CELEX: 51991PC0027
Language: en
Date: 1991-02-08
Title: MODIFIED PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL AND SEMI-NATURAL HABITATS AND OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                          C0MC91) 27 final
                                          Brussels, 8   February 1991
                        Modified proposal for a
                            COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
       on the conservation of natural and semi-natural habitats
                      and of wild fauna and flora
         (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149,
                     paragraph 3 of the EEC Treaty)
IE
 ---pagebreak---                       EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
On September 16, 1988 the Commission presented to the Council a
draft Directive on the protection of natural and semi-natural
habitats and of wild fauna nad flora, as adopted by the Commission
on July 26, 1988. The missing annexes were transmitted to the
Council on March 14, 1990.
On November 19, 1990 the European Parliament adopted with a large
majority £3. amendments to the Commission's proposal.
29 of these amendments are at least partly acceptable to the
Commission as far as they Include Improvements or clarifications of
the Initial text.
To that effect the Commission has decided, in accordance with the
third paragraph of the article 149 of the Treaty, to amend the
proposal of the initial draft Directive.
 ---pagebreak--- Original text                           Amended text
                                     Title
Proposal for a Council Directive on     Proposal for a Council Directive on the
 the protection of natural and semi-    conservation of natural and semi-
natural habitats and of wild fauna      natural habitats and of wild fauna and
and flora                               flora
                                   Article 1
The aim of this Directive is to         The aim of this Directive is to
conserve natural and semi-natural       conserve     natural    and    semi-natural
habitats and wild fauna and flora in    habitats and wild fauna and flora at a
the European territory of the Member    satisfactory conservation status in the
States to which the Treaty applies,     European territory of the Member States
including maritime areas under the      to which the Treaty applies, Including
sovereignty or jurisdiction of the      maritime areas under the sovereignty or
Member states.                          jurisdiction of the Member States.
                                   Article 2
Member    States    shall   take the    1.  Member     States shall      take the
requisite measures to maintain the           requisite measures to maintain the
abundance and diversity of wild              abundance and diversity of wild
flora and fauna at a level which             flora and fauna at a level which
corresponds      in   particular  to         corresponds     In    particular    to
ecological, scientific and cultural         ecological» scientific and cultural
requirements and       the needs of          requirements and the needs of
subspecies, varieties, forms and             subspecies» varieties, forms and
populations at risk locally, while          populations at risk locally, while
taking account of economic and               taking account of economic and
recreational requirements.                   recreational requirements.
                                        2x. Member States shall take appropri-
                                             ate steps to monitor the conserva-
                                             tion status of species and habitats
                                             mentioned in Article 1 in ail the
                                             regions of their territories where
                                             thev    occur.    taking    particular
                                             account of ;
                                             (a) the need to monitor the status
                                                  of   threatened     species   aM
                                                  habitats, and
                                             (b) the need to monitor the effec-
                                                  tiveness of measures undertaken
                                                  pursuant to paragraph 1 of the
                                                  present Article.
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Article 3 (ea) (new)
           (ea)    "conservation status" m e a n ? — L
                   the sum of the influences acting
                   on a species that may affect its
                   long    term    distribution      angi
                   abundance     or    Uie_ suffi     Qjf_
                   influences acting on a habitat
                   which may affect Its long term
                   distribution and Integrity.
                   Conservation status will fee.
                   taken as "satisfactory" for a
                   species when ;
                   1, population      dynamics      data
                       Indicate that the species is
                      maintaining Itself on a long-
                      term basis as a viable
                      component of its ecosystems;
                   2. the range of the species is
                      neither      currently      being
                      reduced, nor Is likely to be
                      reduced on a long term basis;
                   3. there Is. and will be in the
                      foreseeable               future.
                      sufficient        habitat        ta
                      maintain the population ox
                      the species on a long term
                      basis.
               The    conservation     status    of     a
               species      will    be     taken      as
                "unsatisfactory" If any oi lue.
               conditions set out Ln sub-
               paragraphs (D-(3) is not met,
               Conservation status w i n be taken
               as "satisfactory" for a habitai
               when ;
                1. the extent pj a habitat Is
                   neither currently being reduced
                   nor Is likely to be reduced on a
                   long term basis;
               2. the habitat Ls noj currently
                   undergoing degradation, nor is
                   HKely to become degraded on a
                   long term basis, within làe.
                   areas where It currently exists:
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              3. the distribution and abundance
                  of    the    habitat     is    being
                  maintained at a level which is
                  consistent     with     Long    term
                  resource management.
