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Whereas, the main aim of this Directive being COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 92/43/EEC (1) to promote the maintenance of biodiversity, taking account of economic, social, cultural and regional requirements, this Directive makes a of 21 May 1992 contribution to the general objective of sustainable development; on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora Whereas the maintenance of such biodiversity may in certain cases require the maintenance, THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN or indeed the encouragement, of human COMMUNITIES, activities;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Whereas, in the European territory of the European Economic Community, and in Member States, natural habitats are continuing particular Article 130s thereof, to deteriorate and an increasing number of wild species are seriously threatened; whereas given Having regard to the proposal from the that the threatened habitats and species form Commission (2), part of the Community's natural heritage and the threats to them are often of a transboundary Having regard to the opinion of the European nature, it is necessary to take measures at (3) Parliament , Community level in order to conserve them;

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic Whereas, in view of the threats to certain types (4) and Social Committee , of natural habitat and certain species, it is necessary to define them as having priority in Whereas the preservation, protection and order to favour the early implementation of improvement of the quality of the environment, measures to conserve them; including the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora, are an essential Whereas, in order to ensure the restoration or objective of general interest pursued by the maintenance of natural habitats and species of Community, as stated in Article 130r of the Community interest at a favourable Treaty; conservation status, it is necessary to designate special areas of conservation in order to create Whereas the European Community policy and a coherent European ecological network action programme on the environment (1987 to according to a specified timetable; 1992) (5) makes provision for measures regarding the conservation of nature and Whereas all the areas designated, including natural resources; those classified now or in the future as special protection areas pursuant to Council Directive 1 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the (1) As amended by the Accession Act of Austria, conservation of wild birds (6) will have to be Finland and Sweden (OJ L 1, 1.1.1995, p.135) incorporated into the coherent European ecological network; 2 (2) OJ No C 247, 21.9.1988, p.3 and OJ No C 195, 3.8.1990, p.1. Whereas it is appropriate, in each area designated, to implement the necessary 3 (3) OJ No C 75, 20.3.1991, p.12. measures having regard to the conservation objectives pursued;

4 (4) OJ No C 31, 6.2.1991, p.25. 6 (6) OJ No L 103,25.4.1979, p.1. Directive as last

amended by Directive91/244/ECC (OJ No L 5 (5) OJ No C 328, 7.12.1987, p.1. 115,8.5.1991, p.41).

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Whereas sites eligible for designation as their conservation status so warrants, including special areas of conservation are proposed by the prohibition of certain means of capture or the Member States but whereas a procedure killing, whilst providing for the possibility of must nevertheless be laid down to allow the derogation's on certain conditions; designation in exceptional cases of a site which has not been proposed by a Member State but Whereas, with the aim of ensuring that the which the Community considers essential for implementation of this Directive is monitored, either the maintenance or the survival of a the Commission will periodically prepare a priority natural habitat type or a priority composite report based, inter alia, on the species; information sent to it by the Member States regarding the application of national provisions Whereas an appropriate assessment must be adopted under this Directive; made of any plan or programme likely to have a significant effect on the conservation Whereas the improvement of scientific and objectives of a site which has been designated technical knowledge is essential for the or is designated in future; implementation of this Directive;

Whereas it is recognised that the adoption of Whereas it is consequently appropriate to measures intended to promote the conservation encourage the necessary research and scientific of priority natural habitats and priority species work; of Community interest is a common responsibility of all Member States; whereas Whereas technical and scientific progress mean this may, however, impose an excessive that it must be possible to adapt the Annexes; financial burden on certain Member States whereas a procedure should be established given, on the one hand, the uneven distribution whereby the Council can amend the Annexes; of such habitats and species throughout the Community and, on the other hand, the fact that Whereas a regulatory committee should be set the 'polluter pays' principle can have only up to assist the Commission in the limited application in the special case of nature implementation of this Directive and in conservation; particular when decisions on Community co- financing are taken; Whereas it is therefore agreed that, in this exceptional case, a contribution by means of Whereas provision should be made for Community co-financing should be provided supplementary measures governing the for within the limits of the resources made reintroduction of certain native species of fauna available under the Community's decisions; and flora and the possible introduction of non- native species; Whereas land-use planning and development policies should encourage the management of Whereas education and general information features of the landscape which are of major relating to the objectives of this Directive are importance for wild fauna and flora; essential for ensuring its effective implementation, Whereas a system should be set up for surveillance of the conservation status of the HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: natural habitats and species covered by this Definitions Directive; Article 1 Whereas a general system of protection is required for certain species of flora and fauna For the purpose of this Directive: to complement Directive 79/409/EEC; (a) conservation means a series of measures Whereas provision should be made for required to maintain or restore the natural management measures for certain species, if habitats and the populations of species of wild

Page 2 of 44 ANNEX A [Habitats Directive Text] fauna and flora at a favourable status as defined • its natural range and areas it covers within in (e) and (i); that range are stable or increasing, and

(b) natural habitats means terrestrial or aquatic • the specific structure and functions which areas distinguished by geographic, abiotic and are necessary for its long-term maintenance biotic features, whether entirely natural or exist and are likely to continue to exist for semi-natural; the foreseeable future, and

(c) natural habitat types of Community interest • the conservation status of its typical means those which, within the territory referred species is favourable as defined in (i); to in Article 2: (f) habitat of a species means an environment (i) are in danger of disappearance in their defined by specific abiotic and biotic factors, in natural range; which the species lives at any stage of its biological cycle; or (g) species of Community interest means (ii) have a small natural range following their species which, within the territory referred to in regression or by reason of their intrinsically Article 2, are: restricted area; (i) endangered, except those species whose or natural range is marginal in that territory and which are not endangered or vulnerable in the (iii) present outstanding examples of typical western palearctic region; or characteristics of one or more of the six following biogeographical regions: Alpine, (ii) vulnerable, i.e. believed likely to move into Atlantic, Boreal, Continental, Macaronesian the endangered category in the near future if the and Mediterranean. causal factors continue operating; or

Such habitat types are listed or may be listed in (iii) rare, i.e. with small populations that are not Annex I; at present endangered or vulnerable, but are at risk. The species are located within restricted (d) priority natural habitat types means natural geographical areas or are thinly scattered over a habitat types in danger of disappearance, which more extensive range; or are present on the territory referred to in Article 2 and for the conservation of which the (iv) endemic and requiring particular attention Community has particular responsibility in by reason of the specific nature of their habitat view of the proportion of their natural range and/or the potential impact of their exploitation which falls within the territory referred to in on their habitat and/or the potential impact of Article 2; these priority natural habitat types are their exploitation on their conservation status. indicated by an asterisk (*) in Annex I; Such species are listed or may be listed in (e) conservation status of a natural habitat Annex II and/or Annex IV or V; means the sum of the influences acting on a natural habitat and its typical species that may (h) priority species means species referred to in affect its long-term natural distribution, (g) (i) for the conservation of which the structure and functions as well as the long-term Community has particular responsibility in survival of its typical species within the view of the proportion of their natural range territory referred to in Article 2. which falls within the territory referred to in Article 2; these priority species are indicated by The conservation status of a natural habitat will an asterisk (*) in Annex II; be taken as 'favourable' when: (i) conservation status of a species means the sum of the influences acting on the species

Page 3 of 44 ANNEX A [Habitats Directive Text] concerned that may affect the long-term (m) specimen means any animal or plant, distribution and abundance of its populations whether alive or dead, of the species listed in within the territory referred to in Article 2; Annex IV and Annex V, any part or derivative thereof, as well as any other goods which The conservation status will be taken as appear, from an accompanying document, the 'favourable' when: packaging or a mark or label, or from any other circumstances, to be parts or derivatives of • population dynamics data on the species animals or plants of those species; concerned indicate that it is maintaining itself on a long-term basis as a viable (n) the committee means the committee set up component of its natural habitats, and pursuant to Article 20.

• the natural range of the species is neither Article 2 being reduced nor is likely to be reduced for the foreseeable future, and The aim of this Directive shall be to contribute towards ensuring bio-diversity through the • there is, and will probably continue to be, a conservation of natural habitats and of wild sufficiently large habitat to maintain its fauna and flora in the European territory of the populations on a long-term basis; Member States to which the Treaty applies.

(j) site means a geographically defined area Measures taken pursuant to this Directive shall whose extent is clearly delineated; be designed to maintain or restore, at favourable conservation status, natural habitats (k) site of Community importance means a site and species of wild fauna and flora of which, in the biogeographical region or regions Community interest. to which is belongs, contributes significantly to the maintenance or restoration at a favourable Measures taken pursuant to this Directive shall conservation status of a natural habitat type in take account of economic, social and cultural Annex I or of a species in Annex II and may requirements and regional and local also contribute significantly to the coherence of characteristics. Natura 2000 referred to in Article 3, and/or contributes significantly to the maintenance of Conservation of natural habitats and biological diversity within the biogeographic habitats of species region or regions concerned. Article 3 For animal species ranging over wide areas, sites of Community importance shall A coherent European ecological network of correspond to the places within the natural special areas of conservation shall be set up range of such species which present the under the title Natura 2000. This network, physical or biological factors essential to their composed of sites hosting the natural habitat life and reproduction; types listed in Annex I and habitats of the species listed in Annex II, shall enable the (l) special area of conservation means a site of natural habitat types and the species' habitats Community importance designated by the concerned to be maintained or, where Member States through a statutory, appropriate, restored at a favourable administrative and/or contractual act where the conservation status in their natural range. necessary conservation measures are applied for the maintenance or restoration, at a The Natura 2000 network shall include the favourable conservation status, of the natural special protection areas classified by the habitats and/or the populations of the species Member States pursuant to Directive for which the site is designated; 79/409/EEC. Each Member State shall contribute to the creation of Natura 2000 in proportion to the

Page 4 of 44 ANNEX A [Habitats Directive Text] representation within its territory of the natural territory referred to in Article 2 (1), the habitat types and the habitats of species Commission shall establish, in agreement with referred to in paragraph 1. To that effect each each Member State, a draft list of sites of Member State shall designate, in accordance Community importance drawn from the with Article 4, sites as special areas of Member States' lists identifying those which conservation taking account of the objectives lost one or more priority natural habitat types set out in paragraph 1. or priority species.

