
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2019/15 of 14 December 2018 adopting the third update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region (notified under document C(2018) 8522) 

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 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 (the ‘Habitats Committee’).

(2) The initial list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region, within the meaning of Directive 92/43/EEC, was adopted by Commission Decision 2008/966/EC. That list was last updated by Commission Implementing Decision 2013/736/EU.

(3) The sites included in the list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic 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 19 June 2017 and 2 March 2018 Romania has proposed additional sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region within the meaning of Article 1 of Directive 92/43/EEC. Romania also submitted changes in the site-related information contained in the list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region.

(5) 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. Articles 4(4) and 6 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 Steppic biogeographical region, Romania has not 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 2013/736/EU 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 third update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region as set out in the Annex is adopted.
Article 2 
Implementing Decision 2013/736/EU is repealed.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 December 2018.
For the Commission
Karmenu VELLA
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
Third update of the 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;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 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
ROSCI0005 Balta Albă — Amara — Jirlău — Lacul Sărat Câineni * 6 397,6  27,316536 45,289225
ROSCI0006 Balta Mică a Brăilei  20 665,5  27,906128 44,943669
ROSCI0012 Brațul Măcin * 10 433,2  28,118842 44,867642
ROSCI0022 Canaralele Dunării * 26 109,9  27,899211 44,246708
ROSCI0053 Dealul Alah Bair * 193,5  28,218786 44,501053
ROSCI0060 Dealurile Agighiolului * 1 514,1  28,83043 45,041464
ROSCI0065 Delta Dunării * 453 645,5  29,198361 45,052417
ROSCI0067 Deniz Tepe * 414,4  28,688092 45,003028
ROSCI0071 Dumbrăveni — Valea Urluia — Lacul Vederoasa * 18 024,4  27,879294 44,147972
ROSCI0072 Dunele de nisip de la Hanul Conachi * 249,2  27,578975 45,571839
ROSCI0083 Fântânița Murfatlar * 577,5  28,386333 44,154403
ROSCI0103 Lunca Buzăului * 9 575,4  27,001089 45,075905
ROSCI0105 Lunca Joasă a Prutului * 5 753,4  28,179103 45,418505
ROSCI0114 Mlaștina Hergheliei — Obanul Mare și Peștera Movilei * 231,7  28,583339 43,83785
ROSCI0123 Munții Măcinului * 16 926,6  28,303483 45,155361
ROSCI0131 Oltenița — Mostiștea — Chiciu  11 521,2  26,813089 44,101503
ROSCI0133 Pădurea Bădeana * 62,3  27,571833 46,156728
ROSCI0134 Pădurea Balta — Munteni  85,8  27,464731 45,948678
ROSCI0139 Pădurea Breana — Roșcani * 155  27,994822 45,926528
ROSCI0149 Pădurea Eseschioi — Lacul Bugeac * 2 942,8  27,437842 44,081742
ROSCI0151 Pădurea Gârboavele * 219,8  27,997914 45,576669
ROSCI0157 Pădurea Hagieni — Cotul Văii * 3 680,1  28,427772 43,742622
ROSCI0162 Lunca Siretului Inferior * 24 980,6  27,270253 45,878
ROSCI0163 Pădurea Mogoș — Mâțele * 65,5  27,948678 45,721917
ROSCI0165 Pădurea Pogănești * 173,5  28,0255 45,976192
ROSCI0169 Pădurea Seaca — Movileni * 50,7  27,533314 46,288261
ROSCI0172 Pădurea și Valea Canaraua Fetii — Iortmac * 13 636,7  27,611631 44,027705
ROSCI0175 Pădurea Tălășmani  54,3  27,840661 46,122075
ROSCI0178 Pădurea Torcești  132,1  27,490425 45,680747
ROSCI0191 Peștera Limanu  21,4  28,522075 43,807069
ROSCI0201 Podișul Nord Dobrogean * 84875  28,48925 44,766353
ROSCI0213 Râul Prut  10 583,4  28,127055 46,129622
ROSCI0215 Recifii Jurasici Cheia * 5 654,5  28,453094 44,483892
ROSCI0259 Valea Călmățuiului * 18 125,7  27,416908 44,953353
ROSCI0278 Bordușani — Borcea * 5 847,5  27,913892 44,520333
ROSCI0286 Colinele Elanului * 741,4  28,12623 46,400597
ROSCI0290 Coridorul Ialomiței * 27 109,2  26,883194 44,602303
ROSCI0305 Ianca — Plopu — Sărat — Comăneasca * 3 234,5  27,717489 45,227367
ROSCI0307 Lacul Sărat — Brăila * 329,4  27,895547 45,207547
ROSCI0309 Lacurile din jurul Măscurei  1139  27,539814 46,388753
ROSCI0315 Lunca Chineja  923,9  28,037417 45,761705
ROSCI0319 Mlaștina de la Fetești  2 110,9  27,802817 44,340708
ROSCI0340 Cuiugiuc * 139  27,51245 44,034981
ROSCI0343 Pădurile din Silvostepa Mostiștei * 2 115,3  26,725792 44,242261
ROSCI0353 Peștera — Deleni  2 549,3  28,083069 44,115219
ROSCI0360 Râul Bârlad între Zorleni și Gura Gârbăvoțului  2 478,8  27,66963 46,20675
ROSCI0389 Sărăturile de la Gura Ialomiței — Mihai Bravu * 3 488,6  27,75385 44,755803
ROSCI0398 Straja — Cumpăna  1 099,8  28,504836 44,091892
ROSCI0412 Ivrinezu  411,1  28,003356 44,249917