COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2023/240

of 26 January 2023

adopting the tenth update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Macaronesian biogeographical region

(notified under document C(2023) 584)

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 (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 4(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The Macaronesian biogeographical region referred to in Article 1(c)(iii) of Directive 92/43/EEC comprises the archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira (Portugal) and the Canary Islands (Spain) in the Atlantic Ocean, 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 Macaronesian biogeographical region, within the meaning of Directive 92/43/EEC, was adopted by Commission Decision 2002/11/EC (2). That list was last updated by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/162 (3).

(3) The sites included in the list of sites of Community importance for the Macaronesian 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 17 September 2021 and 30 January 2022 Member States have proposed additional sites of Community importance for the Macaronesian biogeographical region. Member States have also submitted changes in the site-related information contained in the list of sites of Community importance for the Macaronesian biogeographical region.

(5) 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 Macaronesian biogeographical region should be adopted. Article 4(4) and Article 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) Certain Member States have 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 (EU) 2021/162 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 tenth update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Macaronesian biogeographical region as set out in the Annex is adopted.

Article 2

Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/162 is repealed.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 January 2023.

For the Commission

Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS

Member of the Commission

(1)

OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7

(2) Commission Decision 2002/11/EC of 28 December 2001 adopting the list of sites of Community importance for the Macaronesian biogeographical region, pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC (

OJ L 5, 9.1.2002, p. 16

(3) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/162 of 21 January 2021 adopting the ninth update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Macaronesian biogeographical region (

OJ L 51, 15.2.2021, p. 596

ANNEX

PART 1 Tenth update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Macaronesian 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:

SCI code comprising nine characters, the first two being the ISO code for the Member State;

name of SCI;

* = 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;

area of SCI in hectares or length of SCI in km;

geographical 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 Spain and Portugal.

A	B	C	D		E
SCI code	Name of SCI	*	Area of SCI (ha)	Length of SCI (km)	Geographical coordinates of SCI
					Longitude	Latitude