Where they consider it necessary, Member Member States whose sites hosting one or more States shall endeavour to improve the priority natural habitat types and priority ecological coherence of Natura 2000 by species represent more than 5 % of their maintaining, and where appropriate developing, national territory may, in agreement with the features of the landscape which are of major Commission, request that the criteria listed in importance for wild fauna and flora, as referred Annex III (Stage 2) be applied more flexibly in to in Article 10. selecting all the sites of Community importance in their territory. Article 4 The list of sites selected as sites of Community On the basis of the criteria set out in Annex III importance, identifying those which host one or (Stage 1) and relevant scientific information, more priority natural habitat types or priority each Member State shall propose a list of sites species, shall be adopted by the Commission in indicating which natural habitat types in Annex accordance with the procedure laid down in I and which species in Annex II that are native Article 21. to its territory the sites host. For animal species ranging over wide areas these sites shall The list referred to in paragraph 2 shall be correspond to the places within the natural established within six years of the notification range of such species which present the of this Directive physical or biological factors essential to their life and reproduction. For aquatic species Once a site of Community importance has been which range over wide areas, such sites will be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid proposed only where there is a clearly down in paragraph 2, the Member State identifiable area representing the physical and concerned shall designate that site as a special biological factors essential to their life and area of conservation as soon as possible and reproduction. Where appropriate, Member within six years at most, establishing priorities States shall propose adaptation of the list in the in the light of the importance of the sites for the light of the results of the surveillance referred maintenance or restoration, at a favourable to in Article 11. conservation status, of a natural habitat type in Annex I or a species in Annex II and for the The list shall be transmitted to the Commission, coherence of Natura 2000, and in the light of within three years of the notification of this the threats of degradation or destruction to Directive, together with information on each which those sites are exposed site. That information shall include a map of the site, its name, location, extent and the data As soon as a site is placed on the list referred to resulting from application of the criteria in the third subparagraph of paragraph 2 it shall specified in Annex III (Stage 1) provided in a be subject to Article 6 (2), (3) and (4). format established by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 5 Article 21. In exceptional cases where the Commission On the basis of the criteria set out in Annex III finds that a national list as referred to in Article (Stage 2) and in the framework both of each of 4 (1) fails to mention a site hosting a priority the five biogeographical regions referred to in natural habitat type or priority species which, Article 1 (c) (iii) and of the whole of the on the basis of relevant and reliable scientific

Page 5 of 44 ANNEX A [Habitats Directive Text] information, it considers to be essential for the national authorities shall agree to the plan or maintenance of that priority natural habitat type project only after having ascertained that it will or for the survival of that priority species, a not adversely affect the integrity of the site bilateral consultation procedure shall be concerned and, if appropriate, after having initiated between that Member State and the obtained the opinion of the general public. Commission for the purpose of comparing the scientific data used by each. If, in spite of a negative assessment of the implications for the site and in the absence of If, on expiry of a consultation period not alternative solutions, a plan or project must exceeding six months, the dispute remains nevertheless be carried out for imperative unresolved, the Commission shall forward to reasons of overriding public interest, including the Council a proposal relating to the selection those of a social or economic nature, the of the site as a site of Community importance. Member State shall take all compensatory measures necessary to ensure that the overall The Council, acting unanimously, shall take a coherence of Natura 2000 is protected. It shall decision within three months of the date of inform the Commission of the compensatory referral. measures adopted.

During the consultation period and pending a Where the site concerned hosts a priority Council decision, the site concerned shall be natural habitat type and/or a priority species, subject to Article 6 (2). the only considerations which may be raised are those relating to human health or public Article 6 safety, to beneficial consequences of primary importance for the environment or, further to For special areas of conservation, Member an opinion from the Commission, to other States shall establish the necessary imperative reasons of overriding public conservation measures involving, if need be, interest. appropriate management plans specifically designed for the sites or integrated into other Article 7 development plans, and appropriate statutory, administrative or contractual measures which Obligations arising under Article 6 (2), (3) and correspond to the ecological requirements of (4) of this Directive shall replace any the natural habitat types in Annex I and the obligations arising under the first sentence of species in Annex II present on the sites. Article 4 (4) of Directive 79/409/EEC in respect of areas classified pursuant to Article 4 Member States shall take appropriate steps to (1) or similarly recognised under Article 4 (2) avoid, in the special areas of conservation, the thereof, as from the date of implementation of deterioration of natural habitats and the habitats this Directive or the date of classification or of species as well as disturbance of the species recognition by a Member State under Directive for which the areas have been designated, in so 79/409/EEC, where the latter date is later. far as such disturbance could be significant in relation to the objectives of this Directive. Article 8

Any plan or project not directly connected with In parallel with their proposals for sites eligible or necessary to the management of the site but for designation as special areas of conservation, likely to have a significant effect thereon, either hosting priority natural habitat types and/or individually or in combination with other plans priority species, the Member States shall send, or projects, shall be subject to appropriate as appropriate, to the Commission their assessment of its implications for the site in estimates relating to the Community co- view of the site's conservation objectives. In the financing which they consider necessary to light of the conclusions of the assessment of the allow them to meet their obligations pursuant to implications for the site and subject to the Article 6 (1). provisions of paragraph 4, the competent

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In agreement with each of the Member States periodically review the contribution of Natura concerned, the Commission shall identify, for 2000 towards achievement of the objectives set sites of Community importance for which co- out in Article 2 and 3. In this context, a special financing is sought, those measures essential area of conservation may be considered for for the maintenance or re-establishment at a declassification where this is warranted by favourable conservation status of the priority natural developments noted as a result of the natural habitat types and priority species on the surveillance provided for in Article 11. sites concerned, as well as the total costs arising from those measures. Article 10

The Commission, in agreement with the Member States shall endeavour, where they Member States concerned, shall assess the consider it necessary, in their land-use planning financing, including co-financing, required for and development policies and, in particular, the operation of the measures referred to in with a view to improving the ecological paragraph 2, taking into account, amongst other coherence of the Natura 2000 network, to things, the concentration on the Member State's encourage the management of features of the territory of priority natural habitat types and/or landscape which are of major importance for priority species and the relative burdens which wild fauna and flora. the required measures entail. Such features are those which, by virtue of their According to the assessment referred to in linear and continuous structure (such as rivers paragraphs 2 and 3, the Commission shall with their banks or the traditional systems for adopt, having regard to the available sources of marking field boundaries) or their function as funding under the relevant Community stepping stones (such as ponds or small woods), instruments and according to the procedure set are essential for the migration, dispersal and out in Article 21, a prioritised action genetic exchange of wild species. framework of measures involving co-financing to be taken when the site has been designated Article 11 under Article 4 (4). Member States shall undertake surveillance of The measures which have not been retained in the conservation status of the natural habitats the action framework for lack of sufficient and species referred to in Article 2 with resources, as well as those included in the particular regard to priority natural habitat above mentioned action framework which have types and priority species. not received the necessary co-financing or have Protection of species only been partially co-financed, shall be reconsidered in accordance with the procedure Article 12 set out in Article 21, in the context of the two- yearly review of the action framework and Member States shall take the requisite may, in the maintime, be postponed by the measures to establish a system of strict Member States pending such review. This protection for the animal species listed in review shall take into account, as appropriate, Annex IV (a) in their natural range, prohibiting: the new situation of the site concerned. (a) all forms of deliberate capture or killing of In areas where the measures dependent on co- specimens of these species in the wild; financing are postponed, Member States shall refrain from any new measures likely to result (b) deliberate disturbance of these species, in deterioration of those areas. particularly during the period of breeding, rearing, hibernation and migration; Article 9 (c) deliberate destruction or taking of eggs The Commission, acting in accordance with the from the wild; procedure laid down in Article 21, shall

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(d) deterioration or destruction of breeding with their being maintained at a favourable sites or resting places. conservation status.

For these species, Member States shall prohibit Where such measures are deemed necessary, the keeping, transport and sale or exchange, they shall include continuation of the and offering for sale or exchange, of specimens surveillance provided for in Article 11. Such taken from the wild, except for those taken measures may also include in particular: legally before this Directive is implemented. • regulations regarding access to certain The prohibition referred to in paragraph 1 (a) property, and (b) and paragraph 2 shall apply to all stages of life of the animals to which this • temporary or local prohibition of the Article applies. taking of specimens in the wild and exploitation of certain populations, Member States shall establish a system to monitor the incidental capture and killing of the • regulation of the periods and/or methods of animal species listed in Annex IV (a). In the taking specimens, light of the information gathered, Member States shall take further research or • application, when specimens are taken, of conservation measures as required to ensure hunting and fishing rules which take that incidental capture and killing does not account of the conservation of such have a significant negative impact on the populations, species concerned. • establishment of a system of licences for Article 13 taking specimens or of quotas,

Member States shall take the requisite • regulation of the purchase, sale, offering measures to establish a system of strict for sale, keeping for sale or transport for protection for the plant species listed in Annex sale of specimens, IV (b), prohibiting: • breeding in captivity of animal species as (a) the deliberate picking, collecting, cutting, well as artificial propagation of plant uprooting or destruction of such plants in their species, under strictly controlled natural range in the wild; conditions, with a view to reducing the taking of specimens of the wild, (b) the keeping, transport and sale or exchange and offering for sale or exchange of specimens • assessment of the effect of the measures of such species taken in the wild, except for adopted. those taken legally before this Directive is implemented. Article 15

The prohibitions referred to in paragraph 1 (a) In respect of the capture or killing of species of and (b) shall apply to all stages of the wild fauna listed in Annex V (a) and in cases biological cycle of the plants to which this where, in accordance with Article 16, Article applies. derogation's are applied to the taking, capture or killing of species listed in Annex IV (a), Article 14 Member States shall prohibit the use of all indiscriminate means capable of causing local If, in the light of the surveillance provided for disappearance of, or serious disturbance to, in Article 11, Member States deem it populations of such species, and in particular: necessary, they shall take measures to ensure that the taking in the wild of specimens of (a) use of the means of capture and killing species of wild fauna and flora listed in Annex listed in Annex VI (a); V as well as their exploitation is compatible

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(b) any form of capture and killing from the including the nature of the risk, with, if modes of transport referred to in Annex VI (b). appropriate, a reference to alternatives rejected and scientific data used; Article 16 (b) the means, devices or methods authorised Provided that there is no satisfactory alternative for the capture or killing of animal species and and the derogation is not detrimental to the the reasons for their use; maintenance of the populations of the species concerned at a favourable conservation status (c) the circumstances of when and where such in their natural range, Member States may derogation's are granted; derogate from the provisions of Articles 12, 13, 14 and 15 (a) and (b): (d) the authority empowered to declare and check that the required conditions obtain and to (a) in the interest of protecting wild fauna and decide what means, devices or methods may be flora and conserving natural habitats; used, within what limits and by what agencies, and which persons are to carry but the task; (b) to prevent serious damage, in particular to crops, livestock, forests, fisheries and water (e) the supervisory measures used and the and other types of property; results obtained.

(c) in the interests of public health and public Information safety, or for other imperative reasons of overriding public interest, including those of a Article 17 social or economic nature and beneficial consequences of primary importance for the Every six years from the date of expiry of the environment; period laid down in Article 23, Member States shall draw up a report on the implementation of (d) for the purpose of research and education, the measures taken under this Directive. This of repopulating and re-introducing these report shall include in particular information species and for the breeding operations concerning the conservation measures referred necessary for these purposes, including the to in Article 6 (1) as well as evaluation of the artificial propagation of plants; impact of those measures on the conservation status of the natural habitat types of Annex I (e) to allow, under strictly supervised and the species in Annex II and the main results conditions, on a selective basis and to a limited of the surveillance referred to in Article 11. extent, the taking or keeping of certain The report, in accordance with the format specimens of the species listed in Annex IV in established by the committee, shall be limited numbers specified by the competent forwarded to the Commission and made national authorities. accessible to the public.

