
Article 1 
Bulgaria shall ensure that the protection and surveillance zones established in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/60/EC comprise at least the areas listed as the protection and surveillance zones in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2 
Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1216 is repealed.
Article 3 
This Decision shall apply until 30 October 2018.
Article 4 
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Bulgaria.
Done at Brussels, 21 September 2018.
For the Commission
Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

Bulgaria Areas as referred to in Article 1 Date applicable until
Protection zone The following villages of Varna region:
 Municipality of Provadia
— Tutrakantsi
— Bozveliysko
— Provadiya
— Dobrina
— Manastir
— Zhitnitsa
— Barzitsa
— Chayka
— Royak
— Blaskovo
— Kiten
— Hrabrovo
— Ovcharga
— Krivnya
 Municipality of Avren
— Tsarevtsi
 Municipality of Dolni Chiflik
— Nova Shipka
 Municipality of Dalgopol
— Velichkovo
— Tsonevo
— Sava
— Dalgopol 30 October 2018
Surveillance zone 
 Municipality of Provadia
— Petrov dol
— Staroseletc
— Zlatina
— Venchan
— Ravna
— Cherkovna
— Nenovo
— Snejina
— Gradinarovo
— Chernook
— Slaveikovo
 Municipality of Vetrino
— Gabarnitsa
 Municipality of Devnya
— Devnya
— Padina
 Municipality of Avren
— Trastikovo
— Sindel
— Kazashka reka
— Yunak
— Dabravino
— Avren
 Municipality of Beloslav
— Razdelna
 Municipality of Dolni Chiflik
— Grozdyovo
— Goren chiflik
— Venelin
 Municipality of Dalgopol
— Debelets
— Krasimir
— Boryana
— Kamen dyal
— Partizani
— Asparuhovo
— Komunari
— Sladka voda 30 October 2018