Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/242 of 26 January 2023 adopting the seventh update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region (notified under document C(2023) 597)
Date: 2023-01-26
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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7.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 36/299








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2023/242
of 26 January 2023
         
adopting the seventh update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region


(notified under document C(2023) 597)




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) 2021/164 (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 17 September 2021 and 30 January 2022 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 biogeographical 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 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 (EU) 2021/164 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 seventh 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) 2021/164 is repealed.


Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.




Done at Brussels, 26 January 2023.


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) 2021/164 of 21 January 2021 adopting a sixth update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region (OJ L 51, 15.2.2021, p. 698).




ANNEX
PART 1

Seventh 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




PART 2











SCIcode


NameSCI


Article1


AreaHA


LENGTHKM


Longitude


Latitude




BG0000100


Plazh Shkorpilovtsi


*


6 456,997 


0 


27,8665 


42,9375 




BG0000102


Dolinata na reka Batova


*


18 459,2342 


0 


27,9261 


43,3764 




BG0000103


Galata


*


3 853,57 


0 


27,9121 


43,0828 




BG0000116


Kamchia


*


12 919,9374 


0 


27,7536 


43,0217 




BG0000118


Zlatni pyasatsi


*


1 373,4385 


0 


28,0364 


43,3044 




BG0000119


Trite bratya


*


1 019,734 


0 


27,2883 


42,7117 




BG0000130


Kraymorska Dobrudzha


*


6 657,7029 


0 


28,2845 


43,6587 




BG0000132


Pobitite kamani


*


231,1698 


0 


27,6971 


43,2506 




BG0000133


Kamchiyska i Emenska planina


*


63 678,46 


0 


27,5081 


42,9231 




BG0000141


Reka Kamchia


*


159,3633 


0 


27,482 


43,039 




BG0000143


Karaagach


*


68,8319 


0 


27,7725 


42,2233 




BG0000146


Plazh Gradina - Zlatna ribka


*


1 245,85 


0 


27,6704 


42,4237 




BG0000151


Aytoska planina


*


29 385,685 


0 


27,4414 


42,6892 




BG0000154


Ezero Durankulak


*


5 050,7949 


0 


28,5775 


43,6828 




BG0000198


Sredetska reka


 


707,2174 


0 


27,047 


42,3156 




BG0000208


Bosna


*


16 227,004 


0 


27,6447 


42,1869 




BG0000219


Derventski vazvishenia 2


*


54 990,5009 


0 


27,0536 


42,1297 




BG0000230


Fakiyska reka


*


4 100,6358 


0 


27,2388 


42,2678 




BG0000242


Zaliv Chengene skele


*


190,0154 


0 


27,5119 


42,4292 




BG0000270


Atanasovsko ezero


*


7 210,0163 


0 


27,4547 


42,5836 




BG0000271


Mandra - Poda


*


6 139,1738 


0 


27,4042 


42,415 




BG0000273


Burgasko ezero


*


3 066,8992 


0 


27,3922 


42,4975 




BG0000573


Kompleks Kaliakra


*


48 336,277 


0 


28,354 


43,3888 




BG0000574


Aheloy - Ravda - Nesebar


*


3 926,784 


0 


27,722 


42,6497 




BG0000620


Pomorie


*


2 085,152 


0 


27,6364 


42,5989 




BG0000621


Ezero Shabla - Ezerets


*


2 623,5917 


0 


28,5875 


43,5753 




BG0001001


Ropotamo


*


98 204,7838 


0 


27,9341 


42,3019 




BG0001004


Emine - Irakli


*


16 794,59 


0 


27,8579 


42,7244 




BG0001007


Strandzha


*


153 529,6143 


0 


27,7368 


42,0695 




BG0001500


Aladzha banka


 


669,64 


0 


28,0567 


43,2781 




BG0001501


Emona


 


55 345,28 


0 


28,1554 


42,8522 




BG0001502


Otmanli


 


8,83 


0 


27,5287 


42,4418 




ROSCI0065


Delta Dunării


*


453 645,5 


 


29,198361 


45,052417 




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