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APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT STUDY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL GAS TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR THE PERIOD 2021 – 2030 Provider: SC NaturalNet SRL in collaboration with Fundatia Pronatura through NTU International A/S and EQO-NIXUS Beneficiary: European Investment Bank (EIB) Plan holder: SNTGN Transgaz SA MEDIAS 25 IANUARIE, 2021 0 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL GAS TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR THE PERIOD 2021 – 2030 Appropriate assessment study rev02 Document control sheet Code: TA2019037 R0 HUB: Contract title: “SEA for TYNDP of TransGaz” Beneficiary: European Investment Bank (EIB) Provider: SC NaturalNet SRL, in collaboration with Fundatia Pronatura, through NTU International A/S and EQO-NIXUS Document title: APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT STUDY for the DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE NATIONAL NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM 2021-2030 Development team: MSc biologist István LÉSZAI, environmental assessor expert MSc ecologist Anna SZABÓ, botanist expert PHD biologist Attila SÁNDOR, zoology expert PHD ecologist Cristian DOMȘA, GIS expert Verified by: MSc expert environmental assessor Carmen MOLDOVEANU GASCU Rev. Comments Verified by Date 02 Revision according to the observations of CMG 25.01.2021 the Working Group on 03.12., 2020 1 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL GAS TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR THE PERIOD 2021 – 2030 Appropriate assessment study rev02 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, WATERS AND FORESTS REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE No. 315 from 04.08.2020 In accordance with the provisions of the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 195/2005 on environmental protection, approved with amendments and completions by Law no. 265/2006, with subsequent amendments and completions, and of the Order of the Minister of Environment, Waters and Forests no. 1134/2020 regarding the approval of the conditions for elaboration of environmental studies, of the attestation criteria of natural and legal persons and of the composition and Regulation of organization and functioning of the Attestation Commission, following the analysis of the documents submitted by: S.C. NATURALNET S.R.L. headquartered in: Capusu Mare commune, Dumbrava village, no. 46, Cluj county, Tax code RO 22872175, registered in the Trade Register at no. J12/1910/2010 the legal person is entered in the List of experts conducting environmental studies under heading 315 for: RM ▪ RIM ▪ BM □ RA □/ RSR □ RS □ EA ▪ Issued on 04.08.2020 Valid until 04.08.2021 STATE SECRETARY Mircea FECHET Illegible signature Illisible stamp 2 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL GAS TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR THE PERIOD 2021 – 2030 Appropriate assessment study rev02 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, WATERS AND FORESTS REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE No. 244 from 21.07.2020 In accordance with the provisions of the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 195/2005 on environmental protection, approved with amendments and completions by Law no. 265/2006, with subsequent amendments and completions, and of the Order of the Minister of Environment, Waters and Forests no. 1134/2020 regarding the approval of the conditions for elaboration of environmental studies, of the attestation criteria of natural and legal persons and of the composition and Regulation of organization and functioning of the Attestation Commission, following the analysis of the documents submitted by: FUNDATIA PRONATURA headquartered in: Ozun, str. Kossuth Lajos, no. 353, Covasna county, Tax code RO 8950472 the legal person is entered in the List of experts conducting environmental studies under heading 244 for: RM ▪ RIM ▪ BM ▪ RA ▪/ RSR ▪ RS □ EA ▪ Issued on 21.07.2020 Valid until 21.07.2021 STATE SECRETARY Mircea FECHET Illegible signature Illisible stamp 3 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL GAS TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR THE PERIOD 2021 – 2030 Appropriate assessment study rev02 Content I. General Information .......................................................................................................................... 10 II. Information on the plan subject to approval ................................................................................ 13 2.1. Information on the Plan, according to the level of information existing in TYNDP 2021-20 30 13 2.2. Geographical and administrative location of major projects and elements of TYNDP whose location is known, at the existing level of accuracy .......................................................................... 18 2.3. Physical changes arising from the implementation of the Plan and which will take place during the various stages of implementation. .................................................................................. 42 2.4. Natural resources necessary for the implementation of the Plan (water sampling, renewable resources, non-renewable resources, etc.); ................................................................... 56 2.5. The natural resources that will be exploited within the protected natural area of community interest to be used in the implementation of the Plan; ................................................ 57 2.6. Emissions and waste generated by the projects in the Plan (in water, in air, in soil, on the surface where the waste is stored) and the way of their elimination; ............................................. 57 2.7. Land use requirements necessary for the execution of major projects in the Plan .................. 58 2.8. The additional services required by the implementation of the Plan, respectively the way in which accessing these additional services may affect the integrity of the natural areas of community interest........................................................................................................................... 61 2.9. Duration of construction, operation, decommissioning of Plan projects and staggering the implementation period of Plan projects ........................................................................................... 62 2.10. Activities that will be generated as a result of the implementation of the Plan .................. 75 2.11. Existing characteristics of the Plans/ Programs, proposed or approved, which may generate a cumulative impact with the Plan which is in the evaluation procedure and which may affect the protected natural area of Community interest ................................................................................ 75 III. Information on protected natural areas of community interest affected by the implementation of the Plan ............................................................................................................................................. 77 3.1. General information about the Natura 2000 network in Romania ...................................... 77 3.2. Data on protected sites of community interest that may be affected by the projects in the Plan 84 3.3. Data on the presence, location, population and ecology of species and/ or habitats of Community interest present on the surface and in the immediate vicinity of the Plan, mentioned in the standard forms of protected natural areas of Community interest ..................................... 108 3.4. The conservation objectives of the protected natural area of community interest, where they have been established by Management Plans ............................................................................... 117 3.5. Description of the current conservation status of the protected natural area of community interest, including possible developments / changes that may occur in the future ...................... 118 IV. Identification of impacts and impact assessment .................................................................. 119 4.1. Identifying the impact .............................................................................................................. 120 4.1.1. Forms of impact generated ............................................................................................... 120 4 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL GAS TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR THE PERIOD 2021 – 2030 Appropriate assessment study rev02 4.1.2. Forms of impact on the components of biodiversity at the level of the Plan implementation .......................................................................................................................... 124 4.1.3. The areas affected inside and in the vicinity of Natura 2000 sites ................................... 126 4.1.4 Impact in a transboundary context .................................................................................... 132 4.2. Impact assessment ................................................................................................................... 143 4.2.1. The impact assessment in terms of percentage of areas occupied temporarily or permanently ................................................................................................................................ 143 4.2.2. Impact assessment using standardized analysis methodologies ...................................... 145 4.2.3. Assessment of the impact on site conservation objectives .............................................. 160 4.2.4. Conclusions on impact assessment................................................................................... 162 4.3 Cumulative impact .................................................................................................................... 163 V. Measures to prevent, avoid and reduce impact ............................................................................. 168 VI. Monitoring plan ............................................................................................................................