Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/164 of 21 January 2021 adopting the sixth update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region (notified under document C(2021) 24)
Date: 2021-01-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Environment, 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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15.2.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 51/698








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2021/164
of 21 January 2021
         
adopting the sixth update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region


(notified under document C(2021) 24)




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 (EU) 2018/39 (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)


Between 21 May 2019 and 22 January 2020 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 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 Black Sea biogeograpical region should be adopted. Articles 4(4) and 6 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 biogeograpical 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 (EU) 2018/39 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 sixth 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 (EU) 2018/39 is repealed.


Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.




Done at Brussels, 21 January 2021.


For the Commission

Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS
            

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 (EU) 2018/39 of 12 December 2017 adopting a fifth update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region (OJ L 15, 19.1.2018, p. 121).




ANNEX
Sixth 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 


 


27,865278 


42,945278 




BG0000102


Dolinata na reka Batova


*


18 459,2388 


 


27,926111 


43,376389 




BG0000103


Galata


 


1 842,97 


 


27,9239 


43,0641 




BG0000116


Kamchia


*


12 919,9374 


 


27,7536 


43,0217 




BG0000118


Zlatni pyasatsi


*


1 374,44 


 


28,036389 


43,304444 




BG0000119


Trite bratya


*


1 021,99 


 


27,288333 


42,711667 




BG0000130


Kraymorska Dobrudzha


*


6 657,4945 


 


28,2845 


43,6587 




BG0000132


Pobitite kamani


*


231,35 


 


27,6971 


43,2506 




BG0000133


Kamchiyska i Emenska planina


*


63 678,468 


 


27,5081 


42,9231 




BG0000141


Reka Kamchia


 


158,84 


 


27,480654 


43,039602 




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 


 


27,441389 


42,689167 




BG0000154


Ezero Durankulak


*


5 050,7948 


 


28,5775 


43,682778 




BG0000198


Sredetska reka


*


707,78 


 


27,047 


42,3156 




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 


 


27,2388 


42,2678 




BG0000242


Zaliv Chengene skele


*


190,0154 


 


27,511944 


42,429167 




BG0000270


Atanasovsko ezero


*


7 210,0163 


 


27,454722 


42,583611 




BG0000271


Mandra - Poda


*


6 139,1738 


 


27,4042 


42,415 




BG0000273


Burgasko ezero


 


3 066,8992 


 


27,3922 


42,4975 




BG0000573


Kompleks Kaliakra


*


48 340,1127 


 


28,354 


43,3888 




BG0000574


Aheloy - Ravda - Nesebar


*


3 928,38 


 


27,722 


42,6497 




BG0000620


Pomorie


*


2 085,15 


 


27,636389 


42,598889 




BG0000621


Ezero Shabla - Ezerets


*


2 623,53 


 


28,5875 


43,575278 




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 




ROSCI0066


Delta Dunării - zona marină


 


336 200,2 


 


29,394461 


44,717314 




ROSCI0073


Dunele marine de la Agigea


*


11,8 


 


28,642683 


44,088406 




ROSCI0094


Izvoarele sulfuroase submarine de la Mangalia


 


5 784,9 


 


28,702811 


43,814342 




ROSCI0114


Mlaștina Hergheliei - Obanul Mare și Peștera Movilei


*


231,7 


 


28,583339 


43,83785 




ROSCI0157


Pădurea Hagieni - Cotul Văii


*


3 680,1 


 


28,427772 


43,742622 




ROSCI0197


Plaja submersă Eforie Nord - Eforie Sud


 


5 716,7 


 


28,736339 


44,042339 




ROSCI0269


Vama Veche - 2 Mai


 


12 311 


 


28,701978 


43,7564 




ROSCI0273


Zona marină de la Capul Tuzla


 


4 946,8 


 


28,739289 


43,989125 




ROSCI0281


Cap Aurora


 


13 592,2 


 


28,710383 


43,863744 




ROSCI0293


Costinesti - 23 August


 


4 883,6 


 


28,725022 


43,925283 




ROSCI0311


Canionul Viteaz


 


35 376,7 


 


30,337625 


43,946631 




ROSCI0413


Lobul sudic al Câmpului de Phyllophora al lui Zernov


 


186 815,3 


 


30,178833 


44,842194 




ROSCI0065


Delta Dunării


*


453 645,5 


 


29,198361 


45,052417