2013/736/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 7 November 2013 adopting a second updated list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region (notified under document C(2013) 7352)
Date: 2013-11-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Romania, biodiversity, conservation of resources, protected area, protected species, protection of animal life, protection of plant life








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21.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 350/36








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
         
of 7 November 2013
         
adopting a second updated list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region
(notified under document C(2013) 7352)
(2013/736/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 and the first updated list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region, within the meaning of Directive 92/43/EEC, were adopted by Commission Decision 2008/966/EC (2) and Commission Implementing Decision 2013/28/EU (3). 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 2011 by Romania as sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region within the meaning of Article 1 of Directive 92/43/EEC. For those 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 and the first updated Union lists. 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 2012 in accordance with Article 4(1) of that Directive.












(8)


The lists of proposed sites were accompanied by information on each site. Since 2012, that information was supplied in the format established by Commission Implementing Decision 2011/484/EU of 11 July 2011 concerning a site information format for Natura 2000 sites (4).












(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 biogeograpical 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 carried out using the best available information at the time.












(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 of the existence and distribution of some of the natural habitat types listed in Annex I and some of the species listed in 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, Implementing Decision 2013/28/EU 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 second 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
Implementing Decision 2013/28/EU is repealed.


Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.




Done at Brussels, 7 November 2013.


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 24, 26.1.2013, p. 643.

(4)  
            OJ L 198, 30.7.2011, p. 39.




ANNEX

Second 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 


 


27,3162


45,2895




ROSCI0006


Balta Mică a Brăilei


 


20 872,1 


 


27,9063


44,9453




ROSCI0012


Brațul Măcin


*


10 235,4 


 


28,0441


44,7694




ROSCI0022


Canaralele Dunării


*


25 942,9 


 


27,6895


44,2004




ROSCI0053


Dealul Alah Bair


*


193,5 


 


28,2188


44,5011




ROSCI0060


Dealurile Agighiolului


*


1 433,3 


 


28,8303


45,0416




ROSCI0065


Delta Dunării


*


453 076,1 


 


29,1987


45,0520




ROSCI0067


Deniz Tepe


*


413,7 


 


28,6881


45,0028




ROSCI0071


Dumbrăveni — Valea Urluia — Lacul Vederoasa


*


17 974,7 


 


27,8794


44,1481




ROSCI0072


Dunele de nisip de la Hanul Conachi


*


241,7 


 


27,5794


45,5710




ROSCI0083


Fântânița Murfatlar


*


577,5 


 


28,3863


44,1543




ROSCI0103


Lunca Buzăului


*


6 986,5 


 


27,0008


45,0760




ROSCI0105


Lunca Joasă a Prutului


*


5 806,5 


 


28,1375


45,5729




ROSCI0114


Mlaștina Hergheliei — Obanul Mare și Peștera Movilei


*


232,2 


 


28,5706


43,8334




ROSCI0123


Munții Măcinului


*


16 893,9 


 


28,3030


45,1559




ROSCI0131


Oltenița — Mostiștea — Chiciu


 


11 348,7 


 


26,9685


44,1432




ROSCI0133


Pădurea Bădeana


*


60,6 


 


27,5724


46,1563




ROSCI0134


Pădurea Balta — Munteni


 


86 


 


27,4647


45,9487




ROSCI0139


Pădurea Breana — Roșcani


*


156,8 


 


27,9948


45,9266




ROSCI0149


Pădurea Eseschioi — Lacul Bugeac


*


2 967,4 


 


27,4377


44,0816




ROSCI0151


Pădurea Gârboavele


*


219,1 


 


27,9979


45,5769




ROSCI0157


Pădurea Hagieni — Cotul Văii


*


3 620,1 


 


28,4279


43,7424




ROSCI0162


Lunca Siretului Inferior


*


25 080,7 


 


27,4880


45,6184




ROSCI0163


Pădurea Mogoș — Mâțele


*


64,9 


 


27,9487


45,7219




ROSCI0165


Pădurea Pogănești


*


180,9 


 


28,0257


45,9760




ROSCI0169


Pădurea Seaca — Movileni


*


50,9 


 


27,5333


46,2883




ROSCI0172


Pădurea și Valea Canaraua Fetii — Iortmac


*


13 631,8 


 


27,6248


44,1106




ROSCI0175


Pădurea Tălășmani


 


53,4 


 


27,8410


46,1222




ROSCI0178


Pădurea Torcești


 


129,9 


 


27,4904


45,6806




ROSCI0191


Peștera Limanu


 


12,4 


 


28,5230


43,8070




ROSCI0201


Podișul Nord Dobrogean


*


84 799,2 


 


28,4894


44,7663




ROSCI0213


Râul Prut


 


10 540,6 


 


28,1746


46,2907




ROSCI0215


Recifii Jurasici Cheia


*


5 686,2 


 


28,4395


44,4556




ROSCI0259


Valea Călmățuiului


*


17 922,9 


 


27,2022


44,9806




ROSCI0278


Bordușani — Borcea


*


5 809,7 


 


27,8872


44,6529




ROSCI0286


Colinele Elanului


*


755,3 


 


28,1271


46,4004




ROSCI0290


Coridorul Ialomiței


*


26 726,8 


 


26,8848


44,6021




ROSCI0305


Ianca — Plopu — Sărat — Comăneasca


*


3 222,4 


 


27,7175


45,2274




ROSCI0307


Lacul Sărat — Brăila


*


376,7 


 


27,8849


45,1968




ROSCI0308


Lacul și Pădurea Cernica


 


3 267,3 


 


26,3030


44,4498




ROSCI0309


Lacurile din jurul Măscurei


 


1 159,7 


 


27,5398


46,3888




ROSCI0315


Lunca Chineja


 


944,9 


 


27,9960


45,7825




ROSCI0319


Mlaștina de la Fetești


 


2 019,8 


 


27,8034


44,3403




ROSCI0335


Pădurea Dobrina — Huși


*


8 518,3 


 


27,9757


46,5905




ROSCI0343


Pădurile din Silvostepa Mostiștei


*


2 119,8 


 


26,7393


44,2279




ROSCI0353


Peștera — Deleni


 


2 508,1 


 


28,0509


44,0748




ROSCI0360


Râul Bârlad între Zorleni și Gura Gârbăvoțulu


 


2 569,4 


 


27,6697


46,2068




ROSCI0389


Sărăturile de la Gura Ialomiței — Mihai Bravu


*


3 449,4 


 


27,7542


44,7559




ROSCI0398


Straja-Cumpăna


 


1 117 


 


28,5054


44,0919