CELEX: 32013D0736
Language: en
Date: 2013-11-07 00:00:00
Title: 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)

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