CELEX: 52004PC0531
Language: sl
Date: 2004-08-03
Title: Predlog sklep Sveta o sklenitvi Sporazuma o ohranjanju afriško-evrazijskih selitvenih vodnih ptic s strani Evropske skupnosti

KOMISIJA EVROPSKIH SKUPNOSTI

                                                   Bruselj, 03.08.2004
                                                   KOM(2004)531 končno

                                                   2004/0181(CNS)

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                                         Predlog

                                    SKLEP SVETA

     o sklenitvi Sporazuma o ohranjanju afriško-evrazijskih selitvenih vodnih ptic s
                              strani Evropske skupnosti

                                            .

                              (predložena s strani Komisije)

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 ---pagebreak---                                  OBRAZLOŽITVENI MEMORANDUM

     Skupnost je pogodbenica Konvencije o varstvu selitvenih vrst prosto živečih živali (Bonnska
     konvencija – CMS)1.

     Člen IV Bonnske konvencije predvideva sklenitev regionalnih sporazumov, ki jih je za vrste
     iz Priloge II (vrste z neugodnim ohranitvenim stanjem) treba čimprej skleniti.

     Vodne ptice afriško-evrazijskih selitvenih poti, ki so vrste iz Priloge II, zaslužijo takojšnjo
     pozornost, da se izboljša njihovo ohranitveno stanje in zberejo informacije kot podlaga za
     dobre upravljalne odločitve.

     Resolucija 1.6 prvega zasedanja Konference pogodbenic Bonnske konvencije je zahtevala
     pripravo sporazuma za zahodne palearktične Anatidae. Od leta 1988 do 1991 je vlada
     Nizozemske v soglasju s Skupnostjo in v sodelovanju s sekretariatom konvencije, IUCN,
     delovno skupino Znanstvenega sveta CMS in Mednarodnim uradom za raziskave vodnih ptic
     in mokrišč (IWRB) izdelala osnutek sporazuma vključno z akcijskim načrtom za Anatidae.
     Temu je sledila pobuda sekretariata konvencije, posledica katere je bil nov osnutek sporazuma
     z večjim obsegom, ki je vključeval druge vrste selitvenih vodnih ptic.

     Po četrtem zasedanju Konference pogodbenic Bonnske konvencije od 7. do 11. junija 1994 v
     Nairobiju je od 12. do 14. junija 1994 v Nairobiju potekalo tudi neformalno pogajalsko
     zasedanje. Zasedanja so se udeležili predstavniki Komisije.

     Sekretariat konvencije je pripravil revidiran osnutek sporazuma in ga kot podlago za
     pogajanja predložil na pogajalskem zasedanju, ki je potekalo od 12. do 16. junija 1995 v
     Haagu. Sporazum je nazadnje soglasno sprejelo triinšestdeset držav na območju razširjenosti
     ter Evropska skupnost. Sporazum je bil na voljo za podpis od 16. oktobra 1995.

     Po predlogu Komisije2 je bil dne 1. septembra 1977 podpisan v imenu Skupnosti.

     Cilj sporazuma je ustvariti pravni okvir za usklajeno varstveno politiko držav na območju
     razširjenosti selitvenih vrst in populacij vodnih ptic, katerih posamezne živali se selijo v
     zahodni Palearktik in Afriko, ne glede na njihovo sedanje ohranitveno stanje.

     Ta sporazum zajema:

     – 235 vrst ptic, ki so vsaj del svojega letnega cikla ekološko odvisne od mokrišč,

     – območje 60 milijonov kvadratnih kilometrov, ki obdaja 116 držav na območju razširjenosti
       in zajema celoten afriški in evropski kontinent, kakor tudi del Azije.

     Besedilo sporazuma vključuje tri priloge:

     – zemljevid, ki prikazuje geografsko območje, zajeto v sporazumu,

     – seznam selitvenih vrst vodnih ptic, zajetih v sporazumu,

     1
            UL L 210, 19.7.1982, str. 10.
     2
            COM(1995)444 konč.

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 ---pagebreak---      – akcijski načrt.

     Resolucija 1.9, sprejeta na prvem zasedanju pogodbenic novembra 1999 v Cape Townu v
     Južni Afriki, in Resolucija 2.1, sprejeta na drugem zasedanju pogodbenic septembra 2002 v
     Bonnu v Nemčiji, sta spremenili Priloge k sporazumu, vključno z akcijskim načrtom.