Member States shall forward to the The Commission shall prepare a composite Commission every two years a report in report based on the reports referred to in accordance with the format established by the paragraph 1. This report shall include an Committee on the derogation's applied under appropriate evaluation of the progress achieved paragraph 1. The Commission shall give its and, in particular, of the contribution of Natura opinion on these derogation's within a 2000 to the achievement of the objectives set maximum time limit of 12 months following out in Article 3. A draft of the part of the report receipt of the report and shall give an account covering the information supplied by a Member to the Committee. State shall be forwarded to the Member State in question for verification. After submission to The reports shall specify: the committee, the final version of the report shall be published by the Commission, not later (a) the species which are subject to the than two years after receipt of the reports derogation's and the reason for the derogation,

Page 9 of 44 ANNEX A [Habitats Directive Text] referred to in paragraph 1, and shall be Article 21 forwarded to the Member States, the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and The representative of the Commission shall Social Committee. submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its Member States may mark areas designated opinion on the draft within a time limit which under this Directive by means of Community the Chairman may lay down according to the notices designed for that purpose by the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be committee. delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions Research which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of Article 18 the representatives of the Member States within the committee shall be weighted in the manner Member States and the Commission shall set out in that Article. The Chairman shall not encourage the necessary research and scientific vote. work having regard to the objectives set out in Article 2 and the obligation referred to in The Commission shall adopt the measures Article 11. They shall exchange information for envisaged if they are in accordance with the the purposes of proper co-ordination of opinion of the committee. research carried out at Member State and at Community level. If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, or if no Particular attention shall be paid to scientific opinion is delivered, the Commission shall, work necessary for the implementation of without delay, submit to the Council a proposal Articles 4 and 10, and transboundary co- relating to the measures to be taken. The operative research between Member States Council shall act by a qualified majority. shall be encouraged. If, on the expiry of three months from the date Procedure for amending the Annexes of referral to the Council, the Council has not acted, the proposed measures shall be adopted Article 19 by the Commission. Such amendments as are necessary for adapting Supplementary provisions Annexes I, II, III, V and VI to technical and scientific progress shall be adopted by the Article 22 Council acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission. In implementing the provisions of this Directive, Member States shall: Such amendments as are necessary for adapting Annex IV to technical and scientific progress (a) study the desirability of re-introducing shall be adopted by the Council acting species in Annex IV that are native to their unanimously on a proposal from the territory where this might contribute to their Commission. conservation, provided that an investigation, also taking into account experience in other Committee Member States or elsewhere, has established that such re-introduction contributes effectively Article 20 to re-establishing these species at a favourable The Commission shall be assisted by a conservation status and that it takes place only committee consisting of representatives of the after proper consultation of the public Member States and chaired by a representative concerned; of the Commission. (b) ensure that the deliberate introduction into the wild of any species which is not native to

Page 10 of 44 ANNEX A [Habitats Directive Text] their territory is regulated so as not to prejudice natural habitats within their natural range or the wild native fauna and flora and, if they consider it necessary, prohibit such introduction. The results of the assessment undertaken shall be forwarded to the committee for information;

(c) promote education and general information on the need to protect species of wild fauna and flora and to conserve their habitats and natural habitats.

Final provisions

Article 23

Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive within two years of its notification. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

When Member States adopt such measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by the Member States.

Member States shall communicate to the Commission the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

Article 24

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 May 1992.

For the Council

The President

Arlindo MARQUES CUNHA

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ANNEX I 12. Sea cliffs and shingle or stony beaches NATURAL HABITAT TYPES OF COMMUNITY INTEREST WHOSE 1210 Annual vegetation of drift lines CONSERVATION REQUIRES THE 1220 Perennial vegetation of stony banks DESIGNATION OF SPECIAL AREAS 1230 Vegetated sea cliffs of the Atlantic OF CONSERVATION and Baltic Coasts 1240 Vegetated sea cliffs of the Interpretation Mediterranean coasts with endemic Limonium spp. Guidance on the interpretation of habitat 1250 Vegetated sea cliffs with endemic types is given in the 'Interpretation Manual flora of the Macaronesian coasts of European Union Habitats' as approved by the committee set up in Article 20 13. Atlantic and continental salt ('Habitats Committee') and published by marshes and salt meadows the European Commission (1). 1310 Salicornia and other annuals The code corresponds to the NATURA colonizing mud and sand 2000 code. 1320 Spartina swards (Spartinion maritimae) The sign '*' indicates priority habitat types. 1330 Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco- Puccinellietalia maritimae) 1. COASTAL AND HALOPHYTIC 1340 * Inland salt meadows HABITATS 14. Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic 11. Open sea and tidal areas salt marshes and salt meadows

1110 Sandbanks which are slightly 1410 Mediterranean salt meadows covered by sea water all the time (Juncetalia maritimi) 1120 * Posidonia beds (Posidonion 1420 Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic oceanicae) halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea 1130 Estuaries fruticosi) 1140 Mudflats and sandflats not covered 1430 Halo-nitrophilous scrubs (Pegano- by seawater at low tide Salsoletea) 1150 *Coastal lagoons 1160 Large shallow inlets and bays 15. Salt and gypsum inland steppes 1170 Reefs 1180 Submarine structures made by 1510 * Mediterranean salt steppes leaking gases (Limonietalia) 1520 * Iberian gypsum vegetation (Gypsophiletalia)

1530 * Pannonic salt steppes and salt 1 (1) “Interpretation manual of marshes European Union habitats, version 16. Boreal Baltic archipelago, coastal EUR15” adopted by the Habitats and landupheaval areas Committee on 25 April 1996, European Commission, DGXI. 1610 Baltic esker islands with sandy, rocky and shingle beach vegetation and

Page 12 of 44 ANNEX A [Habitats Directive Text] sublittoral vegetation Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands 1620 Boreal Baltic islets and small islands 2340 * Pannonic inland dunes 1630 * Boreal Baltic coastal meadows 1640 Boreal Baltic sandy beaches with 3. FRESHWATER HABITATS perennial vegetation 1650 Boreal Baltic narrow inlets 31. Standing water

2. COASTAL SAND DUNES AND 3110 Oligotrophic waters containing very INLAND DUNES few minerals of sandy plains (Littorelletalia uniflorae) 21. Sea dunes of the Atlantic, North Sea 3120 Oligothrophic waters containing very and Baltic coasts few minerals generally on sandy soils of the West Mediterranean, with Isoetes spp. 2110 Embryonic shifting dunes 3130 Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing 2120 Shifting dunes along the shoreline waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea with Ammophila arenaria ('white dunes') uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto- 2130 * Fixed coastal dunes with Nanojuncetea herbaceous vegetation ('grey dunes') 3140 Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with 2140 * Decalcified fixed dunes with benthic vegetation of Chara spp. Empetrum nigrum 3150 Natural eutrophic lakes with 2150 * Atlantic decalcified fixed dunes Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type (Calluno-Ulicetea) vegetation 2160 Dunes with Hippophaë rhamnoides 3160 Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds 2170 Dunes with Salix repens ssp. 3170 * Mediterranean temporary ponds argentea (Salicion arenariae) 3180 * Turloughs 2180 Wooded dunes of the Atlantic, Continental and Boreal region 32. Running water - sections of water 2190 Humid dune slacks courses with natural or semi-natural 21A0 Machairs (* in Ireland) dynamics (minor, average and major beds) where the water quality shows no 22. Sea dunes of the Mediterranean significant deterioration coast 3210 Fennoscandian natural rivers 2210 Crucianellion maritimae fixed beach 3220 Alpine rivers and the herbaceous dunes vegetation along their banks 2220 Dunes with Euphorbia terracina 3230 Alpine rivers and their ligneous 2230 Malcolmietalia dune grasslands vegetation with Myricaria germanica 2240 Brachypodietalia dune grasslands 3240 Alpine rivers and their ligneous with annuals vegetation with Salix elaeagnos 2250 * Coastal dunes with Juniperus spp. 3250 Constantly flowing Mediterranean 2260 Cisto-Lavenduletalia dune rivers with Glaucium flavum sclerophyllous scrubs 3260 Water courses of plain to montane 2270 * Wooded dunes with Pinus pinea levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and and/or Pinus pinaster Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation 3270 Rivers with muddy banks with 23. Inland dunes, old and decalcified Chenopodion rubri p.p. and Bidention p.p. vegetation 2310 Dry sand heaths with Calluna and 3280 Constantly flowing Mediterranean Genista rivers with Paspalo-Agrostidion species 2320 Dry sand heaths with Calluna and and hanging curtains of Salix and Populus Empetrum nigrum alba 2330 Inland dunes with open 3290 Intermittently flowing Mediterranean rivers of the Paspalo-Agrostidion

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4. TEMPERATE HEATH AND SCRUB 54. Phrygana

4010 Northern Atlantic wet heaths with 5410 West Mediterranean clifftop Erica tetralix phryganas (Astragalo-Plantaginetum 4020 * Temperate Atlantic wet heaths with subulatae) Erica ciliaris and Erica tetralix 5420 Sarcopoterium spinosum phryganas 4030 European dry heaths 5430 Endemic phryganas of the 4040 * Dry Atlantic coastal heaths with Euphorbio-Verbascion Erica vagans 4050 * Endemic macaronesian heaths 6. NATURAL AND SEMI-NATURAL 4060 Alpine and Boreal heaths GRASSLAND FORMATIONS 4070 * Bushes with Pinus mugo and Rhododendron hirsutum (Mugo- 61. Natural grasslands Rhododendretum hirsuti) 6110 * Rupicolous calcareous or 4080 Sub-Arctic Salix spp. scrub basophilic grasslands of the Alysso-Sedion 4090 Endemic oro-Mediterranean heaths albi with gorse 6120 * Xeric sand calcareous grasslands 5. SCLEROPHYLLOUS SCRUB 6130 Calaminarian grasslands of the (MATORRAL) Violetalia calaminariae 6140 Siliceous Pyrenean Festuca eskia 51. Sub-Mediterranean and temperate grasslands scrub 6150 Siliceous alpine and boreal grasslands 5110 Stable xerothermophilous formations 6160 Oro-Iberian Festuca indigesta with Buxus sempervirens on rock slopes grasslands (Berberidion p.p.) 6170 Alpine and subalpine calcareous 5120 Mountain Cytisus purgans grasslands formations 6180 Macaronesian mesophile grasslands 5130 Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands 62. Semi-natural dry grasslands and 5140 * Cistus palhinhae formations on scrubland facies maritime wet heaths 6210 Semi-natural dry grasslands and 52. Mediterranean arborescent scrubland facies on calcareous substrates matorral (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites) 5210 Arborescent matorral with Juniperus 6220 * Pseudo-steppe with grasses and spp. annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea 5220 * Arborescent matorral with 6230 * Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on Zyziphus silicious substrates in mountain areas (and 5230 * Arborescent matorral with Laurus submountain areas in Continental Europe) nobilis 6240 * Sub-Pannonic steppic grasslands 6250 * Pannonic loess steppic grasslands 53. Thermo-Mediterranean and pre- 6260 * Pannonic sand steppes steppe brush 6270 * Fennoscandian lowland species- rich dry to mesic grasslands 5310 Laurus nobilis thickets 6280 * Nordic alvar and precambrian 5320 Low formations of Euphorbia close calcareous flatrocks to cliffs 5330 Thermo-Mediterranean and pre- 63. Sclerophillous grazed forests desert scrub (dehesas)

6310 Dehesas with evergreen Quercus spp.

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64. Semi-natural tall-herb humid 8. ROCKY HABITATS AND CAVES meadows 81. Scree 6410 Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion 8110 Siliceous scree of the montane to caeruleae) snow levels (Androsacetalia alpinae and 6420 Mediterranean tall humid grasslands Galeopsietalia ladani) of the Molinio-Holoschoenion 8120 Calcareous and calcshist screes of 6430 Hydrophilous tall herb fringe the montane to alpine levels (Thlaspietea communities of plains and of the montane rotundifolii) to alpine levels 8130 Western Mediterranean and 6440 Alluvial meadows of river valleys of thermophilous scree the Cnidion dubii 8140 Eastern Mediterranean screes 6450 Northern boreal alluvial meadows 8150 Medio-European upland siliceous screes 65. Mesophile grasslands 8160 * Medio-European calcareous scree of hill and montane levels 6510 Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis) 82. Rocky slopes with chasmophytic 6520 Mountain hay meadows vegetation 6530 * Fennoscandian wooded meadows 8210 Calcareous rocky slopes with 7. RAISED BOGS AND MIRES AND chasmophytic vegetation FENS 8220 Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation 71. Sphagnum acid bogs 8230 Siliceous rock with pioneer vegetation of the Sedo-Scleranthion or of 7110 * Active raised bogs the Sedo albi-Veronicion dillenii 7120 Degraded raised bogs still capable of 8240 * Limestone pavements natural regeneration 7130 Blanket bogs (* if active bog) 83. Other rocky habitats 7140 Transition mires and quaking bogs 7150 Depressions on peat substrates of the 8310 Caves not open to the public Rhynchosporion 8320 Fields of lava and natural 7160 Fennoscandian mineral-rich springs excavations and springfens 8330 Submerged or partially submerged sea caves 72. Calcareous fens 8340 Permanent glaciers

