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)

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 OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7. , 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 OJ L 344, 20.12.2008, p. 117. and Commission Implementing Decision 2013/28/EU OJ L 24, 26.1.2013, p. 643. . 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 OJ L 198, 30.7.2011, p. 39. . (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

Annex

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: ASCI code comprising nine characters, the first two being the ISO code for the Member State;Bname of SCI;Cpresence 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;Darea of SCI in hectares or length of SCI in km;Egeographical 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. ABCDESCI codeName of SCI Area of SCI (ha) Length of SCI (km) Geographical coordinates of SCILongitudeLatitudeROSCI0005Balta Albă — Amara — Jirlău — Lacul Sărat Câineni6300,327,316245,2895ROSCI0006Balta Mică a Brăilei20872,127,906344,9453ROSCI0012Brațul Măcin10235,428,044144,7694ROSCI0022Canaralele Dunării25942,927,689544,2004ROSCI0053Dealul Alah Bair193,528,218844,5011ROSCI0060Dealurile Agighiolului1433,328,830345,0416ROSCI0065Delta Dunării453076,129,198745,0520ROSCI0067Deniz Tepe413,728,688145,0028ROSCI0071Dumbrăveni — Valea Urluia — Lacul Vederoasa17974,727,879444,1481ROSCI0072Dunele de nisip de la Hanul Conachi241,727,579445,5710ROSCI0083Fântânița Murfatlar577,528,386344,1543ROSCI0103Lunca Buzăului6986,527,000845,0760ROSCI0105Lunca Joasă a Prutului5806,528,137545,5729ROSCI0114Mlaștina Hergheliei — Obanul Mare și Peștera Movilei232,228,570643,8334ROSCI0123Munții Măcinului16893,928,303045,1559ROSCI0131Oltenița — Mostiștea — Chiciu11348,726,968544,1432ROSCI0133Pădurea Bădeana60,627,572446,1563ROSCI0134Pădurea Balta — Munteni8627,464745,9487ROSCI0139Pădurea Breana — Roșcani156,827,994845,9266ROSCI0149Pădurea Eseschioi — Lacul Bugeac2967,427,437744,0816 ROSCI0151Pădurea Gârboavele219,127,997945,5769ROSCI0157Pădurea Hagieni — Cotul Văii3620,128,427943,7424ROSCI0162Lunca Siretului Inferior25080,727,488045,6184ROSCI0163Pădurea Mogoș — Mâțele64,927,948745,7219ROSCI0165Pădurea Pogănești180,928,025745,9760ROSCI0169Pădurea Seaca — Movileni50,927,533346,2883ROSCI0172Pădurea și Valea Canaraua Fetii — Iortmac13631,827,624844,1106ROSCI0175Pădurea Tălășmani53,427,841046,1222ROSCI0178Pădurea Torcești129,927,490445,6806ROSCI0191Peștera Limanu12,428,523043,8070ROSCI0201Podișul Nord Dobrogean84799,228,489444,7663ROSCI0213Râul Prut10540,628,174646,2907ROSCI0215Recifii Jurasici Cheia5686,228,439544,4556ROSCI0259Valea Călmățuiului17922,927,202244,9806ROSCI0278Bordușani — Borcea5809,727,887244,6529ROSCI0286Colinele Elanului755,328,127146,4004ROSCI0290Coridorul Ialomiței26726,826,884844,6021ROSCI0305Ianca — Plopu — Sărat — Comăneasca3222,427,717545,2274ROSCI0307Lacul Sărat — Brăila376,727,884945,1968ROSCI0308Lacul și Pădurea Cernica3267,326,303044,4498ROSCI0309Lacurile din jurul Măscurei1159,727,539846,3888ROSCI0315Lunca Chineja944,927,996045,7825ROSCI0319Mlaștina de la Fetești2019,827,803444,3403ROSCI0335Pădurea Dobrina — Huși8518,327,975746,5905ROSCI0343Pădurile din Silvostepa Mostiștei2119,826,739344,2279ROSCI0353Peștera — Deleni2508,128,050944,0748ROSCI0360Râul Bârlad între Zorleni și Gura Gârbăvoțulu2569,427,669746,2068ROSCI0389Sărăturile de la Gura Ialomiței — Mihai Bravu3449,427,754244,7559ROSCI0398Straja-Cumpăna111728,505444,0919