PART 2

SCI code	Name SCI	Article1	Area HA	LENGTH KM	Longitude	Latitude
ES0000041	Ojeda, Inagua y Pajonales	*	3 527,6	0	-15,6985	27,9438
ES0000043	Caldera de Taburiente	*	4 354,7	0	-17,8668	28,7215
ES0000044	Garajonay	*	3 785,4	0	-17,2481	28,1306
ES0000096	Pozo Negro	*	9 995	0	-13,9505	28,2868
ES0000102	Garoé	*	1 124	0	-17,9448	27,797
ES0000108	Los Órganos	*	149,7	0	-17,268	28,2132
ES0000111	Tamadaba	*	7 448,7	0	-15,7266	28,0343
ES0000112	Juncalillo del Sur		186,3	0	-15,4787	27,7971
ES0000113	Macizo de Tauro	*	1 244,1	0	-15,7043	27,8774
ES0000141	Parque Nacional de Timanfaya		5 180,7	0	-13,78	29,0141
ES7010002	Barranco Oscuro	*	33,4	0	-15,5928	28,0649
ES7010003	El Brezal	*	109,1	0	-15,6001	28,1135
ES7010004	Azuaje	*	456,3	0	-15,565	28,0816
ES7010005	Los Tilos de Moya	*	89	0	-15,5941	28,0873
ES7010006	Los Marteles	*	2 803,7	0	-15,5227	27,9521
ES7010007	Las Dunas de Maspalomas	*	360	0	-15,5829	27,7428
ES7010008	Güigüí	*	2 897,7	0	-15,813	27,9519
ES7010010	Pilancones	*	5 781,6	0	-15,6175	27,8709
ES7010011	Amagro	*	487,6	0	-15,6793	28,1316
ES7010012	Bandama		592,9	0	-15,4578	28,0292
ES7010014	Cueva de Lobos	*	7 612,77	0	-14,2654	28,289
ES7010016	Área marina de La Isleta	*	8 562,092	0	-15,3814	28,1833
ES7010017	Franja marina de Mogán	*	29 993,086	0	-15,7585	27,7766
ES7010018	Riscos de Tirajana	*	749,6	0	-15,5727	27,9489
ES7010019	Roque de Nublo		446,4	0	-15,6139	27,9676
ES7010020	Sebadales de La Graciosa	*	1 191,995	0	-13,5018	29,2228
ES7010021	Sebadales de Guasimeta	*	1 276,054	0	-13,5905	28,9323
ES7010022	Sebadales de Corralejo	*	1 946,691	0	-13,8256	28,7087
ES7010023	Malpaís de la Arena		849,8	0	-13,9319	28,6346
ES7010024	Vega de Río Palmas	*	365,7	0	-14,0851	28,3982
ES7010025	Fataga	*	2 725,9	0	-15,5734	27,8608
ES7010027	Jinámar	*	30,7	0	-15,4	28,0327
ES7010028	Tufia	*	51,3	0	-15,3819	27,9599
ES7010031	Islote de Lobos	*	452,7	0	-13,8216	28,7501
ES7010032	Corralejo	*	2 689,3	0	-13,8467	28,6796
ES7010033	Jandía	*	14 972,5	0	-14,3385	28,116
ES7010034	Montaña Cardón	*	1 233,6	0	-14,1599	28,256
ES7010035	Playa de Sotavento de Jandía	*	5 461,114	0	-14,1949	28,1673
ES7010036	Punta del Mármol	*	29,9	0	-15,6153	28,1499
ES7010037	Bahía del Confital	*	634,273	0	-15,4421	28,1378
ES7010038	Barranco de La Virgen	*	559,4	0	-15,59	28,0478
ES7010039	El Nublo II	*	13 956	0	-15,668	27,965
ES7010040	Hoya del Gamonal	*	627,3	0	-15,5645	27,9736
ES7010041	Barranco de Guayadeque		709,4	0	-15,4857	27,9327
ES7010042	La Playa del Matorral	*	95,58	0	-14,3296	28,0489
ES7010044	Los Islotes		151,2	0	-13,5328	29,2979
ES7010045	Archipiélago Chinijo	*	8 865,3	0	-13,5338	29,2041
ES7010046	Los Volcanes	*	9 986,1	0	-13,75	29,0062
ES7010047	La Corona	*	2 602,4	0	-13,4488	29,1814
ES7010048	Bahía de Gando	*	477,765	0	-15,3742	27,9228
ES7010049	Arinaga	*	92,4	0	-15,3919	27,8683
ES7010052	Punta de la Sal	*	136	0	-15,3902	27,8783
ES7010053	Playa del Cabrón	*	956,203	0	-15,3804	27,8545
ES7010054	Los Jameos	*	234,79	0	-13,4259	29,1518
ES7010055	Amurga	*	5 341,2	0	-15,5422	27,8277
ES7010056	Sebadales de Playa del Inglés	*	2 721,58	0	-15,5526	27,7463
ES7010062	Betancuria	*	3 328,8	0	-14,0658	28,3905
ES7010063	Nublo	*	7 107,5	0	-15,774	27,8937
ES7010064	Ancones-Sice		223,3	0	-14,0663	28,3367
ES7010065	Malpaís del Cuchillo		55,4	0	-13,6493	29,1084