7210 * Calcareous fens with Cladium 9. FORESTS mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae (Sub)natural woodland vegetation 7220 * Petrifying springs with tufa comprising native species forming formation (Cratoneurion) forests of tall trees, with typical 7230 Alkaline fens undergrowth, and meeting the following 7240 * Alpine pioneer formations of the criteria: rare or residual, and/or hosting Caricion bicoloris-atrofuscae species of Community interest

73. Boreal mires 90. Forests of Boreal Europe

7310 * Aapa mires 9010 * Western Taïga 7320 * Palsa mires 9020 * Fennoscandian hemiboreal natural old broad-leaved deciduous forests (Quercus, Tilia, Acer, Fraxinus or Ulmus)

Page 15 of 44 ANNEX A [Habitats Directive Text] rich in epiphytes Quercus spp. 9030 * Natural forests of primary 91J0 * Taxus baccata woods of the British succession stages of landupheaval coast Isles 9040 Nordic subalpine/subarctic forests with Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii 92. Mediterranean deciduous forests 9050 Fennoscandian herb-rich forests with Picea abies 9210 * Apeninne beech forests with Taxus 9060 Coniferous forests on, or connected and Ilex to, glaciofluvial eskers 9220 * Apennine beech forests with Abies 9070 Fennoscandian wooded pastures alba and beech forests with Abies 9080 * Fennoscandian deciduous swamp nebrodensis woods 9230 Galicio-Portuguese oak woods with Quercus robur and Quercus pyrenaica 91. Forests of Temperate Europe 9240 Quercus faginea and Quercus canariensis Iberian woods 9110 Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests 9250 Quercus trojana woods 9120 Atlantic acidophilous beech forests 9260 Castanea sativa woods with Ilex and sometimes also Taxus in the 9270 Hellenic beech forests with Abies shrublayer (Quercion robori-petraeae or borisii-regis Ilici-Fagenion) 9280 Quercus frainetto woods 9130 Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests 9290 Cupressus forests (Acero- 9140 Medio-European subalpine beech Cupression) woods with Acer and Rumex arifolius 92A0 Salix alba and Populus alba 9150 Medio-European limestone beech galleries forests of the Cephalanthero-Fagion 92B0 Riparian formations on intermittent 9160 Sub-Atlantic and medio-European Mediterranean water courses with oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Rhododendron ponticum, Salix and others Carpinion betuli 92C0 Platanus orientalis and Liquidambar 9170 Galio-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam orientalis woods (Platanion orientalis) forests 92D0 Southern riparian galleries and 9180 * Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and screes and ravines Securinegion tinctoriae) 9190 Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains 93. Mediterranean sclerophyllous 91A0 Old sessile oak woods with Ilex and forests Blechnum in the British Isles 91B0 Thermophilous Fraxinus 9310 Aegean Quercus brachyphylla angustifolia woods woods 91C0 * Caledonian forest 9320 Olea and Ceratonia forests 91D0 * Bog woodland 9330 Quercus suber forests 91E0 * Alluvial forests with Alnus 9340 Quercus ilex and Quercus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno- rotundifolia forests Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae) 9350 Quercus macrolepis forests 91F0 Riparian mixed forests of Quercus 9360 * Macaronesian laurel forests robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, (Laurus, Ocotea) Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus 9370 * Palm groves of Phoenix angustifolia, along the great rivers 9380 Forests of Ilex aquifolium (Ulmenion minoris) 94. Temperate mountainous coniferous 91G0 * Pannonic woods with Quercus forests petraea and Carpinus betulus 91H0 * Pannonian woods with Quercus 9410 Acidophilous Picea forests of the pubescens montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio- 91I0 * Euro-Siberian steppic woods with

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Piceetea) 9420 Alpine Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra forests 9430 Subalpine and montane Pinus uncinata forests (* if on gypsum or limestone)

95. Mediterranean and Macaronesian mountainous coniferous forests

9510 * Southern Apennine Abies alba forests 9520 Abies pinsapo forests 9530 * (Sub-) Mediterranean pine forests with endemic black pines 9540 Mediterranean pine forests with endemic Mesogean pines 9550 Canarian endemic pine forests 9560 * Endemic forests with Juniperus spp. 9570 * Tetraclinis articulata forests 9580 * Mediterranean Taxus baccata woods

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ANNEX II Rhinolophus hipposideros ANIMAL AND PLANT SPECIES OF Rhinolophus mehelyi COMMUNITY INTEREST WHOSE CONSERVATION REQUIRES THE Vespertilionidae DESIGNATION OF SPECIAL AREAS OF CONSERVATION Barbastella barbastellus Interpretation Miniopterus schreibersi (a) Annex II follows on from Annex I for the establishment of a consistent network of special Myotis bechsteini areas of conservation. Myotis blythii (b) The species listed in this Annex are indicated : • by the name of the species or subspecies, Myotis capaccinii or • by the all the species belonging to a higher Myotis dasycneme taxon or to a designated part of that taxon. The abbreviation 'spp.' after the name of a family or Myotis emarginatus genus designates all the species belonging to that family or genus. Myotis myotis (c) Symbols RODENTIA An asterisk (*) before the name of a species indicates that it is a priority species. Sciuridae Most species listed in this Annex are also listed in * Pteromys volans (Sciuropterus Annex IV. russicus) Where a species appears in this Annex but does not appear in either Annex IV or Annex V, the species Spermophilus citellus (Citellus name is followed by the symbol (o); where a species citellus) which appears in this Annex also appears in Annex V but does not appear in Annex IV, its name is Castoridae followed by the symbol (V). (a) ANIMALS Castor fiber (except the Finnish and Swedish populations) VERTEBRATES Microtidae MAMMALS Microtus cabrerae INSECTIVORA Talpidae * Microtus oeconomus arenicola CARNIVORA Galemys pyrenaicus Canidae CHIROPTERA Rhinolophidae Alopex lagopus

Rhinolophus blasii Canis lupus (Spanish populations: only those south of the Duero; Rhinolophus euryale Greek populations: only south of the 39th parallel; Finnish Rhinolophus ferrumequinum populations excepted).

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Ursidae CETACEA

* Ursus arctos (except the Finnish Tursiops truncatus and Swedish populations) Phocoena phocoena Mustelidae REPTILES * Gulo gulo CHELONIA (TESTUDINES) Testudinidae Lutra lutra Testudo hermanni Mustela lutreola Testudo graeca Felidae Testudo marginata Lynx lynx (except the Finnish populations) Cheloniidae * Lynx pardinus * Caretta caretta Phocidae Emydidae Halichoerus grypus (V) Emys orbicularis * Monachus monachus Mauremys caspica Phoca hispida bottnica (o) Mauremys leprosa * Phoca hispida saimensis SAURIA Lacertidae Phoca vitulina (V) ARTIODACTYLA Lacerta bonnali (Lacerta monticola) Cervidae Lacerta monticola * Cervus elaphus corsicanus Lacerta schreiberi Rangifer tarandus fennicus (o) Gallotia galloti insulanagae Bovidae * Gallotia simonyi Capra aegagrus (natural populations) Podarcis lilfordi * Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica Podarcis pityusensis Ovis gmelini musimon (Ovis Scincidae ammon musimon) (natural populations - Corsica and Chalcides simonyi (Chalcides Sardinia) occidentalis)

* Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata Gekkonidae (Rupicapra rupicapra ornata) Phyllodactylus europaeus Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica OPHIDIA (SERPENTES)

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Colubridae Hydromantes (Speleomantes) imperialis Elaphe quatuorlineata Hydromantes (Speleomantes) Elaphe situla strinatii

Viperidae Hydromantes (Speleomantes) supramontes * Macrovipera schweizeri (Vipera lebetina schweizeri) ANURA Discoglossidae Vipera ursinii Bombina bombina AMPHIBIANS CAUDATA Bombina variegata Salamandridae Discoglossus galganoi (including Discoglossus "jeanneae") Chioglossa lusitanica Discoglossus montalentii Mertensiella luschani (Salamandra luschani) Discoglossus sardus

* Salamandra atra aurorae * Alytes muletensis

Salamandrina terdigitata Ranidae

Triturus carnifex (Triturus Rana latastei cristatus carnifex) Pelobatidae Triturus cristatus (Triturus cristatus cristatus) * Pelobates fuscus insubricus

Triturus dobrogicus (Triturus FISHES cristatus dobrogicus) PETROMYZONIFORMES Triturus karelinii (Triturus Petromyzonidae cristatus karelinii) Eudontomyzon spp. (o) Proteidae Lampetra fluviatilis (V) (except Proteus anguinus the Finnish and Swedish populations) Plethodontidae Lampetra planeri (o) (except the Hydromantes (Speleomantes) Finnish and Swedish populations) ambrosii Lethenteron zanandreai (V) Hydromantes (Speleomantes) flavus Petromyzon marinus (o) (except the Swedish populations) Hydromantes (Speleomantes) genei ACIPENSERIFORMES Acipenseridae

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*Acipenser naccarii Chondrostoma lusitanicum (o)

*Acipenser sturio Chondrostoma toxostoma (o) CLUPEIFORMES Gobio albipinnatus (o) Clupeidae Gobio uranoscopus (o) Alosa spp. (V) Iberocypris palaciosi (o) SALMONIFORMES Salmonidae *Ladigesocypris ghigii (o)

Hucho hucho (natural Leuciscus lucumonis (o) populations) (V) Leuciscus souffia (o) Salmo salar (only in fresh water) (V) (except the Finnish Phoxinellus spp. (o) populations) Rutilus pigus (o) Salmo marmoratus (o) Rutilus rubilio (o) Salmo macrostigma (o) Rutilus arcasii (o) Coregonidae Rutilus macrolepidotus (o) * Coregonus oxyrhynchus (anadromous populations in Rutilus lemmingii (o) certain sectors of the North Sea) Rutilus frisii meidingeri (o) CYPRINIFORMES Rutilus alburnoides (o) Cyprinidae Rhodeus sericeus amarus (o) Alburnus albidus (o) (Alburnus vulturius) Scardinius graecus (o)

Anaecypris hispanica Cobitidae

Aspius aspius (o) (except the Cobitis trichonica (o) Finnish populations) Cobitis taenia (o) (except the Barbus plebejus (V) Finnish populations)

Barbus meridionalis (V) Misgurnus fossilis (o)

Barbus comiza (V) Sabanejewia aurata (o)

Chalcalburnus chalcoides (o) Sabanejewia larvata (o) (Cobitis larvata and Cobitis conspersa) Chondrostoma soetta (o) SILURIFORMES Chondrostoma polylepis (o) Siluridae (including C. willkommi) Silurus aristotelis (V) Chondrostoma genei (o) ATHERINIFORMES

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Cyprinodontidae *Carabus olympiae

Aphanius iberus (o) Cerambyx cerdo

Aphanius fasciatus (o) Corticaria planula (o)

*Valencia hispanica Cucujus cinnaberinus

*Valencia letourneuxi (Valencia Dytiscus latissimus hispanica) Graphoderus bilineatus PERCIFORMES Percidae Limoniscus violaceus (o)

Gymnocephalus schraetzer (V) Lucanus cervus (o)

Zingel spp. [(o) except Zingel Macroplea pubipennis (o) asper and Zingel zingel (V)] Mesosa myops (o) Gobiidae Morimus funereus (o) Pomatoschistus canestrini (o) *Osmoderma eremita Knipowitschia (Padogobius) panizzae (o) Oxyporus mannerheimii (o)