              The    conservation     atalyji   ol   a
              ùafeLLal     «ou     te     ukjan     as.
              "unfavorable"      LI any.        oî—lue.
              conditions      asJ    oui     Lu    ite
              subparagraphs m - ( 3 ) above Is not
              met,
Article 3 (eb) (new)
          (eb) "Special Protection Area" means :
              Any area notified to the Commission
              as an area which Is Important to
              maintain or achieve a satisfactory
              conservât Ion slams fox any.
              threatened snacies mentioned in
              Annex I     or    threatened     habitat
              mentlonned in Annex IV.
              Special     Protection     areas    thus
              notified shall contribute to the
              network as envisaged in article 6.
              of this Directive; and the Member
              States shall be responsible for the
              precise form of protected status to
              be applied and Ite conservation
              measures to be applied within SPA's
               In order to maintain or to enhance
              m e conservation slalus ox. in
              particular. thsisa species and
              habitats for which the areas are
               important.
 ---pagebreak---                                         Article 5.1
1. Habitats of the species specified          1.   Habitats of the species specified
   in accordance with Annex I and                  In accordance with Annex I and the
   the types of habitat specified in               types of      habitat    specified     In
   accordance with Annex IV shall be               accordance with Annex IV shall be
   the       subject      of      special          the subject of special conservation
   conservât Ion measures In order to              measures In order to ensure the
   ensure the maintenance of the                   maintenance or re-establIshment of
   species       concerned       at      a         the     species     concerned     at    a
   satisfactory level In their area                satisfactory conservation status In
   of natural distribution as we 11                their area of natural distribution
   as    the    conservation     of    the         as well as the conservation of the
   habitats concerned In all the                   habitats    concerned     in all      the
   regions where they occur.                       regions where they occur.
                                        Article 5.3
3. Within, at       the   latest, eight       3.   Within, at the latest, eight years
   years after the expiry of the                   after the expiry of the period laid
   period laid down in Article 27,                 down In Article 27, Member States
   Member States shall classify as                 shall      classify      as      special
   special protection areas terri-                 protection        areas     territories
   tories sufficient in number and                 sufficient in number and size to
   size to ensure :                                ensure :
    I) the maintenance of the species               I) the maintenance of the species
   specified      in   accordance    with          specified      in    accordance      with
   Annex I at a satisfactory level                 Annex I      at      a     satisfactory
    in all regions where they occur,               conservation status m a n regions
                                                   where they occur,
                                     Article 12.1 (b)
(b) deliberate disturbance, particu-           (b) deliberate     disturbance,    particu-
     larly    during    the   period of             larly    during     the    period     of
     breeding,     rearing and hiber-              breeding, rearing, hibernation and
     nation, insofar as disturbance                migration, insofar as disturbance
     would be significant in relation              would be significant In relation to
     to    the   objectives     of    this         the objectives of this Directive;
     Directive;
                                     Article 12.1 (d)
(d)    the    keeping    and    sale    of     (d) the    keeping,    transport,   sale   ox
specimens taken from the wild.                exchange. or offering lot sais ox
                                              exchange of specimens taken from the
                                              wild.
 ---pagebreak---                                                           A r t i c l e 14.2
   E x p l o i t a t i o n , w h e t h e r commercial                  2.  E x p l o i t a t i o n , w h e t h e r commercial or
   or      otherwise,             of the s p e c i e s                     o t h e r w i s e , of the s p e c i e s s p e c i f i e d
   specified               In    accordance             with               In a c c o r d a n c e with Annex M S ( a )
   Annex III              ( a ) should            only b e                 should only b e p e r m i t t e d of s p e c i e s
   permitted               of       species            whose               w h o s e p o p u l a t i o n Is shown to be
   p o p u l a t i o n Is s h o w n to be s t a b l e                      stable               or           Increasing          an.-*
   or       increasing a n d e x p l o i t a t i o n                       e x p l o i t a t i o n must b e s u s t a h . u > i @ .