ES7010066	Costa de Sardina del Norte	*	1 426,555	0	-15,7073	28,154
ES7011001	Los Risquetes		9,1	0	-13,6597	29,112
ES7011002	Cagafrecho	*	633,173	0	-13,6631	28,9134
ES7011003	Pino Santo	*	1 564,8	0	-15,5005	28,0602
ES7011004	Macizo de Tauro II	*	5 117,6	0	-15,6878	27,8285
ES7011005	Sebadales de Güigüí	*	7 219,745	0	-15,872	27,9528
ES7020001	Mencáfete	*	454,6	0	-18,0918	27,7391
ES7020002	Roques de Salmor	*	3,5	0	-17,9954	27,8233
ES7020003	Tibataje	*	592,7	0	-17,9851	27,7938
ES7020004	Risco de Las Playas	*	966,9	0	-17,9631	27,7128
ES7020006	Timijiraque	*	375,1	0	-17,9194	27,7754
ES7020008	Pinar de Garafía	*	1 027,5	0	-17,8755	28,7803
ES7020009	Guelguén	*	1 062,4	0	-17,87	28,8262
ES7020010	Las Nieves	*	5 114,6	0	-17,8111	28,7454
ES7020011	Cumbre Vieja	*	7 522,1	0	-17,8399	28,5816
ES7020012	Montaña de Azufre		75,8	0	-17,7718	28,5613
ES7020014	Risco de la Concepción	*	65,7	0	-17,7754	28,676
ES7020015	Costa de Hiscaguán		249,9	0	-17,9832	28,7976
ES7020016	Barranco del Jorado		98,2	0	-17,9608	28,7031
ES7020017	Franja marina Teno-Rasca	*	69 489,681	0	-16,8918	28,1932
ES7020018	Malpaís de Las Manchas y cueva de Las Palomas		45,19	0	-17,8925	28,6024
ES7020020	Tablado	*	223,6	0	-17,8824	28,8154
ES7020021	Barranco de las Angustias		1 699	0	-17,9094	28,6909
ES7020022	Tamanca	*	2 073,1	0	-17,8724	28,5459
ES7020024	Juan Mayor	*	28,3	0	-17,7828	28,6849
ES7020025	Barranco del Agua	*	74,2	0	-17,75	28,7245
ES7020026	La Caldereta	*	18	0	-18,0143	27,742
ES7020028	Benchijigua	*	483,2	0	-17,2213	28,0987
ES7020029	Puntallana	*	285,7	0	-17,1153	28,1275
ES7020030	Majona	*	1 975,7	0	-17,1604	28,1439
ES7020032	Roque Cano	*	57,1	0	-17,2576	28,1826
ES7020033	Roque Blanco	*	29,8	0	-17,2456	28,1661
ES7020034	La Fortaleza	*	53,1	0	-17,2754	28,0996
ES7020035	Barranco del Cabrito	*	1 160,4	0	-17,1595	28,0818
ES7020037	Lomo del Carretón	*	248,5	0	-17,3175	28,1464
ES7020039	Orone	*	1 706,6	0	-17,268	28,0783
ES7020041	Charco del Conde		9,2	0	-17,3378	28,0862
ES7020042	Charco de Cieno	*	5,2	0	-17,3475	28,098
ES7020043	Parque Nacional del Teide		18 993,1	0	-16,6181	28,2647
ES7020044	Ijuana	*	901,8	0	-16,1381	28,5563
ES7020045	Pijaral	*	295,7	0	-16,1826	28,5611
ES7020046	Los Roques de Anaga	*	9,8	0	-16,1585	28,5966
ES7020047	Pinoleris	*	178,4	0	-16,4896	28,3863
ES7020048	Malpaís de Güímar		286	0	-16,3709	28,3094
ES7020049	Montaña Roja	*	163,96	0	-16,548	28,0325
ES7020050	Malpaís de la Rasca		312,7	0	-16,692	28,0113
ES7020051	Barranco del Infierno	*	1 824,1	0	-16,7082	28,1208
ES7020052	Chinyero	*	2 380	0	-16,7754	28,3126
ES7020053	Las Palomas	*	582,7	0	-16,4587	28,401
ES7020054	Corona Forestal	*	41 067,7	0	-16,5986	28,271
ES7020055	Barranco de Fasnia y Güímar	*	151,1	0	-16,4449	28,2545
ES7020056	Montaña Centinela		130,7	0	-16,4566	28,155
ES7020057	Mar de Las Calmas	*	9 898,429	0	-18,0544	27,6587
ES7020058	Montañas de Ifara y Los Riscos		284,9	0	-16,5319	28,0853
ES7020061	Roque de Jama	*	92,5	0	-16,6443	28,0907
ES7020064	Los Sables	*	3,1	0	-17,9194	28,8074
ES7020065	Montaña de Tejina	*	167,7	0	-16,7536	28,19
ES7020066	Roque de Garachico		3,04	0	-16,7625	28,3796
ES7020068	La Rambla de Castro	*	45	0	-16,5854	28,3992
ES7020069	Las Lagunetas	*	3 568,3	0	-16,4184	28,4186
ES7020070	Barranco de Erques	*	262,7	0	-16,7701	28,1642