Padogobius nigricans (o) Pytho kolwensis (o) SCORPAENIFORMES *Rosalia alpina Cottidae Stephanopachys linearis (o) Cottus petiti (o) Stephanopachys substriatus (o) Cottus gobio (o) (except the Finnish populations) Xyletinus tremulicola (o) Hemiptera INVERTEBRATES

ARTHROPODS Aradus angularis (o) CRUSTACEA Lepidoptera Decapoda Agriades glandon aquilo (o) Austropotamobius pallipes (V) *Callimorpha (Euplagia, Panaxia) INSECTA quadripunctaria (o) Coleoptera Clossiana improba (o) Agathidium pulchellum (o) Coenonympha oedippus Boros schneideri (o) Erebia calcaria Buprestis splendens Erebia christi *Carabus menetriesi pacholei (o) Erebia medusa polaris (o)

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Eriogaster catax Pseudoscorpiones

Euphydryas (Eurodryas, Anthrenochernes stellae (o) Hypodryas) aurinia (o) MOLLUSCS Graellsia isabellae (V) GASTROPODA Hesperia comma catena (o) Caseolus calculus

Hypodryas maturna Caseolus commixta

Lycaena dispar Caseolus sphaerula

Maculinea nausithous Discula leacockiana

Maculinea teleius Discula tabellata

Melanargia arge Discus guerinianus

Papilio hospiton Elona quimperiana

Plebicula golgus Geomalacus maculosus

Xestia borealis (o) Geomitra moniziana

Xestia brunneopicta (o) *Helicopsis striata austriaca (o)

Mantodea Idiomela (Helix) subplicata

Apteromantis aptera Leiostyla abbreviata

Odonata Leiostyla cassida

Coenagrion hylas (o) Leiostyla corneocostata

Coenagrion mercuriale (o) Leiostyla gibba

Cordulegaster trinacriae Leiostyla lamellosa

Gomphus graslinii Vertigo angustior (o)

Leucorrhinia pectoralis Vertigo genesii (o)

Lindenia tetraphylla Vertigo geyeri (o)

Macromia splendens Vertigo moulinsiana (o) BIVALVIA Ophiogomphus cecilia Unionoida Oxygastra curtisii Margaritifera durrovensis Orthoptera (Margaritifera margaritifera) (V)

Baetica ustulata Margaritifera margaritifera (V) ARACHNIDA Unio crassus

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(b) PLANTS Leucojum nicaeense Ard.

PTERIDOPHYTA Narcissus asturiensis (Jordan) Pugsley ASPLENIACEAE Narcissus calcicola Mendonça Asplenium jahandiezii (Litard.) Rouy Narcissus cyclamineus DC. BLECHNACEAE Woodwardia radicans (L.) Sm. Narcissus fernandesii G. Pedro

DICKSONIACEAE Narcissus humilis (Cav.) Traub Culcita macrocarpa C. Presl * Narcissus nevadensis Pugsley DRYOPTERIDACEAE Diplazium sibiricum (Turcz. ex Kunze) Narcissus pseudonarcissus L. subsp. Kurata nobilis (Haw.) A. Fernandes

* Dryopteris corleyi Fraser-Jenk. Narcissus scaberulus Henriq.

Dryopteris fragans (L.) Schott Narcissus triandrus L. subsp. capax (Salisb.) D. A. Webb. HYMENOPHYLLACEAE Trichomanes speciosum Willd. Narcissus viridiflorus Schousboe ISOETACEAE BORAGINACEAE Isoetes boryana Durieu *Anchusa crispa Viv.

Isoetes malinverniana Ces. & De Not. *Lithodora nitida (H. Ern) R. Fernandes MARSILEACEAE Myosotis lusitanica Schuster Marsilea batardae Launert Myosotis rehsteineri Wartm. Marsilea quadrifolia L. Myosotis retusifolia R. Afonso Marsilea strigosa Willd. Omphalodes kuzinskyanae Willk. OPHIOGLOSSACEAE Botrychium simplex Hitchc. * Omphalodes littoralis Lehm.

Ophioglossum polyphyllum A. Braun Solenanthus albanicus (Degen & al.) Degen & Baldacci GYMNOSPERMAE * Symphytum cycladense Pawl. PINACEAE CAMPANULACEAE * Abies nebrodensis (Lojac.) Mattei Asyneuma giganteum (Boiss.) Bornm. ANGIOSPERMAE * Campanula sabatia De Not. ALISMATACEAE * Alisma wahlenbergii (Holmberg) Juz. Jasione crispa (Pourret) Samp. subsp. serpentinica Pinto da Silva Caldesia parnassifolia (L.) Parl. Jasione lusitanica A. DC. Luronium natans (L.) Raf. CARYOPHYLLACEAE AMARYLLIDACEAE

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Arenaria ciliata L. ssp. pseudofrigida Silene rothmaleri Pinto da Silva Ostenf. & O.C. Dahl Silene velutina Pourret ex Loisel. Arenaria humifusa Wahlenberg CHENOPODIACEAE * Arenaria nevadensis Boiss. & Reuter *Bassia (Kochia) saxicola (Guss.) A. J. Scott Arenaria provincialis Chater & Halliday *Salicornia veneta Pignatti & Lausi Dianthus arenarius L. subsp. arenarius CISTACEAE Dianthus cintranus Boiss. & Reuter subsp. Cistus palhinhae Ingram cintranus Boiss. & Reuter Halimium verticillatum (Brot.) Sennen Dianthus marizii (Samp.) Samp. Helianthemum alypoides Losa & Rivas Dianthus rupicola Biv. Goday

* Gypsophila papillosa P. Porta Helianthemum caput-felis Boiss.

Herniaria algarvica Chaudhri * Tuberaria major (Willk.) Pinto da Silva & Rozeira * Herniaria latifolia Lapeyr. subsp. litardierei Gamis COMPOSITAE

Herniaria lusitanica (Chaudhri) subsp. * Anthemis glaberrima (Rech. f.) berlengiana Chaudhri Greuter

Herniaria maritima Link Artemisia campestris L. subsp. bottnica A.N. Lundström ex Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl. Kindb.

Moehringia tommasinii Marches. *Artemisia granatensis Boiss.

Petrocoptis grandiflora Rothm. *Artemisia laciniata Willd.

Petrocoptis montsicciana O. Bolos & Artemisia oelandica (Besser) Rivas Mart. Komaror

Petrocoptis pseudoviscosa Fernandez *Artemisia pancicii (Janka) Ronn. Casas *Aster pyrenaeus Desf. ex DC Silene furcata Rafin. ssp. angustiflora (Rupr.) Walters *Aster sorrentinii (Tod) Lojac.

* Silene hicesiae Brullo & Signorello *Carduus myriacanthus Salzm. ex DC. Silene hifacensis Rouy ex Willk. *Centaurea alba L. subsp. * Silene holzmanii Heldr. ex Boiss. heldreichii (Halacsy) Dostal

Silene longicilia (Brot.) Otth. *Centaurea alba L. subsp. princeps (Boiss. & Heldr.) Gugler Silene mariana Pau

Silene orphanidis Boiss

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*Centaurea attica Nyman subsp. Hymenostemma pseudanthemis megarensis (Halacsy & Hayek) (Kunze) Willd. Dostal *Jurinea cyanoides (L.) Reichenb. *Centaurea balearica J. D. Rodriguez *Jurinea fontqueri Cuatrec.

*Centaurea borjae Valdes-Berm. *Lamyropsis microcephala & Rivas Goday (Moris) Dittrich & Greuter

*Centaurea citricolor Font Quer Leontodon microcephalus (Boiss. ex DC.) Boiss. Centaurea corymbosa Pourret Leontodon boryi Boiss. Centaurea gadorensis G. Blanca * Leontodon siculus (Guss.) *Centaurea horrida Badaro Finch & Sell

*Centaurea kalambakensis Freyn Leuzea longifolia Hoffmanns. & & Sint. Link

Centaurea kartschiana Scop. Ligularia sibirica (L.) Cass.

* Centaurea lactiflora Halacsy Santolina impressa Hoffmanns. & Link Centaurea micrantha Hoffmanns. & Link subsp. herminii (Rouy) Santolina semidentata Dostál Hoffmanns. & Link

*Centaurea niederi Heldr. * Senecio elodes Boiss. ex DC.

*Centaurea peucedanifolia Boiss. Senecio jacobea L. subsp. & Orph. gotlandicus (Neuman) Sterner

*Centaurea pinnata Pau Senecio nevadensis Boiss. & Reuter Centaurea pulvinata (G. Blanca) G. Blanca CONVOLVULACEAE *Convolvulus argyrothamnus Greuter Centaurea rothmalerana (Arènes) Dostál *Convolvulus fernandesii Pinto da Silva & Teles Centaurea vicentina Mariz CRUCIFERAE * Crepis crocifolia Boiss. & Alyssum pyrenaicum Lapeyr. Heldr. Arabis sadina (Samp.) P. Cout. Crepis granatensis (Willk.) B. Blanca & M. Cueto * Biscutella neustriaca Bonnet

Crepis tectorum L. subsp. Biscutella vincentina (Samp.) Rothm. nigrescens Boleum asperum (Pers.) Desvaux Erigeron frigidus Boiss. ex DC. Brassica glabrescens Poldini

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Brassica insularis Moris EUPHORBIACEAE

* Brassica macrocarpa Guss. * Euphorbia margalidiana Kuhbier & Lewejohann Braya linearis Rouy Eurphorbia transtagana Boiss. *Coincya rupestris Rouy GENTIANACEAE

*Coronopus navasii Pau *Centaurium rigualii Esteve

Diplotaxis ibicensis (Pau) Gomez-Campo *Centaurium somedanum Lainz

* Diplotaxis siettiana Maire Gentiana ligustica R. de Vilm. & Chopinet

Diplotaxis vicentina (P. Cout.) Rothm. Gentianella anglica (Pugsley) E. F. Warburg Draba cacuminum Elis Ekman GERANIACEAE Draba cinerea Adams * Erodium astragaloides Boiss. & Reuter

Erucastrum palustre (Pirona) Vis. Erodium paularense Fernandez-Gonzalez & Izco * Iberis arbuscula Runemark * Erodium rupicola Boiss. Iberis procumbens Lange subsp. GLOBULARIACEAE microcarpa Franco & Pinto da Silva *Globularia stygia Orph. ex Boiss. * Jonopsidium acaule (Desf.) Reichenb. GRAMINEAE Jonopsidium savianum (Caruel) Ball ex Arctagrostis latifolia (R. Br.) Griseb. Arcang. Arctophila fulva (Trin.) N. J. Anderson Rhynchosinapis erucastrum (L.) Dandy ex Clapham subsp. cintrana (Coutinho) Avenula hackelii (Henriq.) Holub

Franco & P. Silva (Coincya cintrana (P. Bromus grossus Desf. ex DC. Cout.) Pinto da Silva) Calamagrostis chalybaea (Laest.) Fries Sisymbrium cavanillesianum Valdes & Castroviejo Cinna latifolia (Trev.) Griseb.

Sisymbrium supinum L. Coleanthus subtilis (Tratt.) Seidl CYPERACEAE Festuca brigantina (Markgr.-Dannenb.) Carex holostoma Drejer Markgr.-Dannenb.

