Dobrina — Huși


*


8 518,3 


 


27,9717


46,5808




ROSCI0343


Pădurile din Silvostepa Mostiștei


*


2 119,8 


 


26,7294


44,2431




ROSCI0353


Peștera — Deleni


 


2 508,1 


 


28,0267


44,1100




ROSCI0360


Râul Bârlad între Zorleni și Gura Gârbăvoțului


 


2 569,4 


 


27,6700


46,2108




ROSCI0389


Sărăturile de la Gura Ialomiței — Mihai Bravu


*


3 449,4 


 


27,7622


44,7514




ROSCI0398


Straja-Cumpăna


 


1 117 


 


28,5106


44,0936