   must             be         s u s t a i n a b l e . Such                Such e x p l o i t a t i o n shall b e subject
   e x p l o i t a t i o n shall b e subject to                            to a                      m a n a g e m e n t plan w i t h
   a m a n a g e m e n t p l a n w i t h the a i m s                       the a l m s s p e c i f i e d In Annex V I M in
   s p e c i f i e d in Annex VIII in o r d e r                            order to k e e p w i l d p o p u l a t i o n s of
   to keep w i l d p o p u l a t i o n s of those                          those s p e c i e s at a s a t i s f a c t o r y
   s p e c i e s at a s a t i s f a c t o r y level                        c o n s e r v a t i o n s t a t u s a n d to avoid
   and         to       avoid        causing           local               c a u s i n g local d i s a p p e a r a n c e of or
   disappearance                of         or        serious               serious              disturbance               to   other
   d i s t u r b a n c e to p o p u l a t i o n s .                        p o p u l a t i o n s or h a b i t a t s .
                                                         Article 14.5
   Member             States          shall,           where           5.  Member              States            shall,        where
   a p p r o p r i a t e , take other m e a s u r e s ,                    appropriate, take other measures,
    in p a r t i c u l a r :                                               in particular :
   (a) closed seasons and/or other                                         (a) closed seasons and/or other
   procedures regulating exploita-                                         procedures               regulating             exploita-
   tion;                                                                   tion;
   (b) temporary or local prohibi-                                         (b) temporary or local prohibi-
   tion of exploitation, In order to                                       tion of exploitation, In order to
   restore satisfactory population                                         restore                   the                satisfactory
    I eve I s -.                                                           conservation status
   (c) regulation                   of        the sale,                    (c) regulation of the sale, keeping
   keeping for sale, transporting                                          for sale, transporting for sale or
   for sale or offering for sale of                                        offering for sale of specimens.
   specimens.
                                                            Article 16
Member         States          shall           take      the          Member States shall take the requisite
requisite measures to ensure that                                     measures to ensure that fishing and
inshore fishing and protection of                                      protection of crops with nets are not
crops with nets are not detrimental                                    detrimental            to the conservation of
to the conservation of threatened                                      threatened             species             specified        in
species specified in accordance with                                   accordance with Annex II, and, as far
Annex II, and, as far as possible,                                     as possible, other species of wild
other species of wild fauna and                                        fauna and flora.
flora.
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                                 Article 17.1 (e)
(e)    to  permit,   under   strictly      (e)    to    permit,   under     strictly
supervised     conditions,    on     a    supervised   conditions,  on  a  selective
selective basis and to a limited          basis and to a limited extent, the
extent, the taking or keeping of           taking or keeping of certain wild
certain wild animals and plants In        animals    and   plants   in    sma 11  and
smalI numbers.                             specified numbers.
                                  Article 17.3 (b)
(b) the means,       arrangements   or     (b) the means, arrangements or methods
methods authorized for capture      or     authorized for capture or killing and
k111i ng;                                  why these form the most satisfactory
                                           solution»
                                    Article 20.3
3. Member States and the Commission        3.  Member States and the Commission
    shall promote multi-disciplinary           shall   promote   multi-disciplinary
    analysis and evaluation with a             analysis and evaluation with a view
    view to    Increasing scientifi-           to Increasing scientifically-based
    cally-based knowledge to which             knowledge to which the measures
    the measures carried out under             carried out under this Directive
    this Directive can be anchored.            can be anchored, in particular the
    Such information shou Id be made           Commission shall undertake studies
    available to the public.                   to draw U P an inventory of sites
                                               meeting lus criteria listed In
                                               Annex Y(a) and Y(b) and shall Keep
                                               this Inventory U P to date. Such
                                                Information shalI be made available
                                               to the pub Iic.
 ---pagebreak---                                             - 7 -
                                        Article 24.1
   Member    States shall        take all      1.   Member     States    shall   take   all
   necessary measures to ensure the                 necessary measures to ensure the
   monitoring      of     the   biological          monitoring      of    the    biological
   commun i t i es and the populations              communities and the populations of
   of     species         specified      In         species specified        In accordance
   accordance with Annex I and In                   with Annex      I and in the areas
   the    areas        classified    under          classified under Article 5. Member
   Article 5. Member States shall                   States shall send the Commission
   send      the        Commission     the          the    information     resulting   from
   information          resulting     from          monitoring, so that It may take
   monitoring, so that it may take                  appropriate Initiatives with a view
   appropriate initiatives with a                   to the coordination necessary to
   vIew     to        the     coordination          ensure     the    fulfilment   of   the
   necessary         to      ensure     the         objectives of this Directive. The
   fulfIIment of the objectives of                  Commission shall make the results
   this Directive.                                  from     monitoring     available    OH
                                                    ££flUfi3l.