* Carex panormitana Guss. Festuca duriotagana Franco & R. Afonso

Eleocharis carniolica Koch Festuca elegans Boiss. DIOSCOREACEAE Festuca henriquesii Hack. * Borderea chouardii (Gaussen) Heslot Festuca summilusitana Franco & R. DROSERACEAE Afonso Aldrovanda vesiculosa L. Gaudinia hispanica Stace & Tutin

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Holcus setiglumis Boiss. & Reuter subsp. Sideritis serrata Cav. ex Lag. duriensis Pinto da Silva Teucrium lepicephalum Pau Micropyropsis tuberosa Romero - Zarco & Cabezudo Teucrium turredanum Losa & Rivas Goday Pseudarrhenatherum pallens (Link) J. Holub * Thymus camphoratus Hoffmanns. & Link Puccinellia phryganodes (Trin.) Scribner + Merr. Thymus carnosus Boiss.

Puccinellia pungens (Pau) Paunero * Thymus lotocephalus G. López & R. Morales (Thymus cephalotos L.) *Stipa austroitalica Martinovsky LEGUMINOSAE *Stipa bavarica Martinovsky & H. Scholz Anthyllis hystrix Cardona, Contandr. & E. Sierra *Stipa styriaca Martinovsky *Astragalus algarbiensis Coss. ex Bunge *Stipa veneta Moraldo *Astragalus aquilanus Anzalone Trisetum subalpestre (Hartman) Neuman GROSSULARIACEAE Astragalus centralpinus Braun-Blanquet * Ribes sardoum Martelli *Astragalus maritimus Moris HIPPURIDACEAE Astragalus tremolsianus Pau Hippuris tetraphylla L. Fil. *Astragalus verrucosus Moris HYPERICACEAE * Hypericum aciferum (Greuter) N.K.B. *Cytisus aeolicus Guss. ex Lindl. Robson Genista dorycnifolia Font Quer JUNCACEAE Juncus valvatus Link Genista holopetala (Fleischm. ex Koch) Baldacci Luzula arctica Blytt Melilotus segetalis (Brot.) Ser. subsp. LABIATAE fallax Franco Dracocephalum austriacum L. *Ononis hackelii Lange * Micromeria taygetea P. H. Davis Trifolium saxatile All. Nepeta dirphya (Boiss.) Heldr. ex Halacsy *Vicia bifoliolata J.D. Rodriguez * Nepeta sphaciotica P. H. Davis LENTIBULARIACEAE Origanum dictamnus L. Pinguicula nevadensis (Lindb.) Casper LILIACEAE Sideritis incana subsp. glauca (Cav.) Malagarriga Allium grosii Font Quer

Sideritis javalambrensis Pau *Androcymbium rechingeri Greuter

*Asphodelus bento-rainhae P. Silva

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Hyacinthoides vicentina (Hoffmans. & PLANTAGINACEAE Link) Rothm. Plantago algarbiensis Sampaio (Plantago *Muscari gussonei (Parl.) Tod. bracteosa (Willk.) G. Sampaio) LINACEAE Plantago almogravensis Franco *Linum muelleri Moris (Linum maritimum PLUMBAGINACEAE muelleri) Armeria berlengensis Daveau LYTHRACEAE *Armeria helodes Martini & Pold *Lythrum flexuosum Lag. MALVACEAE Armeria neglecta Girard

Kosteletzkya pentacarpos (L.) Ledeb. Armeria pseudarmeria (Murray) Mansfeld NAJADACEAE *Armeria rouyana Daveau Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & W.L. Schmidt Armeria soleirolii (Duby) Godron

Najas tenuissima (A. Braun) Magnus Armeria velutina Welw. ex Boiss. & ORCHIDACEAE Reuter Calypso bulbosa L. Limonium dodartii (Girard) O. Kuntze subsp. lusitanicum (Daveau) Franco *Cephalanthera cucullata Boiss. & Heldr. *Limonium insulare (Beg. & Landi) Arrig. Cypripedium calceolus L. & Diana

Gymnigritella runei Teppner & Klein Limonium lanceolatum (Hoffmans. & Link) Franco Liparis loeselii (L.) Rich. Limonium multiflorum Erben *Ophrys lunulata Parl. *Limonium pseudolaetum Arrig. & Diana Platanthera obtusata (Pursh) subsp. oligantha (Turez.) Hulten *Limonium strictissimum (Salzmann) PAEONIACEAE Arrig. Paeonia cambessedesii (Willk.) Willk. POLYGONACEAE Persicaria foliosa (H. Lindb.) Kitag. Paeonia parnassica Tzanoudakis Polygonum praelongum Coode & Cullen Paeonia clusii F.C. Stern subsp. rhodia (Stearn) Tzanoudakis Rumex rupestris Le Gall PALMAE PRIMULACEAE Phoenix theophrasti Greuter Androsace mathildae Levier PAPAVERACEAE Androsace pyrenaica Lam. Corydalis gotlandica Lidén *Primula apennina Widmer Papaver laestadianum (Nordh.) Nordh. Primula nutans Georgi Papaver radicatum Rottb. subsp. hyperboreum Nordh. Primula palinuri Petagna

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Primula scandinavica Bruun Saxifraga hirculus L.

Soldanella villosa Darracq. Saxifraga osloënsis Knaben RANUNCULACEAE Saxifraga tombeanensis Boiss. ex Engl. *Aconitum corsicum Gayer (Aconitum SCROPHULARIACEAE napellus subsp. corsicum) Antirrhinum charidemi Lange Adonis distorta Ten. Chaenorrhinum serpyllifolium (Lange) Aquilegia bertolonii Schott Lange

Aquilegia kitaibelii Schott subsp. lusitanicum R. Fernandes

*Aquilegia pyrenaica D.C. subsp. *Euphrasia genargentea (Feoli) Diana cazorlensis (Heywood) Galiano Euphrasia marchesettii Wettst. ex *Consolida samia P.H. Davis Marches.

Pulsatilla patens (L.) Miller Linaria algarviana Chav.

Ranunculus lapponicus L. Linaria coutinhoi Valdés

Pulsatilla vulgaris Hill. subsp. gotlandica *Linaria ficalhoana Rouy (Johanss.) Zaemelis & Paegle Linaria flava (Poiret) Desf. *Ranunculus weyleri Mares *Linaria hellenica Turrill RESEDACEAE *Reseda decursiva Forssk. *Linaria ricardoi Cout.

ROSACEAE *Linaria tursica B. Valdes & Cabezudo Agrimonia pilosa Ledebour Linaria tonzigii Lona Potentilla delphinensis Gren. & Godron Odontites granatensis Boiss. Sorbus teodorii Liljefors Verbascum litigiosum Samp. RUBIACEAE *Galium litorale Guss. Veronica micrantha Hoffmanns. & Link

*Galium viridiflorum Boiss. & Reuter *Veronica oetaea L.-A. Gustavsson SALICACEAE SOLANACEAE Salix salvifolia Brot. subsp. australis *Atropa baetica Willk. Franco THYMELAEACEAE SANTALACEAE Daphne petraea Leybold Thesium ebracteatum Hayne *Daphne rodriguezii Texidor SAXIFRAGACEAE ULMACEAE Saxifraga berica (Beguinot) D.A. Webb Zelkova abelicea (Lam.) Boiss. Saxifraga florulenta Moretti UMBELLIFERAE * Angelica heterocarpa Lloyd

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Angelica palustris (Besser) Hoffm. Cephalozia macounii (Aust.) Aust. (o)

* Apium bermejoi Llorens Cynodontium suecicum (H. Arn. & C. Jens.) I. Hag. (o) Apium repens (Jacq.) Lag. Dichelyma capillaceum (Dicks) Myr. (o) Athamanta cortiana Ferrarini Dicranum viride (Sull. & Lesq.) Lindb. (o) *Bupleurum capillare Boiss. & Heldr. Distichophyllum carinatum Dix. & Nich. * Bupleurum kakiskalae Greuter (o)

Eryngium alpinum L. Drepanocladus (Hamatocaulis) vernicosus (Mitt.) Warnst. (o) *Eryngium viviparum Gay Encalypta mutica (I. Hagen) (o) *Laserpitium longiradium Boiss. Hamatocaulis lapponicus (Norrl.) Hedenäs * Naufraga balearica Constans & Cannon (o)

*Oenanthe conioides Lange Herzogiella turfacea (Lindb.) I. Wats. (o)

Petagnia saniculifolia Guss. Hygrohypnum montanum (Lindb.) Broth. (o) Rouya polygama (Desf.) Coincy Jungermannia handelii (Schiffn.) Amak. * Seseli intricatum Boiss. (o) Thorella verticillatinundata (Thore) Briq. Mannia triandra (Scop.) Grolle (o) VALERIANACEAE * Marsupella profunda Lindb. (o) Centranthus trinervis (Viv.) Beguinot VIOLACEAE Meesia longiseta Hedw. (o)

* Viola hispida Lam. Nothothylas orbicularis (Schwein.) Sull. (o) Viola jaubertiana Mares & Vigineix Orthothecium lapponicum (Schimp.) C. Viola rupestris F.W. Schmidt Hartm. (o) subsp. relicta Jalas Orthotrichum rogeri Brid. (o) Lower plants Petalophyllum ralfsii (Wils.) Nees & Gott. BRYOPHYTA (o) Bruchia vogesiaca Schwaegr. (o) Plagiomnium drummondii (Bruch & Bryhnia novae-angliae (Sull & Lesq.) Schimp.) T. Kop. (o) Grout (o) Riccia breidleri Jur. (o) *Bryoerythrophyllum campylocarpum (C. Riella helicophylla (Bory & Mont.) Mont. Müll.) Crum. (Bryoerythrophyllum (o) machadoanum (Sergio) M. O. Hill)) (o) Scapania massolongi (K. Müll.) K. Müll. Buxbaumia viridis (Moug.) Moug. & (o) Nestl. (o)

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Sphagnum pylaisii Brid. (o) Beta patula Ait.

Tayloria rudolphiana (Garov) B. & S. (o) CISTACEAE Cistus chinamadensis Banares & Romero Tortella rigens (N. Alberts) (o) * Helianthemum bystropogophyllum SPECIES FOR MACARONESIA Svent.

PTERIDOPHYTA COMPOSITAE HYMENOPHYLLACEAE Andryala crithmifolia Ait. Hymenophyllum maderensis Gibby & * Argyranthemum lidii Humphries Lovis DRYOPTERIDACEAE Argyranthemum thalassophylum (Svent.) Hump. * Polystichum drepanum (Sw.) C. Presl. ISOETACEAE Argyranthemum winterii (Svent.) Humphries Isoetes azorica Durieu & Paiva ex Milde MARSILEACEAE * Atractylis arbuscula Svent. & Michaelis * Marsilea azorica Launert & Paiva Atractylis preauxiana Schultz.