ES7020071	Montaña de la Centinela	*	15	0	-17,7674	28,6115
ES7020072	Montaña de la Breña	*	26,1	0	-17,7812	28,6335
ES7020073	Los Acantilados de la Culata	*	440,9	0	-16,7506	28,3667
ES7020074	Los Campeches, Tigaiga y Ruiz	*	543,5	0	-16,6137	28,3717
ES7020075	La Resbala	*	590,6	0	-16,4876	28,3845
ES7020076	Riscos de Bajamar	*	26	0	-17,7704	28,6647
ES7020077	Acantilado de la Hondura		32,5	0	-16,4221	28,2066
ES7020078	Tabaibal del Porís		47,5	0	-16,4293	28,1771
ES7020081	Interián	*	100,2	0	-16,7958	28,3636
ES7020082	Barranco de Ruiz	*	95,3	0	-16,6258	28,383
ES7020084	Barlovento, Garafía, El Paso y Tijarafe	*	5 561,7	0	-17,8926	28,7605
ES7020085	El Paso y Santa Cruz de La Palma	*	1 390,5	0	-17,8544	28,6726
ES7020086	Santa Cruz de La Palma	*	216	0	-17,8166	28,6883
ES7020087	Breña Alta	*	60,8	0	-17,819	28,6225
ES7020088	Sabinar de Puntallana	*	14,1	0	-17,7365	28,7376
ES7020089	Sabinar de La Galga	*	81	0	-17,7632	28,7721
ES7020090	Monteverde de Don Pedro-Juan Adalid	*	483,1	0	-17,911	28,8299
ES7020091	Monteverde de Gallegos-Franceses	*	1 408,6	0	-17,8406	28,8115
ES7020092	Monteverde de Lomo Grande	*	494,9	0	-17,7936	28,7819
ES7020093	Monteverde de Barranco Seco-Barranco del Agua	*	1 939,1	0	-17,7819	28,7302
ES7020094	Monteverde de Breña Alta	*	823,2	0	-17,8113	28,6726
ES7020095	Anaga	*	10 340,6	0	-16,238	28,5379
ES7020096	Teno	*	6 119,7	0	-16,8485	28,3176
ES7020097	Teselinde-Cabecera de Vallehermoso	*	2 340,9	0	-17,276	28,1791
ES7020098	Montaña del Cepo	*	1 162	0	-17,228	28,1925
ES7020099	Frontera	*	8 807,4	0	-18,0584	27,7172
ES7020100	Cueva del Viento	*	137,7	0	-16,7009	28,3437
ES7020101	Laderas de Enchereda	*	682,6	0	-17,1909	28,1509
ES7020102	Barranco de Charco Hondo	*	392,4	0	-17,2517	28,0671
ES7020103	Barranco de Argaga	*	187,1	0	-17,3206	28,086
ES7020104	Valle Alto de Valle Gran Rey	*	706,8	0	-17,3124	28,1162
ES7020105	Barranco del Águila	*	164,4	0	-17,1245	28,1374
ES7020106	Cabecera Barranco de Aguajilva	*	140,3	0	-17,1772	28,126
ES7020107	Cuenca de Benchijigua-Guarimiar	*	1 341,4	0	-17,2193	28,0726
ES7020108	Taguluche	*	139,5	0	-17,3324	28,1372
ES7020109	Barrancos del Cedro y Liria	*	584,18	0	-17,2093	28,1557
ES7020110	Barranco de Niágara	*	38,7	0	-16,7665	28,1931
ES7020111	Barranco de Orchilla	*	18,4	0	-16,6091	28,1115
ES7020112	Barranco de las Hiedras-El Cedro	*	166,4	0	-16,5008	28,1915
ES7020113	Acantilado costero de Los Perros	*	65,9	0	-16,6984	28,3875
ES7020114	Riscos de Lara	*	103,4	0	-16,82	28,2536
ES7020115	Laderas de Chío	*	197,1	0	-16,7972	28,2513
ES7020116	Sebadales del sur de Tenerife	*	2 692,677	0	-16,5868	28,0209
ES7020117	Cueva marina de San Juan		0,777	0	-16,8069	28,1729
ES7020118	Barranco de Icor	*	36,5	0	-16,4673	28,2144
ES7020119	Lomo de Las Eras		1,7	0	-16,425	28,1986
ES7020120	Sebadal de San Andrés	*	582,794	0	-16,1901	28,496
ES7020121	Barranco Madre del Agua	*	9,8	0	-16,4803	28,2144
ES7020122	Franja marina de Fuencaliente	*	7 055,246	0	-17,8979	28,5356
ES7020123	Franja marina Santiago-Valle Gran Rey	*	13 139,089	0	-17,2938	28,027
ES7020124	Costa de Garafía	*	3 475,355	0	-17,8883	28,8501
ES7020125	Costa de los Órganos	*	1 161,356	0	-17,293	28,2107
ES7020126	Costa de San Juan de la Rambla	*	1 602,908	0	-16,6354	28,4063
ES7020127	Risco de la Mérica	*	38,3	0	-17,3427	28,1024
ES7020128	Sebadales de Antequera	*	272,616	0	-16,1341	28,5261
