Commission Implementing Decision of 7 November 2013 adopting a second updated list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region (notified under document C(2013) 7353)

Commission Implementing Decision of 7 November 2013 adopting a second updated list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region (notified under document C(2013) 7353) (2013/737/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 Black Sea biogeographical region referred to in Article 1(c)(iii) of Directive 92/43/EEC comprises parts of the Union territories of Bulgaria and 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 Black Sea biogeographical region, within the meaning of Directive 92/43/EEC, were adopted by Commission Decision 2009/92/EC OJ L 43, 13.2.2009, p. 59. and Implementing Decision 2013/30/EU OJ L 24, 26.1.2013, p. 740. . 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 Black Sea 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 Black Sea biogeographical region is therefore necessary. (5) On the one hand, the update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region is necessary in order to include additional sites that have been proposed since 2011 by Member States as sites of Community importance for the Black Sea 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 Black Sea biogeographical region is necessary in order to reflect any changes in site-related information submitted by Member States following the adoption of the initial and the first updated Union lists. In that sense, this updated list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region constitutes a consolidated version of the list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea 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 Black Sea 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 March 2007 and October 2012, in accordance with Article 4(1) of that Directive 92/43/EEC. (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 States 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 each of the Member States 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 Black Sea biogeographical 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) Certain Member States concerned have 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 States, 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 2013/30/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 Black Sea 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 2013/30/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 Black Sea 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 Bulgaria and Romania. ABCDESCI codeName of SCI Area of SCI (ha) Length of SCI (km) Geographical coordinates of SCILongitudeLatitudeBG0000100Plazh Shkorpilovtsi5125,652627,865342,9453BG0000102Dolinata na reka Batova18459,238827,926143,3764BG0000103Galata1623,718627,941143,1378BG0000110Ostrovi Sv. Ivan i Sv. Petar30,0427,691942,4383BG0000116Kamchia12919,937427,753643,0217BG0000118Zlatni pyasatsi1374,4428,036443,3044BG0000119Trite bratya1021,9927,288342,7117BG0000130Kraymorska Dobrudzha6520,7428,333343,6200BG0000132Pobitite kamani231,3527,692543,2322BG0000133Kamchiyska i Emenska planina63678,46827,508142,9231BG0000141Reka Kamchia158,8427,478343,0381BG0000143Karaagach64,1627,772542,2233BG0000146Plazh Gradina - Zlatna ribka1153,1227,667242,4233BG0000151Aytoska planina29379,427,441442,6892BG0000154Ezero Durankulak5050,794828,577543,6828BG0000198Sredetska reka707,7827,047542,3153BG0000208Bosna16225,888127,644742,1869BG0000219Derventski vazvishenia 255036,1327,053642,1297BG0000230Fakiyska reka4104,7227,291142,2942BG0000242Zaliv Chengene skele190,015427,511942,4292 BG0000270Atanasovsko ezero7210,016327,454742,5836BG0000271Mandra - Poda6139,173827,404242,4150BG0000273Burgasko ezero3066,899227,392242,4975BG0000573Kompleks Kaliakra44128,264328,321743,3469BG0000574Aheloy - Ravda - Nesebar3928,3827,698642,6586BG0000620Pomorie2085,1527,636442,5989BG0000621Ezero Shabla - Ezerets2623,5328,587543,5753BG0001001Ropotamo12815,8227,700042,3033BG0001004Emine - Irakli11282,795427,839742,7383BG0001007Strandzha118225,0327,628342,0678ROSCI0065Delta Dunării453076,129,198745,0520ROSCI0066Delta Dunării - zona marină123373,729,248944,7789ROSCI0073Dunele marine de la Agigea11,428,642744,0885ROSCI0094Izvoarele sulfuroase submarine de la Mangalia38228,598643,8136ROSCI0114Mlaștina Hergheliei - Obanul Mare și Peștera Movilei232,228,570643,8334ROSCI0157Pădurea Hagieni - Cotul Văii3620,128,427943,7424ROSCI0197Plaja submersă Eforie Nord - Eforie Sud140,428,651744,0503ROSCI0237Structuri submarine metanogene - Sf. Gheorghe6121,529,760044,8700ROSCI0269Vama Veche - 2 Mai625528,651143,7564ROSCI0273Zona marină de la Capul Tuzla1737,928,687243,9889ROSCI0281Cap Aurora1307128,703143,8497ROSCI0293Costinesti - 23 August4877,828,720843,9256