     Sporazum zlasti zahteva usklajene ukrepe za doseganje in vzdrževanje ugodnega
     ohranitvenega stanja afro-eurazijskih selitvenih vodnih ptic. Člen III Sporazuma predvideva
     sprejetje ohranitvenih ukrepov. Priloga III (akcijski načrt) opredeljuje ukrepe, ki jih sprejmejo
     pogodbenice v zvezi s prednostnimi vrstami v skladu s splošnimi ohranitvenimi ukrepi,
     določenimi v členu III Sporazuma.

     Sporazum se nanaša predvsem na vprašanja v pristojnosti Skupnosti, ki jih na notranji ravni
     urejata Direktiva Sveta 79/409/EGS o ohranjanju prosto živečih ptic 3 in Direktiva 92/43/EGS
     o ohranjanju naravnih habitatov ter prosto živečih živalskih in rastlinskih vrst4.

     Poleg tega je Skupnost podpisnica Bernske konvencije o varstvu prosto živečega evropskega
     rastlinstva in živalstva ter njunih naravnih življenjskih prostorov 5 in Barcelonske Konvencije
     o varstvu Sredozemskega morja pred onesnaževanjem6 in njenih protokolov, zlasti Protokola
     o posebej zaščitenih območjih7.

     V skladu s tem je zaradi podpisa Sporazuma primerno, da Skupnost sedaj sklene tudi
     Sporazum o ohranjanju afriško-evrazijskih selitvenih vodnih ptic.

     3
            UL L 103, 25.4.1979, str. 1.
     4
            UL L 206, 22.7.1992, str. 7.
     5
            UL L 38, 10.2.1982, str. 3.
     6
            UL L 240, 19.9.1977, str. 3.
     7
            UL L 68, 10.3.1984, str. 36.

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                                                Predlog

                                             SKLEP SVETA

           o sklenitvi Sporazuma o ohranjanju afriško-evrazijskih selitvenih vodnih ptic s
                                    strani Evropske skupnosti

     SVET EVROPSKE UNIJE JE –

     ob upoštevanju Pogodbe o ustanovitvi Evropske skupnosti in zlasti člena 175 (1) v zvezi s
     prvim stavkom prvega pododstavka člena 300 (1) in prvega pododstavka člena 300(3)
     Pogodbe,

     ob upoštevanju predloga Komisije8,

     ob upoštevanju mnenja Evropskega parlamenta 9,,

     ob upoštevanju naslednjega:

     (1)     Skupnost je pogodbenica Konvencije o varstvu selitvenih vrst prosto živečih živali
             (Bonnska konvencija)10.

     (2)     Člen IV Bonnske konvencije predvideva sklenitev regionalnih sporazumov, ki jih je za
             vrste z neugodnim ohranitvenim stanjem (vrste iz Priloge II) treba čimprej skleniti.

     (3)     Odstavka 5 in 6 člena XI Bonnske konvencije določata, da sprememba Prilog za vse
             pogodbenice začne veljati devetdeset dni po zasedanju Konference pogodbenic, na
             katerem je bila sprejeta, razen v primeru pridržka v skladu z odstavkom 6.

     (4)     Vodne ptice afriško-evrazijskih selitvenih poti, ki so vrste iz Priloge II, zaslužijo
             takojšnjo pozornost, da se izboljša njihovo ohranitveno stanje in zberejo informacije
             kot podlaga za dobre upravljalne odločitve.

     (5)     Prvo zasedanje pogodbenic Bonnske konvencije je zahtevalo pripravo sporazuma za
             ohranitev zahodnih palearktičnih Anatidae, nato je bil pripravljen okvirni sporazum, ki
             je vključeval druge vrste selitvenih vodnih ptic.

     (6)     Ohranitev selitvenih vodnih ptic je predvsem v pristojnosti Skupnosti, ob upoštevanju
             Direktiv Sveta 79/409/EGS z dne 2. aprila 1979 o ohranjanju prosto živečih ptic11 in
             92/43/EGS z dne 21. maja 1992 o ohranjanju naravnih habitatov ter prosto živečih

     8
             UL C […], […], str. […].
     9
             UL C […], […], str. […].
     10
             UL L 210, 19.7.1982, str. 10.
     11
             UL L 103, 25.4.1979, str. 1.