ES7020129	Piña de mar de Granadilla		0,93	0	-16,5068	28,0737
ESZZ15001	Banco de la Concepción	*	610 067,135	0	-12,6785	30,0074
ESZZ15002	Espacio marino del oriente y sur de Lanzarote-Fuerteventura	*	1 432 842,48	0	-14,0695	28,0046
PTCOR0001	Costa e Caldeirão - Ilha do Corvo	*	975,15	0	-31,1	39,7
PTDES0001	Ilhas Desertas	*	11 457	0	-16,4916	32,5
PTFAI0004	Caldeira e Capelinhos - Ilha do Faial	*	2 086,21	0	-28,75	38,5833
PTFAI0005	Monte da Guia - Ilha do Faial	*	383,16	0	-28,6225	38,5208
PTFAI0006	Ponta do Varadouro - Ilha do Faial	*	17,61	0	-28,7833	38,5667
PTFAI0007	Morro de Castelo Branco - Ilha do Faial	*	126,42	0	-28,7542	38,5225
PTFLO0002	Zona Central - Morro Alto - Ilha das Flores	*	2 938,89	0	-31,2167	39,45
PTFLO0003	Costa Nordeste - Ilha das Flores	*	1 254,01	0	-31,1667	39,5
PTGRA0015	Ilhéu de Baixo - Restinga Ilha Graciosa	*	243,67	0	-27,95	39,0139
PTGRA0016	Ponta Branca - Ilha Graciosa	*	68,64	0	-28,0397	39,0314
PTJOR0013	Ponta dos Rosais - Ilha de S. Jorge	*	307,07	0	-28,31	38,7533
PTJOR0014	Costa NE e Ponta do Topo - Ilha de S. Jorge	*	3 965,08	0	-27,85	38,5833
PTMAD0001	Laurissilva da Madeira	*	15 462	0	-17,0347	32,7855
PTMAD0002	Maciço Montanhoso Central da Ilha da Madeira	*	6 224,31	0	-16,9241	32,7316
PTMAD0003	Ponta de S. Lourenço	*	3 182,38	0	-16,7266	32,7511
PTMAD0004	Ilhéu da Viúva	*	1 709,71	0	-16,8639	32,8069
PTMAD0005	Achadas da Cruz		184,91	0	-17,2122	32,8441
PTMAD0006	Moledos - Madalena do Mar		29,25	0	-17,1361	32,7028
PTMAD0007	Pináculo	*	70,79	0	-16,8592	32,6397
PTMAD0009	Paul do Mar – Jardim do Mar	*	187,77	0	-17,215	32,75
PTMAD0010	Ribeira Brava	*	230,07	0	-17,0457	32,6885
PTMAD0011	Cabo Girão		83,69	0	-17,0199	32,6544
PTMAD0012	Caniço de Baixo		10,29	0	-16,8285	32,6449
PTMAD0013	Porto Novo		48,05	0	-16,8111	32,6602
PTMAD0014	Machico		11,18	0	-16,7622	32,71
PTMAD0015	Pico do Facho	*	118,03	0	-16,749	32,724
PTMAZ0001	Menez Gwen		9 523,21	0	-31,525	37,825
PTMAZ0002	Lucky Strike		19 125,85	0	-32,3083	37,2833
PTMIG0019	Lagoa do Fogo - Ilha de S. Miguel	*	1 262,62	0	-25,4667	37,7667
PTMIG0020	Caloura-Ponta da Galera - Ilha de S. Miguel	*	199,59	0	-25,5083	37,7083
PTMIG0021	Banco D. João de Castro (Canal Terceira - S. Miguel)		1 648,39	0	-26,6083	38,2264
PTMIG0024	Serra da Tronqueira / Planalto dos Graminhais	*	2 010,63	0	-25,2	38,8
PTMMD0001	Cetáceos da Madeira	*	681 498,69	0	-16,7396	32,7779
PTPIC0008	Baixa do Sul (Canal do Faial)		50,06	0	-28,59	38,5153
PTPIC0009	Montanha do Pico, Prainha e Caveiro - Ilha do Pico	*	8 462,65	0	-28,2917	38,475
PTPIC0010	Ponta da Ilha - Ilha do Pico	*	398,29	0	-28,0333	38,4167
PTPIC0011	Lajes do Pico - Ilha do Pico	*	142,71	0	-28,2561	38,3903
PTPIC0012	Ilhéus da Madalena - Ilha do Pico	*	143,21	0	-28,5472	38,5333
PTPOR0001	Ilhéus do Porto Santo		209,49	0	-16,3833	33,0042
PTPOR0002	Pico Branco - Porto Santo		127,22	0	-16,2994	33,09
PTSEL0001	Ilhas Selvagens		9 471,1	0	-15,8672	30,1553
PTSMA0022	Ponta do Castelo - Ilha de Sta. Maria	*	316,6	0	-25,3833	36,9297
PTSMA0023	Ilhéu das Formigas e Recife Dollabarat (Canal S. Miguel - Sta. Maria)		3 593,52	0	-25,75	37,25
PTTER0017	Serra Santa Bárbara e Pico Alto - Ilha da Terceira	*	4 730,93	0	-27,2919	38,7333
PTTER0018	Costa das Quatro Ribeiras - Ilha da Terceira	*	267,63	0	-27,2017	38,8