ANGIOSPERMAE Calendula maderensis DC. ASCLEPIADACEAE Cheirolophus duranii (Burchard) Holub Caralluma burchardii N. E. Brown Cheirolophus ghomerytus (Svent.) Holub *Ceropegia chrysantha Svent. Cheirolophus junonianus (Svent.) Holub BORAGINACEAE Echium candicans L. fil. Cheirolophus massonianus (Lowe) Hansen & Sund. * Echium gentianoides Webb & Coincy Cirsium latifolium Lowe Myosotis azorica H. C. Watson Helichrysum gossypinumWebb Myosotis maritima Hochst. in Seub. Helichrysum monogynum Burtt & Sund. CAMPANULACEAE * Azorina vidalii (H. C. Watson) Feer Hypochoeris oligocephala (Svent. & Bramw.) Lack Musschia aurea (L. f.) DC. *Lactuca watsoniana Trel. * Musschia wollastonii Lowe *Onopordum nogalesii Svent. CAPRIFOLIACEAE * Sambucus palmensis Link * Onorpordum carduelinum Bolle

CARYOPHYLLACEAE *Pericallis hadrosoma (Svent.) B. Nord. Spergularia azorica (Kindb.) Lebel Phagnalon benettii Lowe CELASTRACEAE Maytenus umbellata (R. Br.) Mabb. Stemmacantha cynaroides (Chr. Son. in Buch) Ditt CHENOPODIACEAE

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Sventenia bupleuroides Font Quer Deschampsia maderensis (Haeck. & Born.) Buschm. * Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum Webb & Berth Phalaris maderensis (Menezes) Menezes CONVOLVULACEAE GLOBULARIACEAE *Convolvulus caput-medusae Lowe *Globularia ascanii D. Bramwell & Kunkel *Convolvulus lopez-socasii Svent. *Globularia sarcophylla Svent. *Convolvulus massonii A. Dietr. LABIATAE CRASSULACEAE *Sideritis cystosiphon Svent. Aeonium gomeraense Praeger *Sideritis discolor (Webb ex de Noe) Aeonium saundersii Bolle Bolle

Aichryson dumosum (Lowe) Praeg. Sideritis infernalis Bolle

Monanthes wildpretii Banares & Scholz Sideritis marmorea Bolle

Sedum brissemoretii Raymond-Hamet Teucrium abutiloides L'Hér. CRUCIFERAE Teucrium betonicum L'Hér. * Crambe arborea Webb ex Christ LEGUMINOSAE Crambe laevigata DC. ex Christ * Anagyris latifolia Brouss. ex. Willd.

*Crambe sventenii R. Petters ex Bramwell Anthyllis lemanniana Lowe & Sund. *Dorycnium spectabile Webb & Berthel *Parolinia schizogynoides Svent. *Lotus azoricus P. W. Ball Sinapidendron rupestre (Ait.) Lowe CYPERACEAE Lotus callis-viridis D. Bramwell & D. H. Davis Carex malato-belizii Raymond DIPSACACEAE *Lotus kunkelii (E. Chueca) D. Bramwell & al. Scabiosa nitens Roemer & J. A. Schultes ERICACEAE *Teline rosmarinifolia Webb & Berthel. Erica scoparia L. subsp. azorica (Hochst.) *Teline salsoloides Arco & Acebes. D. A. Webb Vicia dennesiana H. C. Watson EUPHORBIACEAE LILIACEAE * Euphorbia handiensis Burchard * Androcymbium psammophilum Svent. Euphorbia lambii Svent. Scilla maderensis Menezes Euphorbia stygiana H. C. Watson Semele maderensis Costa GERANIACEAE LORANTHACEAE * Geranium maderense P. F. Yeo GRAMINEAE

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Arceuthobium azoricum Wiens & subsp. azorica (Mouillef.) Franco Hawksw. Sorbus maderensis (Lowe) Dode MYRICACEAE SANTALACEAE * Myrica rivas-martinezii Santos. Kunkeliella subsucculenta Kammer OLEACEAE SCROPHULARIACEAE Jasminum azoricum L. * Euphrasia azorica H.C. Watson Picconia azorica (Tutin) Knobl. Euphrasia grandiflora Hochst. in Seub. ORCHIDACEAE Goodyera macrophylla Lowe * Isoplexis chalcantha Svent. & O'Shanahan PITTOSPORACEAE * Pittosporum coriaceum Dryand. ex. Ait. Isoplexis isabelliana (Webb & Berthel.) Masferrer PLANTAGINACEAE Plantago malato-belizii Lawalree Odontites holliana (Lowe) Benth.

PLUMBAGINACEAE Sibthorpia peregrina L. * Limonium arborescens (Brouss.) Kuntze SOLANACEAE Limonium dendroides Svent. * Solanum lidii Sunding UMBELLIFERAE *Limonium spectabile (Svent.) Kunkel & Sunding Ammi trifoliatum (H. C. Watson) Trelease

*Limonium sventenii Santos & Fernandez Bupleurum handiense (Bolle) Kunkel Galvan Chaerophyllum azoricum Trelease POLYGONACEAE Rumex azoricus Rech. fil. Ferula latipinna Santos RHAMNACEAE Melanoselinum decipiens (Schrader & Frangula azorica Tutin Wendl.) Hoffm. ROSACEAE Monizia edulis Lowe * Bencomia brachystachya Svent. Oenanthe divaricata (R. Br.) Mabb. Bencomia sphaerocarpa Svent. Sanicula azorica Guthnick ex Seub. * Chamaemeles coriacea Lindl. VIOLACEAE

Dendriopoterium pulidoi Svent. Viola paradoxa Lowe

Marcetella maderensis (Born.) Svent. Lower plants BRYOPHYTA Prunus lusitanica L. *Echinodium spinosum (Mitt.) Jur. (o) *Thamnobryum fernandesii Sergio (o)

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ANNEX III (d) Global assessment of the value of the site for conservation of the species CRITERIA FOR SELECTING SITES concerned. ELIGIBLE FOR IDENTIFICATION AS SITES OF COMMUNITY IMPORTANCE C. On the basis of these criteria, Member States AND DESIGNATION AS SPECIAL AREAS will classify the sites which they propose on the OF CONSERVATION national list as sites eligible for identification as sites of Community importanceaccording to STAGE 1: Assessment at national level of the their relative value for the conservation of each relative importance of sites for each natural natural habitat type in Annex I or each species habitat type in Annex I and each species in in Annex II. Annex II (including priority naturalhabitat types and priority species) D. That list will show the sites containing the priority natural habitat types and priority A. Site assessment criteria for a given natural species selected by the Member States on the habitat type in Annex I basis of the criteria in A and B above.

(a) Degree of representativity of the STAGE 2: Assessment of the Community natural habitat type on the site. importance of the sites included on the national lists (b) Area of the site covered by the natural habitat type in relation to the total area 1. All the sites identified by the Member covered by that natural habitat type within States in Stage 1 which contain priority national territory. natural habitat types and/or species will be considered as sites of Community (c) Degree of conservation of the structure importance. and functions of the natural habitat type concerned and restoration possibilities. 2. The assessment of the Community importance of other sites on Member (d) Global assessment of the value of the States' lists, i.e. their contribution to site for conservation of the natural habitat maintaining or re-establishing, at a type concerned. favourable conservation status,a natural habitat in Annex I or a species in Annex II B. Site assessment criteria for a given species and/or to the coherence of Natura 2000 in Annex II will take account of the following criteria:

(a) Size and density of the population of (a) relative value of the site at national the species present on the site in relation to level; the populations present within national territory. (b) geographical situation of the site in relation to migration routes of species in (b) Degree of conservation of the features Annex II and whether it belongs to a of the habitat which are important for the continuous ecosystem situated on both species concerned and restoration sides of one or more internal Community possibilities. frontiers;

(c) Degree of isolation of the population (c) total area of the site; present on the site in relation to the natural range of the species. (d) number of natural habitat types in Annex I and species in Annex II present on the site;

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(e) global ecological value of the site for the biogeographical regions concerned and/or for the whole of the territory referred to in Article 2, as regards both the characteristic of unique aspect of its features and the way they are combined.

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*Ursus arctos ANNEX IV Mustelidae *Lutra lutra ANIMAL AND PLANT SPECIES OF *Mustela lutreola COMMUNITY INTEREST Felidae IN NEED OF STRICT PROTECTION *Felis silvestris *Lynx lynx *Lynx pardina The species listed in this Annex are indicated: Phocidae - by the name of species or subspecies, or *Monachus monachus - by the body of species belonging to a higher taxon ARTIODACTYLA or to a designated part of that taxon. Cervidae The abbreviation 'spp.' after the name of a family or *Cervus elaphus corsicanus genus designates all the species belonging to that Bovidae family or *Capra aegagrus (natural populations) genus. *Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica *Ovis ammon musimon (natural populations - (a) ANIMALS VERTEBRATES MAMMALS Corsica and Sardinia) INSECTIVORA *Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica Erinaceidae *Rupicapra ornata *Erinaceus algirus CETACEA Soricidae All species *Crocidura canariensis REPTILES Talpidae TESTUDINATA *Galemys pyrenaicus Testudinidae MICROCHIROPTERA *Testudo hermanni All species *Testudo graeca RODENTIA *Testudo marginata Gliridae Cheloniidae *All species except Glis glis and Eliomys quercinus *Caretta caretta Sciuridae *Chelonia mydas *Citellus citellus *Lepidochelys kempii *Sciurus anomalus *Eretmochelys imbricata Castoridae Dermochelyidae *Castor fiber *Dermochelys coriacea Cricetidae Emydidae *Cricetus cricetus *Emys orbicularis Microtidae *Mauremys caspica *Microtus cabrerae *Mauremys leprosa *Microtus oeconomus arenicola SAURIA Zapodidae Lacertidae *Sicista betulina *Algyroides fitzingeri Hystricidae *Algyroides marchi *Hystrix cristata *Algyroides moreoticus CARNIVORA *Algyroides nigropunctatus Canidae *Lacerta agilis *Canis lupus (Except Spanish populations north of *Lacerta bedriagae the Duero and Greek populations north of the 39th *Lacerta danfordi parallel) *Lacerta dugesi Ursidae

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*Lacerta graeca *Coluber najadum *Lacerta horvathi *Coluber nummifer *Lacerta monticola *Coluber viridiflavus *Lacerta schreiberi *Coronella austriaca *Lacerta trilineata *Eirenis modesta *Lacerta viridis *Elaphe longissima *Gallotia atlantica *Elaphe quatuorlineata *Gallotia galloti *Elaphe situla *Gallotia galloti insulanagae *Natrix natrix cetti *Gallotia simonyi *Natrix natrix corsa *Gallotia stehlini *Natrix tessellata *Ophisops elegans *Telescopus falax *Podarcis erhardii Viperidae *Podarcis filfolensis *Vipera ammodytes *Podarcis hispanica atrata *Vipera schweizeri *Podarcis lilfordi *Vipera seoanni (except Spanish populations) *Podarcis melisellensis *Vipera ursinii *Podarcis milensis *Vipera xanthina *Podarcis muralis Boidae *Podarcis peloponnesiaca *Eryx jaculus *Podarcis pityusensis AMPHIBIANS *Podarcis sicula CAUDATA *Podarcis taurica Salamandridae *Podarcis tiliguerta *Chioglossa lusitanica *Podarcis wagleriana *Euproctus asper Scincidae *Euproctus montanus *Ablepharus kitaibelli *Euproctus platycephalus *Chalcides bedriagai *Salamandra atra *Chalcides occidentalis *Salamandra aurorae *Chalcides ocellatus *Salamandra lanzai *Chalcides sexlineatus *Salamandra luschani *Chalcides viridianus *Salamandrina terdigitata *Ophiomorus punctatissimus *Triturus carnifex Gekkonidae *Triturus cristatus *Cyrtopodion kotschyi *Triturus italicus *Phyllodactylus europaeus *Triturus karelinii *Tarentola angustimentalis *Triturus marmoratus *Tarentola boettgeri Proteidae *Tarentola delalandii *Proteus anguinus *Tarentola gomerensis Plethodontidae Agamidae *Speleomantes ambrosii *Stellio stellio *Speleomantes flavus Chamaeleontidae *Speleomantes genei *Chamaeleo chamaeleon *Speleomantes imperialis Anguidae *Speleomantes italicus *Ophisaurus apodus *Speleomantes supramontes OPHIDIA ANURA Colubridae Discoglossidae *Coluber caspius *Bombina bombina *Coluber hippocrepis *Bombina variegata *Coluber jugularis *Discoglossus galganoi *Coluber laurenti *Discoglossus jeanneae