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 ---pagebreak---             živalskih in rastlinskih vrst12, ki sta bili obe nazadnje spremenjeni z Aktom o pogojih
            pristopa Češke republike, Republike Estonije, Republike Cipra, Republike Latvije,
            Republike Litve, Republike Madžarske, Republike Malte, Republike Poljske,
            Republike Slovenije in Slovaške republike in prilagoditvah pogodb, na katerih temelji
            Evropska unija13,

     (7)    Komisija bila je v imenu Skupnosti in v skladu z navodili za pogajanja Sveta dne 7.
            junija 1995 prisotna na pogajalskem zasedanju, ki je potekal od 12. do 16. junija 1995
            v Haagu; na tem zasedanju je bil sporazumno sprejet Sporazum o ohranjanju afriško-
            evrazijskih selitvenih vodnih ptic (Sporazum).

     (8)    Sporazum je bil na voljo za podpis od 16. oktobra 1995.

     (9)    Sporazum je bil podpisan v imenu Skupnosti dne 1. septembra 1997.

     (10)   Sporazum je začel veljati dne 1. novembra 1999.

     (11)   Priloge k Sporazumu so bile spremenjene na podlagi resolucij prvega zasedanja
            pogodbenic novembra 1999 v Cape Townu v Južni Afriki in drugega zasedanja
            pogodbenic septembra 2002 v Bonnu v Nemčiji.

     (12)   Sedaj je primerno, da Skupnost sklene Sporazum.

     (13)   Pri sklenitvi Sporazuma je potrebno zagotoviti enotno mednarodno predstavitev
            Skupnosti pri pogajanju in odobritvi prihodnjih sprememb Sporazuma ali njegovega
            akcijskega načrta –

     SKLENIL:

                                                Člen 1

     Sporazum o afriško-evrazijskih vodnih pticah je sprejet v imenu Komisije.

     Besedilo Sporazuma je v Prilogi k temu sklepu.

                                                Člen 2

     Predsednik Sveta je pooblaščen, da imenuje osebo ali osebe, pooblaščene za to, da deponirajo
     listino o odobritvi pri vladi Kraljevine Nizozemske, ki je depozitar Sporazuma, v skladu s
     členom XVII Sporazuma.

     12
            UL L 206, 22.7.1992, str. 7.
     13
            UL L 236, 23.9.2003, str. 33.

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 ---pagebreak---                                              Člen 3

     Komisija je pooblaščena, da se v imenu Skupnosti pogaja in odobri kakršne koli spremembe
     akcijskega načrta, predvidenega v členu IV Sporazuma, ter spremembe Sporazuma,
     predvidene v členu X. Komisija naj vodi ta pogajanja ob posvetovanju s posebnim odborom,
     ki ga imenuje Svet. Zagotovi, da so odločitve, sprejete v okviru Sporazuma, v skladu z
     obstoječo zakonodajo Skupnosti in s cilji politik Skupnosti.

     V Bruslju,

                                              Za Svet
                                              Predsednik

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 ---pagebreak---                                                 ANNEX

                                       FINANCIAL STATEMENT

     Policy area(s): Environment

     Activity: Contribution to International Environmental Activities

     TITLE OF ACTION: PARTICIPATION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY IN THE AGREEMENT ON
            THE CONSERVATION OF AFRICAN-EURASIAN MIGRATORY WATERBIRDS (AEWA)

     1.         BUDGET LINE(S) + HEADING(S)

     07 02 02 (formerly B7-811)

     2.         OVERALL FIGURES

     2.1.       TOTAL ALLOCATION FOR ACTION (PART B): € 34,700 (2004-2006)

     2.2.       PERIOD OF APPLICATION: 2004 – 2005 AND SUBSEQUENT YEARS

     The budget of AEWA is established every three years at the Meeting of the Parties. The
     current budget has been set for 2003, 2004 and 2005 (a year with higher expenditure, as it will
     hold the next Meeting of the Parties). For these three years, the participation of the
     Community is an estimate based on a contribution of 2.5% of the overall budget. For the years
     2006 and beyond, expenditure for subsequent years is just a forecast, considering expected
     evolution of the budget.

     2.3.       OVERALL MULTIANNUAL ESTIMATE OF EXPENDITURE:

     (a)        Schedule of commitment appropriations/payment              appropriations   (financial
                intervention) (see point 6.1.1)
                                                          € thousand (to one decimal places)

                                Year     Year      Year        Total
                                2004
                                         2005      2006 and    (2004-06)
                                                   subs.

