Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/240 of 7 February 2025 adopting the fifth update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region (notified under document C(2025) 741)
Date: 2025-02-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Environment, European Commission
Subjects: Romania, biodiversity, conservation of resources, protected area, protected species, protection of animal life, protection of plant life








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2025/240


17.2.2025







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2025/240
of 7 February 2025
         
adopting the fifth update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region


(notified under document C(2025) 741)




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 (the ‘Habitats Committee’).












(2)


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). That list was last updated by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/446 (3).












(3)


The sites included in the list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic 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 5 March 2023 and 29 February 2024 Romania has proposed additional sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region within the meaning of Article 1 of Directive 92/43/EEC. Romania also submitted changes in the site-related information contained in the list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region.












(5)


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. 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 Steppic biogeographical region, Romania has not 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) 2024/446 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 fifth update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region as set out in the Annex is adopted.


Article 2
Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/446 is repealed.


Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.




Done at Brussels, 7 February 2025.


For the Commission

Jessika ROSWALL
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/1992/43/oj.

(2)  Commission Decision 2008/966/EC of 12 December 2008 adopting, pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC, an initial list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region (OJ L 344, 20.12.2008, p. 117, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2008/966/oj).

(3)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/446 of 2 February 2024 adopting the fourth update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region (OJ L 2024/446, 9.2.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/446/oj).




ANNEX
PART 1

Fifth update of the 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




PART 2











SCIcode


NameSCI


Article1


AreaHA


LENGTHKM


Longitude


Latitude




ROSAC0022


Canaralele Dunării


*


26 109,9 


 


27,899211 


44,246708 




ROSAC0053


Dealul Alah Bair


*


193,5 


 


28,218786 


44,501053 




ROSAC0060


Dealurile Agighiolului


*


1 514,1 


 


28,83043 


45,041464 




ROSAC0067


Deniz Tepe


*


414,4 


 


28,688092 


45,003028 




ROSAC0071


Dumbrăveni - Valea Urluia - Lacul Vederoasa


*


18 024,4 


 


27,879294 


44,147972 




ROSAC0072


Dunele de nisip de la Hanul Conachi


*


249,2 


 


27,578975 


45,571839 




ROSAC0083


Fântânița Murfatlar


*


577,5 


 


28,386333 


44,154403 




ROSAC0103


Lunca Buzăului


*


9 575,4 


 


27,001089 


45,075905 




ROSAC0131


Oltenița - Mostiștea - Chiciu


 


11 521,2 


 


26,813089 


44,101503 




ROSAC0133


Pădurea Bădeana


*


62,3 


 


27,571833 


46,156728 




ROSAC0134


Pădurea Balta - Munteni


 


85,8 


 


27,464731 


45,948678 




ROSAC0139


Pădurea Breana - Roșcani


*


155 


 


27,994822 


45,926528 




ROSAC0149


Pădurea Eseschioi - Lacul Bugeac


*


2 942,8 


 


27,437842 


44,081742 




ROSAC0151


Pădurea Gârboavele


*


219,8 


 


27,997914 


45,576669 




ROSAC0157


Pădurea Hagieni - Cotul Văii


*


3 680,1 


 


28,427772 


43,742622 




ROSAC0162


Lunca Siretului Inferior


*


24 980,6 


 


27,270253 


45,878 




ROSAC0163


Pădurea Mogoș - Mâțele


*


65,5 


 


27,948678 


45,721917 




ROSAC0165


Pădurea Pogănești


*


173,5 


 


28,0255 


45,976192 




ROSAC0169


Pădurea Seaca - Movileni


*


50,7 


 


27,533314 


46,288261 




ROSAC0172


Pădurea și Valea Canaraua Fetii - Iortmac


*


13 636,7 


 


27,611631 


44,027705 




ROSAC0175


Pădurea Tălășmani


 


54,3 


 


27,840661 


46,122075 




ROSAC0178


Pădurea Torcești


 


132,1 


 


27,490425 


45,680747 




ROSAC0215


Recifii Jurasici Cheia


*


5 654,5 


 


28,453094 


44,483892 




ROSCI0005


Balta Albă - Amara - Jirlău - Lacul Sărat Câineni


*


6 397,6 


 


27,316536 


45,289225 




ROSCI0006


Balta Mică a Brăilei


 


20 665,5 


 


27,906128 


44,943669 




ROSCI0012


Brațul Măcin


*


10 433,2 


 


28,118842 


44,867642 




ROSCI0065


Delta Dunării


*


453 645,5 


 


29,198361 


45,052417 




ROSCI0105


Lunca Joasă a Prutului


*


5 753,4 


 


28,179103 


45,418505 




ROSCI0114


Mlaștina Hergheliei - Obanul Mare și Peștera Movilei


*


231,7 


 


28,583339 


43,83785 




ROSCI0123


Munții Măcinului


*


16 926,6 


 


28,303483 


45,155361 




ROSCI0191


Peștera Limanu


 


21,4 


 


28,522075 


43,807069 




ROSCI0201


Podișul Nord Dobrogean


*


84 875 


 


28,48925 


44,766353 




ROSCI0213


Râul Prut


 


10 583,4 


 


28,127055 


46,129622 




ROSCI0259


Valea Călmățuiului


*


18 125,7 


 


27,416908 


44,953353 




ROSCI0278


Bordușani - Borcea


*


5 847,5 


 


27,913892 


44,520333 




ROSCI0286


Colinele Elanului


*


741,4 


 


28,12623 


46,400597 




ROSCI0290


Coridorul Ialomiței


*


27 109,2 


 


26,883194 


44,602303 




ROSCI0305


Ianca - Plopu - Sărat - Comăneasca


*


3 234,5 


 


27,717489 


45,227367 




ROSCI0307


Lacul Sărat - Brăila


*


329,4 


 


27,895547 


45,207547 




ROSCI0309


Lacurile din jurul Măscurei


 


1 139 


 


27,539814 


46,388753 




ROSCI0315


Lunca Chineja


 


923,9 


 


28,037417 


45,761706 




ROSCI0319


Mlaștina de la Fetești


 


2 110,9 


 


27,802817 


44,340708 




ROSCI0340


Cuiugiuc


*


139 


 


27,51245 


44,034981 




ROSCI0343


Pădurile din Silvostepa Mostiștei


*


2 115,3 


 


26,725792 


44,242261 




ROSCI0353


Peștera - Deleni


 


2 549,3 


 


28,083069 


44,115219 




ROSCI0360


Râul Bârlad între Zorleni și Gura Gârbăvoțului


 


2 478,8 


 


27,66963 


46,20675 




ROSCI0389


Sărăturile de la Gura Ialomiței - Mihai Bravu


*


3 488,6 


 


27,75385 


44,755803 




ROSCI0398


Straja - Cumpăna


 


1 099,8 


 


28,504836 


44,091892 




ROSCI0412


Ivrinezu


 


411,1 


 


28,003356 


44,249917 







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