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*Discoglossus montalentii *Graphoderus bilineatus *Discoglossus pictus *Osmoderma eremita *Discoglossus sardus *Rosalia alpina *Alytes cisternasii Lepidoptera *Alytes muletensis *Apatura metis *Alytes obstetricans *Coenonympha hero Ranidae *Coenonympha oedippus *Rana arvalis *Erebia calcaria *Rana dalmatina *Erebia christi *Rana graeca *Erebia sudetica *Rana iberica *Eriogaster catax *Rana italica *Fabriciana elisa *Rana latastei *Hypodryas maturna *Rana lessonae *Hyles hippophaes Pelobatidae *Lopinga achine *Pelobates cultripes *Lycaena dispar *Pelobates fuscus *Maculinea arion *Pelobates syriacus *Maculinea nausithous Bufonidae *Maculinea teleius *Bufo calamita *Melanagria arge *Bufo viridis *Papilio alexanor Hylidae *Papilio hospiton *Hyla arborea *Parnassius apollo *Hyla meridionalis *Parnassius mnemosyne *Hyla sarda *Plebicula golgus FISH *Proserpinus proserpina ACIPENSERIFORMES *Zerynthia polyxena Acipenseridae Mantodea *Acipenser naccarii *Apteromantis aptera *Acipenser sturio Odonata ATHERINIFORMES *Aeshna viridis Cyprinodontidae *Cordulegaster trinacriae *Valencia hispanica *Gomphus graslinii CYPRINIFORMES *Leucorrhina albifrons Cyprinidae *Leucorrhina caudalis *Anaecypris hispanica *Leucorrhina pectoralis PERCIFORMES *Lindenia tetraphylla Percidae *Macromia splendens *Zingel asper *Ophiogomphus cecilia SALMONIFORMES *Oxygastra curtisii Coregonidae *Stylurus flavipes *Coregonus oxyrhynchus (anadromous populations *Sympecma braueri in certain sectors of the North Sea) Orthoptera *Baetica ustulata INVERTEBRATES ARTHROPODS *Saga pedo INSECTA ARACHNIDA Coleoptera Araneae *Buprestis splendens *Macrothele calpeiana *Carabus olympiae MOLLUSCS *Cerambyx cerdo GASTROPODA *Cucujus cinnaberinus Prosobranchia *Dytiscus latissimus *Patella feruginea

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Stylommatophora * subsp. succulentum (Lowe) C. J. Humphries *Caseolus calculus *Helichrysum sibthorpii Rouy *Caseolus commixta *Picris willkommii (Schultz Bip.) Nyman *Caseolus sphaerula *Santolina elegans Boiss. ex DC. *Discula leacockiana *Senecio caespitosus Brot. *Discula tabellata *Senecio lagascanus DC. *Discula testudinalis * subsp. lusitanicus (P. Cout.) Pinto da Silva *Discula turricula *Wagenitzia lancifolia (Sieber ex Sprengel) Dostal *Discus defloratus CRUCIFERAE *Discus guerinianus *Murbeckiella sousae Rothm. *Elona quimperiana EUPHORBIACEAE *Geomalacus maculosus *Euphorbia nevadensis Boiss. & Reuter *Geomitra moniziana GESNERIACEAE *Helix subplicata *Jankaea heldreichii (Boiss.) Boiss. *Leiostyla abbreviata *Ramonda serbica Pancic *Leiostyla cassida IRIDACEAE *Leiostyla corneocostata *Crocus etruscus Parl. *Leiostyla gibba *Iris boissieri Henriq. *Leiostyla lamellosa *Iris marisca Ricci & Colasante BIVALVIA LABIATAE Anisomyaria *Rosmarinus tomentosus Huber-Morath & Maire *Lithophaga lithophaga *Teucrium charidemi Sandwith *Pinna nobilis *Thymus capitellatus Hoffmanns. & Link Unionoida *Thymus villosus L. *Margaritifera auricularia * subsp. villosus L. *Unio crassus LILIACEAE ECHINODERMATA *Androcymbium europeum (Lange) K. Richter Echinoidea *Bellevalia hackelli Freyn *Centrostephanus longispinus *Colchicum corsicum Baker *Colchicum cousturieri Greuter (b) PLANTS Annex IV (b) contains all the plant *Fritillaria conica Rix species listed in Annex II (b) (¹) plus those *Fritillaria drenovskii Dogen & Stoy. mentioned below *Fritillaria gussichiae (Degen & Doerfler) Rix PTERIDOPHYTA *Fritillaria obliqua Ker-Gawl. ASPLENIACEAE *Fritillaria rhodocanakis Orph. ex Baker *Asplenium hemionitis L. *Ornithogalum reverchonii Degen & Herv.-Bass. ANGIOSPERMAE *Scilla beirana Samp. AGAVACEAE *Scilla odorata Link *Dracaena draco (L.) L. ORCHIDACEAE AMARYLLIDACEAE *Ophrys argolica Fleischm. *Narcissus longispathus Pugsley *Orchis scopulorum Simsmerh. *Narcissus triandrus L. *Spiranthes aestivalis (Poiret) L. C. M. Richard (¹) Except bryophytes in Annex II (b). PRIMULACEAE BERBERIDACEAE *Androsace cylindrica DC. *Berberis maderensis Lowe *Primula glaucescens Moretti CAMPANULACEAE *Primula spectabilis Tratt. *Campanula morettiana Reichenb. RANUNCULACEAE *Physoplexis comosa (L.) Schur. *Aquilegia alpina L. CARYOPHYLLACEAE SAPOTACEAE *Moehringia fontqueri Pau *Sideroxylon marmulano Banks ex Lowe COMPOSITAE SAXIFRAGACEAE *Argyranthemum pinnatifidum (L.f.) Lowe *Saxifraga cintrana Kuzinsky ex Willk.

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*Saxifraga portosanctana Boiss. THYMELAEACEAE *Saxifraga presolanensis Engl. *Thymelaea broterana P. Cout. *Saxifraga valdensis DC. UMBELLIFERAE *Saxifraga vayredana Luizet *Bunium brevifolium Lowe SCROPHULARIACEAE VIOLACEAE *Antirrhinum lopesianum Rothm. *Viola athois W. Becker *Lindernia procumbens (Krocker) Philcox *Viola cazorlensis Gandoger SOLANACEAE *Viola delphinantha Boiss. *Mandragora officinarum L.

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ANNEX V FISH PETROMYZONIFORMES Petromyzonidae ANIMAL AND PLANT SPECIES OF *Lampetra fluviatilis COMMUNITY INTEREST WHOSE *Lethenteron zanandrai TAKING IN THE WILD AND ACIPENSERIFORMES EXPLOITATION Acipenseridae MAY BE SUBJECT TO MANAGEMENT *All species not mentioned in Annex IV SALMONIFORMES MEASURES Salmonidae The species listed in this Annex are indicated: *Thymallus thymallus - by the name of the species or subspecies, or *Coregonus spp. (except Coregonus oxyrhynchus - - by the body of species belonging to a higher taxon anadromous populations in certain sectors of the or to a designated part of that taxon. North The abbreviation 'spp.' after the name of a family or Sea) genus designates all the species belonging to that *Hucho hucho family or *Salmo salar (only in fresh water) genus. Cyprinidae *Barbus spp. (a) ANIMALS VERTEBRATES MAMMALS PERCIFORMES CARNIVORA Percidae Canidae *Gymnocephalus schraetzer *Canis aureus *Zingel zingel *Canis lupus (Spanish populations north of the CLUPEIFORMES Duera and Greek populations north of the 39th Clupeidae parallel) *Alosa spp. Mustelidae SILURIFORMES *Martes martes Siluridae *Mustela putorius *Silurus aristotelis Phocidae INVERTEBRATES COELENTERATA *All species not mentioned in Annex IV CNIDARIA Viverridae Corallium rubrum *Genetta genetta MOLLUSCA *Herpestes ichneumon GASTROPODA - STYLOMMATOPHORA DUPLICIDENTATA Helicidae Leporidae *Helix pomatia *Lepus timidus BIVALVIA - UNIONOIDA ARTIODACTYLA Margaritiferidae Bovidae *Margaritifera margaritifera *Capra ibex Unionidae *Capra pyrenaica (except Capra pyrenaica *Microcondylaea compressa pyrenaica) *Unio elongatulus *Rupicapra rupicapra (except Rupicapra rupicapra ANNELIDA balcanica and rupicapra ornata) HIRUDINOIDEA - ARHYNCHOBDELLAE AMPHIBIANS Hirudinidae ANURA *Hirudo medicinalis Ranidae ARTHROPODA *Rana esculenta CRUSTACEA - DECAPODA *Rana perezi Astacidae *Rana ridibunda *Astacus astacus *Rana temporaria

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*Austropotamobius pallipes *Alyssum pintadasilvae Dudley. *Austropotamobius torrentium *Malcolmia lacera (L.) DC. Scyllaridae * subsp. graccilima (Samp.) Franco *Scyllarides latus *Murbeckiella pinnatifida (Lam.) Rothm. INSECTA - LEPIDOPTERA * subsp. herminii (Rivas-Martinez) Greuter & Saturniidae Burdet *Graellsia isabellae GENTIANACEAE (b) PLANTS ALGAE *Gentiana lutea L. RHODOPHYTA IRIDACEAE CORALLINACEAE *Iris lusitanica Ker-Gawler *Lithothamnium coralloides Crouan frat. LABIATAE *Phymatholithon calcareum (Poll.) Adey & *Teucrium salviastrum Schreber McKibbin * subsp. salviastrum Schreber LICHENES LEGUMINOSAE CLADONIACEAE *Anthyllis lusitanica Cullen & Pinto da Silva *Cladonia L. subgenus Cladina (Nyl.) Vain. *Dorycnium pentaphyllum Scop. BRYOPHYTA * subsp. transmontana Franco MUSCI *Ulex densus Welw. ex Webb. LEUCOBRYACEAE LILIACEAE *Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) AAngstr. *Lilium rubrum Lmk SPHAGNACEAE *Ruscus aculeatus L. *Sphagnum L. spp. (exept Sphagnum pylasii Brid.) PLUMBAGINACEAE PTERIDOPHYTA *Armeria sampaio (Bernis) Nieto Feliner *Lycopodium spp. ROSACEAE ANGIOSPERMAE *Rubus genevieri Boreau AMARYLLIDACEAE * subsp. herminii (Samp.) P. Cout. *Galanthus nivalis L. SCROPHULARIACEAE *Narcissus bulbocodium L. *Anarrhinum longipedicelatum R. Fernandes *Narcissus juncifolius Lagasca *Euphrasia mendonçae Samp. COMPOSITAE *Scrophularia grandiflora DC. *Arnica montana L. * subsp. grandiflora DC. *Artemisia eriantha Ten *Scrophularia berminii Hoffmanns & Link *Artemisia genipi Weber *Scrophularia sublyrata Brot. *Doronicum plantagineum L. COMPOSITAE * subsp. tournefortii (Rouy) P. Cout. *Leuzea rhaponticoides Graells CRUCIFERAE

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ANNEX VI principle or their conditions of use - Traps which are non-selective according to their principle or their conditions of use PROHIBITED METHODS AND MEANS - Crossbows OF CAPTURE AND KILLING - Poisons and poisoned or anaesthetic bait AND MODES OF TRANSPORT - Gassing or smoking out - Semi-automatic or automatic weapons with a (a) Non-selective means magazine capable of holding more than two rounds MAMMALS of ammunition - Blind or mutilated animals used as live decoys - Tape recorders FISH - Electrical and electronic devices capable of killing - Poison or stunning - Explosives - Artificial light sources (b) Modes of transport - Mirrors and other dazzling devices - Aircraft - Devices for illuminating targets - Moving motor vehicles - Sighting devices for night shooting comprising an electronic image magnifier or image converter - Explosives - Nets which are non-selective according to their

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