                                       Article 25 (b)
(b) ensure     that the introduction            (b) forbid the introduction into the
     Into the wild of any species                   wild of any species which do not
    which do not occur naturally in                 occur naturally in the wild state
     the wild state in that region                   In that region, unless It Is proved
     does not prejudice the local                   that It Is necessary and will not
     fauna and flora or its natural                 prejudice the local fauna and flora
     habitats. In        this connection            or Its natural habitats. In this
     they      shall        consult     the         connection they shall consult the
     Commission.                                    Commission.
                                          Article 26
Application       of     measures    taken      Application of measures taken pursuant
pursuant to this Directive shall not            to this Directive shall not lead to any
lead to any deterioration in the                deterioration in the present situation
present situation as regards the                as    regards     the    conservation    of
conservation        of      species     and     habitats, species and communities of
communities of wild fauna and flora            wild fauna and flora referred to in
referred to in Article 1.                      Article 1.
 ---pagebreak---                             -1-
                          ANNEX I
               Original                             Amended
                         a) ANIMALS
                        VERTEBRATES
(...)                              (...)
   Phocidae                           Phocidae
   Monacus monacus                   Monacftus monacûus
(...)                              (...)
                         b) PLANTS
                                   PTERIDOPHYTA
                                   (...)
                                      DICKSON IACEAE
                                      Culcita macrocarpa C,Près I
                                   (...)
                                   ANGIOSPERMAE
                                      ALISMATACEAE
                                      Cal des I a parnasslfolla (l.)Parlt
                                   (...)
                                   CAMPANULACEAE
                                      Asvneuma gloanteum (Boiss.)
                                      Bornm,
                                   (...)
                                      Trachelium asperuloides Boiss. &
                                      Qroh.
                                   CARYOPHYLLACEAE
                                   (...)
                                      HernlaMa algarvlca Chaudrl
                                   (...)
                                   COMPOS ITAE
                                   (...)
                                      Lloularia slbirlca (L.) Cass.
                                   (...)
                                   LABIATAE
                                   (...)
                                      Neoeta dirphva (Boiss.) He I dr. ex
                                      Halacsy
                                   (...)
                                   LILiACEAE
                                   (...)
                                      Androcymblum réchanger I Qreuter
                                   (...)
                                  ORCHIDACEAE
                                   (...)
                                      Cyprlpedlum caiceolus It
                                   (...)
                                                                          /<>
 ---pagebreak--- -2-
    TYPHACEAE
      ...)
       Tvpha shuttleworthll Koch &
       Sonder
      ...)
    UMBELLIFERAE
      ...)
       Aolum reoens (Jaca.) Lao.
      ...)
       ThoreMa vert tel I lat Inundata
       (Thore) Brio.
      ...)
    LOWER PLANTS
      ...)
    MACRO-LICHENES
    COLIEMATACEAE
       Collema dichotomum (Wlth.l
       Copplns et Laundon
       leotoglum     cortlcola     (Taylor)
       Tuck.
       Leotoglum  lurreslanum Tavares
    LOBARIACEAE
       PseudocYPhellarla lacerata Pegel,
       Pseudocvphe Maria norvegIca
       (Gvelnlk) P.W. James
    RAMALINACEAE
       Ramalina eleoans    (Baal. & Car.ï
       Stlzenb.
    (...)
    YERRUCARIACEAE
       Cataovrenlure psoromoides (Borrer)
       R. Sant.
    (...)
    SPECIES FOR MACARONESIA
    PTERIDOPHYTA
    (...)
    MARSILACEAE
       Mars ilea azorlca Uaunert
    ANGIOSPERMAE
    ASCLEPIADACEAE
       Caralluma burchardil N.Et Brown
    (...)
    CAPRIFOLIACEAE
       Sambucus pa Imens is Link
    (...)
    CONVOLVULACEAE
    (...)
       Convolvulus massonll A. Dletr.
     (...)
