Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2375 of 26 November 2015 adopting a third update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region (notified under document C(2015) 8226)
Date: 2015-11-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Black Sea, Bulgaria, Romania, biodiversity, conservation of resources, protected area, protected species, protection of animal life, protection of plant life








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23.12.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 338/938








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/2375
of 26 November 2015
         
adopting a third update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region


(notified under document C(2015) 8226)




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 territory 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 (the ‘Habitats Committee’).












(2)


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). That list was last updated by Commission Implementing Decision 2013/737/EU (3).












(3)


The sites included in the list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region form part of the Natura 2000 network which is an essential element of the protection of biodiversity in the Union. In order to make further progress in the actual establishment of the Natura 2000 network and in the context of a dynamic adaptation of that network, the lists of sites of Community importance are reviewed regularly.












(4)


Since October 2012 Member States have proposed additional sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region within the meaning of Article 1 of Directive 92/43/EEC. Member States have also submitted changes in the site-related information contained in the list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region.












(5)


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. Articles 4(4) and 6(1) of Directive 92/43/EEC apply to the newly included sites.












(6)


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.












(7)


With regard to the Black Sea biogeographical region, not all Member States concerned have proposed sufficient sites to meet the requirements of Directive 92/43/EEC for certain habitat types and species. Furthermore, 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. For those habitat types and species, it can therefore not be concluded that the Natura 2000 network is complete.












(8)


In the interests of clarity and transparency, Implementing Decision 2013/737/EU should be repealed.












(9)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The third update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region as set out in the Annex is adopted.


Article 2
Implementing Decision 2013/737/EU is repealed.


Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.




Done at Brussels, 26 November 2015.


For the Commission

Karmenu VELLA
            

Member of the Commission






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

(2)  Commission Decision 2009/92/EC 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 (OJ L 43, 13.2.2009, p. 59).

(3)  Commission Implementing Decision 2013/737/EU of 7 November 2013 adopting a second updated list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region (OJ L 350, 21.12.2013, p. 40).




ANNEX

Third update of the 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


*


1 842,97 


 


27,9239


43,0641




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


*


6 657,4945 


 


28,2845


43,6587




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


*


1 245,85 


 


27,6704


42,4237




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


*


48 340,1127 


 


28,3540


43,3888




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


*


98 099,76 


 


27,9343


42,3019




BG0001004 


Emine — Irakli


*


16 794,59 


 


27,8579


42,7244




BG0001007 


Strandzha


*


153 541,2 


 


27,7364


42,0695




BG0001500 


Aladzha banka


 


669,64


 


28,0567


43,2781




BG0001501 


Emona


 


55 345,28 


 


28,1554


42,8522




BG0001502 


Otmanli


 


8,83


 


27,5287


42,4418




ROSCI0065 


Delta Dunării


*


453 076,1 


 


29,1987


45,0520




ROSCI0066 


Delta Dunării — zona marină


 


123 373,7 


 


29,2901


44,7497




ROSCI0073 


Dunele marine de la Agigea


*


11,4


 


28,6427


44,0885




ROSCI0094 


Izvoarele sulfuroase submarine de la Mangalia


 


382


 


28,5974


43,8154




ROSCI0114 


Mlaştina Hergheliei — Obanul Mare şi Peştera Movilei


*


232,2


 


28,5706


43,8334




ROSCI0157 


Pădurea Hagieni — Cotul Văii


*


3 620,1 


 


28,4279


43,7424




ROSCI0197 


Plaja submersă Eforie Nord — Eforie Sud


 


140,4


 


28,6504


44,0501




ROSCI0237 


Structuri submarine metanogene — Sf. Gheorghe


 


6 121,5 


 


29,7598


44,8701




ROSCI0269 


Vama Veche — 2 Mai


 


6 255 ,


 


28,6511


43,7624




ROSCI0273 


Zona marină de la Capul Tuzla


 


1 737,9 


 


28,6891


43,9884




ROSCI0281 


Cap Aurora


 


13 071 ,


 


28,7132


43,8619




ROSCI0293 


Costinesti — 23 August


 


4 877,8 


 


28,7236


43,9253