
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2016/2329 of 9 December 2016 adopting a fourth update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region (notified under document C(2016) 8182) 

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, 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 territory 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 (the ‘Habitats Committee’).

(2) The initial list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region, within the meaning of Directive 92/43/EEC, was adopted by Commission Decision 2009/92/EC. That list was last updated by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2375.

(3) The sites included in the list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region form part of the Natura 2000 network which is an essential element of the protection of biodiversity in the Union. In order to make further progress in the actual establishment of the Natura 2000 network and in the context of a dynamic adaptation of that network, the lists of sites of Community importance are reviewed regularly.

(4) Between 16 January 2015 and 15 February 2016 Member States have proposed additional sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region within the meaning of Article 1 of Directive 92/43/EEC. Member States have also submitted changes in the site-related information contained in the list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region.

(5) On the basis of the draft list drawn up by the Commission in agreement with each of 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 Black Sea biogeographical region should be adopted. Articles 4(4) and 6(1) of Directive 92/43/EEC apply to the newly included sites.

(6) 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.

(7) With regard to the Black Sea biogeographical region, not all Member States concerned have proposed sufficient sites to meet the requirements of Directive 92/43/EEC for certain habitat types and species. Furthermore, 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. For those habitat types and species, it can therefore not be concluded that the Natura 2000 network is complete.

(8) In the interests of clarity and transparency, Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2375 should be repealed.

(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Habitats Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 
The fourth update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Black Sea biogeographical region as set out in the Annex is adopted.
Article 2 
Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2375 is repealed.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 December 2016.
For the Commission
Karmenu VELLA
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
Fourth update of the 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;C* = presence 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.

A B C D E
SCI code Name of SCI * Area of SCI(ha) Length of SCI(km) Geographical coordinates of SCI
Longitude Latitude
BG0000100 Plazh Shkorpilovtsi * 5 125,6526  27,865278 42,94528
BG0000102 Dolinata na reka Batova * 18 459,2388  27,926111 43,37639
BG0000103 Galata  1 842,97  27,9239 43,0641
BG0000116 Kamchia * 12 919,9374  27,753611 43,02167
BG0000118 Zlatni pyasatsi * 1 374,44  28,036389 43,30444
BG0000119 Trite bratya * 1 021,99  27,288333 42,71167
BG0000130 Kraymorska Dobrudzha * 6 657,4945  28,2845 43,6587
BG0000132 Pobitite kamani * 231,35  27,6971 43,2506
BG0000133 Kamchiyska i Emenska planina * 63 678,468  27,508056 42,92306
BG0000141 Reka Kamchia  158,84  27,480654 43,0396
BG0000143 Karaagach * 64,16  27,7725 42,22333
BG0000146 Plazh Gradina — Zlatna ribka * 1 245,85  27,6704 42,4237
BG0000151 Aytoska planina * 29 379,4  27,441389 42,68917
BG0000154 Ezero Durankulak * 5 050,7948  28,5775 43,68278
BG0000198 Sredetska reka * 707,78  27,047 42,3156
BG0000208 Bosna * 16 225,8881  27,644722 42,18694
BG0000219 Derventski vazvishenia 2 * 55 036,13  27,053611 42,12972
BG0000230 Fakiyska reka * 4 104,72  27,2388 42,2678
BG0000242 Zaliv Chengene skele * 190,0154  27,511944 42,42917
BG0000270 Atanasovsko ezero * 7 210,0163  27,454722 42,58361
BG0000271 Mandra — Poda * 6 139,1738  27,404167 42,415
BG0000273 Burgasko ezero  3 066,8992  27,392222 42,4975
BG0000573 Kompleks Kaliakra * 48 340,1127  28,354 43,3888
BG0000574 Aheloy — Ravda — Nesebar * 3 928,38  27,722 42,6497
BG0000620 Pomorie * 2 085,15  27,636389 42,59889
BG0000621 Ezero Shabla — Ezerets * 2 623,53  28,5875 43,57528
BG0001001 Ropotamo * 98 099,76  27,9343 42,3019
BG0001004 Emine — Irakli * 16 794,59  27,8579 42,7244
BG0001007 Strandzha * 153 541,2  27,7364 42,0695
BG0001500 Aladzha banka  669,64  28,0567 43,2781
BG0001501 Emona  55 345,28  28,1554 42,8522
BG0001502 Otmanli  8,83  27,5287 42,4418
ROSCI0065 Delta Dunării * 453 076,1  29,1987 45,052
ROSCI0066 Delta Dunării — zona marină  336 200,2  29,3945 44,7173
ROSCI0073 Dunele marine de la Agigea * 11,8  28,6427 44,0885
ROSCI0094 Izvoarele sulfuroase submarine de la Mangalia  5 784,9  28,7028 43,8143
ROSCI0114 Mlaştina Hergheliei — Obanul Mare şi Peştera Movilei * 232,2  28,5706 43,8334
ROSCI0157 Pădurea Hagieni — Cotul Văii * 3 620,1  28,4279 43,7424
ROSCI0197 Plaja submersă Eforie Nord — Eforie Sud  5 716,7  28,7363 44,0423
ROSCI0269 Vama Veche — 2 Mai  12 311  28,702 43,7564
ROSCI0273 Zona marină de la Capul Tuzla  4 946,8  28,7393 43,9891
ROSCI0281 Cap Aurora  13 592,2  28,7104 43,8637
ROSCI0293 Costinesti — 23 August  4 883,6  28,7236 43,9253
ROSCI0311 Canionul Viteaz  35 376,7  30,3376 43,9466
ROSCI0413 Lobul sudic al Câmpului de Phyllophora al lui Zernov  186 815,3  30,1788 44,8422