           Commitments          8.5      16.4      9.8         34.7

           Payments             8.5      16.4      9.8         34.7

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 ---pagebreak---      (b)        Technical and administrative assistance and support expenditure (see point 6.1.2)

           Commitments            N.A.

           Payments               N.A.

           Subtotal a+b

           Commitments            8.5      16.4      9.8         34.7

           Payments               8.5      16.4      9.8         34.7

     (c)        Overall financial impact of human resources and other administrative expenditure
                (see points 7.2 and 7.3)

           Commitments/           60       60        60          180
           payments

           TOTAL a+b+c

           Commitments            68.5     76.4      69.8        214.7

           Payments               68.5     76.4      69.8        214.7

     The estimative credits foreseen in this planning shall be covered within the allocations of
     appropriations mentioned under section 1 above and granted to the managing DGs (DG
     Environment, Research and others) in the framework of the annual budget procedure.

     2.4.       COMPATIBILITY WITH FINANCIAL PROGRAMMING AND FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE

     [X]        Proposal is compatible with existing financial programming.

     […]        Proposal will entail reprogramming of the relevant heading in the financial
                perspective.

     […]        Proposal may require application of the provisions of the Inter-institutional
                Agreement.

     2.5.       FINANCIAL IMPACT ON REVENUE:

     [X]        Proposal has no financial implications (involves technical aspects regarding
                implementation of a measure)

     OR

     […]        Proposal has financial impact – the effect on revenue is as follows:

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 ---pagebreak---      3.       BUDGET CHARACTERISTICS

     Type of expenditure          New        EFTA             Contributions  Heading     in
                                             contribution     from applicant financial
                                                              countries      perspective

     Non-comp      Diff           NO         NO               N.A.                No [3]

     4.       LEGAL BASIS

     The Council decision of ratification constitutes the basic act, in the sense of Article 49 of the
     Financial Regulation, of the financial contributions of the Community to AEWA as a
     Contracting Party thereto (financial contributions to international conventions are considered
     as subscriptions under Article 160 of the Financial Regulation).

     This action is undertaken in the framework of the Treaty establishing the European
     Community (in particular Articles 174 and 175). Participation in international environmental
     agreements is an important policy component of Decision 1600/2002/EC of the European
     Parliament and of the Council laying down the Sixth Community Environment Action
     Programme, OJ L 242, 10.9.2002, p. 1-15.

     This expenditure is carried out under Budget line 07 02 02 (formerly B7-811), which is listed
     as an institutional prerogative of the Commission (cf. budgetary comments).

     5.       DESCRIPTION AND GROUNDS

     5.1.   Need for Community Intervention:

     The Community already has adopted internal legislation for the conservation of bird species,
     primarily through Council Directive 79/409/EEC. However the protection of many migratory
     bird species, dependent on the EU during part of their annual cycle, cannot be achieved by
     actions within territories of the Member States alone. For many species factors operating on
     the wintering grounds in Africa or in the breeding areas in Northern Russia may negate
     conservation action in the EU. Therefore ratifying AEWA provides a legal basis for co-
     operation on conservation actions elsewhere in the range of different species, to complement
     measures being taken within the EU under the Birds Directive.

     The objective is to provide for co-ordinated and concerted actions for the conservation of
     migratory waterbirds throughout their flyways. To be achieved by implementation of the
     AEWA Action plan which entails species and habitat conservation measures, management of
     human activities, research and monitoring, education and information.

     A legal and technical evaluation has been undertaken of implications of ratification, especially
     as regards EU Birds Directive.

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 ---pagebreak---      5.2.     Action envisaged and budget intervention arrangements:

     The Community should become, through the Council Decision of ratification, a Contracting
     Party to AEWA. As a contracting party the Community will work with Member States in
     implementing the objectives of AEWA, including participation in the relevant international
     meetings of the Agreement.

     Regular financial contributions to international conventions are considered as subscriptions
     under Article 160 of the Financial Regulation. The Community will pay in accordance with
     the scale of contributions decided by the Meeting of the Parties.

     As for most international environmental agreements, the functioning of AEWA is also based
     on additional voluntary contributions from Parties for specific activities. The Community is
     expected, as all Parties, to provide this form of support on a case-by-case basis for some
     activities. This form of ‘ad hoc’ support in addition to the regular contribution to the general
     budget would not be considered as a subscription but as a direct grant, to be approved by a
     financing decision of the College. On an indicative basis, it is expected that the average
     voluntary contributions do not exceed €40.000 per year. This expenditure will be covered
     within the allocations of appropriations mentioned granted to the managing DG (DG
     Environment) under budget line 07 02 02 in the framework of the annual budget procedure.