 ---pagebreak--- -3-
    ERICACEAE
       Erica scooarla L. subsp. azorica
       (Hochstt) P,A. Webb
    EUPHORBIACEAE
       Euphorbia hand lens Is Burchard
    (...)
    LABIATAE
       SIderltis CYStosiohon Sventt
       SIderltis discolor (Webb ex de
       Noe) Bolle
    (...)
    LEGUMINOSAE
       Anagvris    latifoMa     BroUSS,   fiJL
       Wllld.
       Dor vcn i um soectablle Webb &
       Berthelt
       Lotus azorlcus P.W. Ball
       Lotus callls-virldls P. Bramwell
       & D.H. Davis
       Lotus Kunke 111 LL, Chueca) IL.
       Bramwell et al.
       Tellne sa I so loi des Arco & Acebes.
    LIL1ACEAE
       Androcymblum psammophllum Svent.
    MYR1CACEAE
       Myrlca rlvas-martlnezll SantoSt
    (...)
    PLUMBAGINACEAE
       Llmonlum    arborescens     (BroUSSt)
       Kuntte
       Llmonlum dendroldes Svent,
       Llmonlum     soectablle      (Svent.)
       KunkeI & Sundlng
       Llmonlum sventenl 1       Santos     &
       Fernandez Gal van
    ROSACEAE
       Bencomla brachvstachva Svent.
    (...)
    RUTACEAE
       Ruta mlcrocarpa Sventt
    SCROPHULARIACEAE
    (...)
       Isoplexls chaicantha       svent. &
       Q'Shanahan
    SELAG1NACEAE
      Globularla ascanM      D. BraraweM ft
      KunkeI
      Globular!g sarcoohvlla Svent.
                                               4t
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    SOLANACEAE
       Solanum I Id!1 Sundlng
    (...)
    LOWER PLANTS
    Li£U£N££
    Hvpoovmnla madelrensis (Tav.)
    D. Hawksw.
 ---pagebreak---                             ANNEX I I
               Or iginal                             Amended
                           a) ANIMALS
                          VERTEBRATES
(...)                                (...)
CARNIVORA                            CARNIVORA
(...)                                (...)
   Ursldae                              Ursldae
   Ali species
   Mustelidae                           Mustelidae
(...)                                (...)
   Mustela outorlus                  (Deleted)
   Felidae                              Felidae
   FelIs siivestrls                  (Deleted)
(...)                                (...)
                                     OPHIDIA
                                        BoIdae
                                     (...)
                         INVERTEBRATES
(...)                                (...)
                                     ECHINOPERMA
                                        CI PAROI PEA
                                        Centrostephanus long I soi nus
                                     MOLLUSCS
                                        GASTROPODA
                                     (...)
                                        PR0S0BRANCH1A
                                        Patella ferruginea
                                        BIVALVIA
                                        ANISOMYARIA
                                        Lithophaga lithophaga
                                        Pinna nob Ills
                                     (...)
                                                                       /*
 ---pagebreak---                             ANNEX I I I
              Or iginal                              Amended
                            a) ANIMALS
                           VERTEBRATES
                                     MAMMALS
                                     CARNIVORA
                                      (...)
                                     FeMdae
                                     Fells sllvesUis
                                     Mustelidae
                                      (...)
                                     Mustela putorlus
                                      (...)
                          INVERTEBRATES
                                      (...)
                                     ARTHROPODA
                                     CRUSTACEA-DECAPODA
                                      (...)
                                         ScYltarldae
                                         ScYllarides latus
                                      (...)
                            b) PLANTS
(...)                                ALGA&
                                      Phymathollthon calcareum
                                      LIthothamnlum coral!Ioides
                                      (...)
PHANEROGAMES GYMNOSPERMES             (Deleted)
Taxus baccata L.                      (Deleted)
(...)                                 (...)
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                                       ANNEX IV
                Original                                      Amended
                              End of the first paragraph
      partially   updated  February 14,         ... partially updated February 14,
1989.                                          1989, where the habitat is listed In
                                               CORlNE-
                           COASTAL AND HALOPHITIC HABITATS
(...)                                           (...)
sea cuffs and their          vegetation        Shingle beaches (17) and cliffs (18)
(blotopes 17.2 et 17,3)                        17.2    Annual vegetation of drift
                                                        lines
                                                17.3   Perennial     vegetation    o_f
                                                        shingle banks
(...)                                           (...)
18.21    Atlantic coasts                        18.21  Atlantic   coasts   (Including
(...)                                                  Baltic coasts)
                                                (...)
                                  FRESHWATER HABITATS
(...)                                           (...)
22.12    01igo-mesotrophic waters in           22.12   01igo-mesotrophic waters in
         Central Europe and round the                  Central Europe and round the
         Alps       with      amphibious               Alps      with      amphibious
          vegetation : Littorella and                   vegetation : Littorella and
          Isoetes (22.31) and annual                    Isoetes (22.31) and annual
          vegetation on exposed banks                   vegetation on exposed banks
          (Nanocyperetalia) (22.32)                     (Nanocyperetalia) (22.32)
                                                       Subtype : lowland unooI luted
                                                       mesotrophic lakes
22.12    Hard         oIigo-mesotrophic        22.12   Hard        oIigo-mesotrophic
         waters                                        waters
          22.44    Benthic   vegetation                22.44    Benthic    vegetation
         with Chara      formations   in               with Chara     formations    in
          relation to 53.3 and 53.32                   relation to 53.3 and 53.32
(...)
                                               22.13   Naturally eutroohlc lakes
                                               22.14   Dystrophic laKos
                                               (...)
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                           TEMPERATE HEATH AND SCRUB
(...)                                       (...)
                                            31.225  British heaths
                                            31.235  Armor lean.    Cotent in    and
                                                    western English heaths
                                            31.238 Anglo-Norman heaths
                                            31.24   Ibero-Atlantlc           heaths
                                                    (Erlca-Ulex.            Cistus.
                                                    Hallmlum)
                                            (...)
                NATURAL AND SEMI-NATURAL GRASSLAND FORMATIONS
(...)                                       (...)
34.3  On   calcareous     substrates        34.3   On    calcareous     substrates
      (Festuco-Brometea) (sites                     (Festuco-Brometea) (sites
      of    remarkable      orchids)               of      remarkable     orchids)
      34.34, 34.35, and 34.36                       34.33. 34.34, 34.35, and
                                                    34.36
(...)                                       (...)
                        RAISED BOGS AND MIRES AND FENS
(...)                                       (...)
51.12 Transitional   types    (Erlco-       51.12   Transitional types (Erlco-
      Sphagnlon)                                    Sphagnlon)
(...)                                       54.5    Transition mires (Carle ton
                                                    laslocareaai
                                            (...)
                            ROCKY HABITATS AND CAVES
(...)                                       (...)
62.4  Bare     calcareous       rocks       62.4   Bare      calcareous       rocks
      (Ireland, Great-Britain)                      (Ireland,      Great-Britain,
                                                   France)
(...)                                       (...)
                                                                                    /*
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                                         WOODLANDS
(Sub)natural     woodland      vegetation        (Sub)natural     woodland     vegetation
comprising          Indigenous         and       compr ising         indigenous       and
spontaneous species forming forests              spontaneous species forming forests
of    tall     trees,    with      typical       of    tall     trees,    with    typical
undergrowth,      and     meeting      the       undergrowth
foi lowing criteria ;
- rare     and    residual      LD   their
   potential area
- Containing endemic or        threatened
   species
- important       for      reasons      _o±
   protection
(...)                                            (...)
41.53    Old oak woods with holly and            41.53    Old oak woods wi th hoi I y and
         Blechnum     in    the    British                Blechnum     in   the   British
          Isles                                           Isles
                                                 42.51    Caledonian forests
                                                 (...)
                                                 41.9     Chestnut woods
                                                 42.A1    Cypress     woods    of   Crete
(...)                                                     (Cupressus sempervirens)
44.17    Sallx alba and Populus alba             44.17    Sallx alba and Populus alba
         gal 1er ies                                      gal 1er les
44,44    Po valley pedunculate oak               44.4     Mixed oak-elm-ash forests
         woods and Polygonatum                            of great rivers
         (sole example)                          44.7.    Oriental plane woods (all
                                                 44.8     Southern riparian galleries
                                                 (...)