     5.3.      METHODS OF IMPLEMENTATION: AS REGARDS ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES
               OF AEWA IN THE EU THE PRINCIPAL MECHANISM WILL BE THROUGH THE
               IMPLEMENTATION OF EU ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION, ESPECIALLY COUNCIL
               DIRECTIVE 79/409 ON THE CONSERVATION OF WILD BIRDS.

     6.        FINANCIAL IMPACT

     6.1.      TOTAL FINANCIAL IMPACT ON PART B - (OVER THE ENTIRE PROGRAMMING
               PERIOD)

     (The method of calculating the total amounts set out in the table below must be explained by
     the breakdown in Table 6.2. )

     6.1.1.    FINANCIAL INTERVENTION

                                                                        Commitments (in € thousand)

     Breakdown                 2004       2005       2006       Total

     Financial contribution    8.5        16.4       9.8        34.7

     TOTAL                     8.5        16.4       9.8        34.7

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 ---pagebreak---      6.1.2.   TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT EXPENDITURE AND
              IT EXPENDITURE (COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS)

                                2004       2005     2006     Total

                                N.A.       N.A.     N.A.

     TOTAL

     6.2.     CALCULATION OF COSTS BY MEASURE ENVISAGED IN PART B (OVER THE ENTIRE
              PROGRAMMING PERIOD)

     Commitments (in € million to three decimal places)

     Breakdown                         Type            Number of Average unit Total cost
                                       of      outputs outputs        cost
                                       (projects,                             (total for years
                                       files )         (total     for
                                                       years 1to 5)           1to             5)

                                       N.A.          N.A.            N.A.          N.A.

     TOTAL COST

     7.       IMPACT ON STAFF AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE

     The needs for human and administrative resources shall be covered within the allocation
     granted to DG Environment in the framework of the annual budget procedure.

     7.1.     IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES

                          Staff to be assigned to management
                                                                        Description of tasks deriving from
                          of the action using existing and/or
                                                                        the action
                          additional resources
     Types of post                                            Total
                          Number       of Number        of
                          permanent posts temporary posts

                          0.5                                  0.5      Desk officers and management
                      A
     Officials   or
     temporary        B
     staff
                      C

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 ---pagebreak---      Other       human
     resources

     Total               0.5        0.5

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 ---pagebreak---      7.2.        OVERALL FINANCIAL IMPACT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

     Type of human resources                               Amount (€)         Method of calculation *

     Officials                                             54,000 €           0.5 x 108,000 €

     Temporary staff

     Other human resources                                 0

     (specify budget line)

     Total                                                 54,000 €

     NB: the 0.5 is purely indicative and this activity will be covered by the existing staff. No
     additional staff would be required.

     The amounts are total expenditure for twelve months.

     7.3.       Other administrative expenditure deriving from the action

     Budget line
                                                           Amount €            Method of calculation
     (number and heading)

                                                           6,000€              3x1500€ (based on three 5-day
                                                                               missions to destinations in the
                                                                               Africa-Asia region, including
                                                                               250€             indemnity+500€
     Overall allocation (Title A7)                                             travelling+750€ accommodation),
                                                                               plus 3x500€ (based on 3 missions
     A0701 – Missions
                                                                               to AEWA Secretariat at Bonn
                                                                               including     350€     indemnity
                                                                               (incl.accommodation)+150€
                                                                               travelling)

     Information systems (A-5001/A-4300)

     Other expenditure - Part A (specify)

     Total                                                 6000€

     The amounts are total expenditure for twelve months.
     1
          Specify the type of committee and the group to which it belongs.

     I.        Annual total -administrative- (7.2 + 7.3)            60,000€

     II.       Duration of action                                   N.A.

     III.      Total cost of action (I x II)                        N.A.

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 ---pagebreak---      8.      FOLLOW-UP AND EVALUATION

     In the framework of the Meeting of the Parties, the European Commission participates,
     together with the other Contracting Parties, in the regular scrutiny of the implementation of
     the work plan of AEWA agreement, including its financial component, on the basis of a
     detailed report presented by the Secretariat.

     9.      ANTI-FRAUD MEASURES

     Financial contributions will be subject to the Commission’s usual control mechanisms and
     therefore there is no need for supplementary anti-fraud measures. Other costs only relate to
     expenditure on personnel.

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