42.19    Abies ceohalonlca Planta-               (Deleted)
         tions (Greece)
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Types    of    distinct    landscape       TvpIcaI      landscape     features     Q1
features    of   outstanding    local       importance to w M d flora and fauna
Importance to wildlife
- Valiev   corridors   (SPrlnOS   and      - Ancient trees, groves and orchards
  exLLs oi underground—rivers.             - Hedgerow» aM othre         land-dividing
  streams.   reed  beds,  bodies   of
  water)                                      plantations
- Coastal staging posts (natural
  inshore reefs. rocky offshore            - Tree 11nos
  islets, coastal cliffs)                  - Grassy terrace slopes
- Bodies of water                          - Scrub patches
- Fallow land and bush                     - Small woodlands
- goaded farmland (hedgerows,
  solnnevs. field trees)                   - Ponds, temporary ponds and waterholes
                                           - Freshwater and brackish ditches
                                           - Humid depressions
                                           - Drv uncultivated hilltops
                                           - Arable field margins
                                           - Herbaceous Layer oi orchards and
                                              plantations
                                           - Edges of waterways and waterbod les
                                           - Springs and watercourses
                                           - Old tunnels and mlneshafts
                                           - Drowned quarries
                                           - Salt pans
                                           - Inshore reefs- Including artificial
                                           - Yalley corridors
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(b) that exploitation will be             (b) that exploitation will be property
    properly regulated, monitored               regulated, monitored and regularly
    and annually re-assessed to                 re-assessed to ensure that _a_
    ensure that the population is               satisfactory level of conservation
    remaining stable or increasing;             is being maintained;
                              ANNEX VIII (ca), (cb) (new)
                                        (ca) that exploitation will not have
                                                            damaging effects on
                                              the habitat of the exploited species
                                              or on other protected species;
                                        (cb) that hunting regulations are
                                              strictly enforced;
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       COMPETITIVENESS AND EMPLOYMENT IMPACT STATEMENT
     What is the main reason for Introducing the measure ?
     The 8 draft annexes aim to complete the proposal for a
     Council directive on the protection of natural and
     semi-natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora, for
     which the Task Force has already given its approval on
     3/6/88 (note no. 001625).
II.  Features of the businesses in question.    In particular:
     (a)    Are there many SMEs ?
            The    enterprises  concerned   will   be mainly
            agricultural ones, since the directive will deal
            essentially as it appears clearly from annexes IV
            and VII, with conservation of natural habitats in
            predominantly rural areas.
     (b)    Are they concentrated in regions which are :
(       i.   eligible for regional aid in the Member States ?
(
(      ii.   eligible under the ERDF ?
            The regions most likely to       be  affected  are
            objectives 1 and 5b regions.
(III.What direct obligations does this measure impose on
(     businesses ?
(
(IV. What indirect obligations are local authorities likely
     to Impose on businesses ?
     The direct and indirect obligations will vary according
     to the type of measures to be taken with a view to
     ensuring     maintenance   or   reestablishment    of   a
     avbourable conservation status for species or habitat
     types specified in annexes I and IV. For agricultural
     enterprises, this will mean avoiding or reducing to a
     minimum the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and
     herbicides; for crafts or industries, this will mean
     avoiding or limiting their pollution emission and waste
     dumping in the areas concerned.
 ---pagebreak--- V.   Are there any special measures in respect of SMEs ?
     Please specify.
     Even though the major part of the industrial fabric in
     the main areas affected by annexes I, IV and VII are
     likely to be composed of SMEs, no special measure is
     foreseen in respect of SMEs.
VI.  What is the likely effect on :
     (a) the competitiveness of businesses ?
     The likely effect of direct or indirect obligations
     following implementation of the directive and its
     annexes on the competitiveness of business will vary
     depending on provisions already taken by the SMEs. It
     is likely to be important in cases where the SMEs are
     allowed to operate according to norms that are less
     strict than those set in Community environmental
     legislation, in particular with regard to emissions in
     the air and water. The SMEs will also be affected, to
     a lesser degree, in cases where the principle laid down
     in   the    "impact  assessment"   directive    (760/85)
     foreseeing the definition of compensatory measures with
     a view to correcting negative effects on the
     environment of a determined project is applied.
     (b) employment ?
     The measures carried out to implement the directive and
     its annexes could create employment in the following
     fields :
     Agro-tourism, creation and management of natural
     protected areas, promotion of productive and commercial
     businesses.
VII. Have both sides of industry been consulted ?
     Please indicate their opinions.
     Both sides of industry will be consulted within the
     framework of the Economic and Social Committee.
     In general positive comments (unions, employers).
     Nil.
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