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Decree No. 2014-1195 of 16 October 2014 on the publication of the amendment to the list of Annexes II and III to the protocol on specially protected areas and biodiversity in the Mediterranean, signed in Barcelona on 10 June 1995, adopted in Marrakech on 5 November 2009 (1)

NOR: MAEJ1423033D ELI: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/decret/2014/10/16/MAEJ1423033D/jo/texte
Alias: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/decret/2014/10/16/2014-1195/jo/texte

President of the Republic,
On the report of the Prime Minister and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development,
Considering the Constitution, in particular articles 52 to 55;
Vu le Decree No. 53-192 of 14 March 1953 amended on the ratification and publication of international commitments undertaken by France,
Decrete:

Article 1

The amendment to the list of annexes II and III of the protocol on specially protected areas and biodiversity in the Mediterranean, signed in Barcelona on 10 June 1995, adopted in Marrakech on 5 November 2009, will be published in the Official Journal of the French Republic.

Article 2

The Prime Minister and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development are responsible, each with respect to him, for the execution of this decree, which will be published in the Official Journal of the French Republic.

• Annex

  
  AMENDMENT
  OF THE LIST OF ANNEXES II AND III OF THE PROTOCOL ON PROTECIALLY PROTECTS AND BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY IN MEDITERRANEAN, SIGNED TO BARCELONE on 10 JUNE 1995, ADOPTED TO MARRAKECH ON 5 NOVEMBER 2009

  
  The Sixteenth Meeting of the Contracting Parties,
  Recalling Articles 14 and 16 of the Protocol on Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean, referred to as the "Proposal", on the adoption of common criteria for the inclusion of additional species on Annexes II and III to the Protocol, below referred to as the "Common Criteria",
  Recalling the recommendation adopted at the Fourteenth Meeting of the Contracting Parties (Portoroz, November 2005) that approved the principle of amending the lists of species in Annexes II and III to the Protocol on the basis of criteria to be established, and the decision to adopt these criteria, approved at the Fifteenth Regular Meeting of the Contracting Parties (Almería, January 2008),
  Aware of the need to ensure the updating of the lists of species included in annexes II and III to the Protocol to take into account, on the one hand, the evolution of the species conservation status and on the other, new scientific data,
  Taking into account the request made at the Regional Activities Centre for Specially Protected Areas, below referred to as the "CAR/ASP", to assess the status of species listed on Schedules II and III of the Protocol, using the agreed common criteria, with a view to presenting an assessment report with recommendations for consideration by the next meeting of the CAR/ASP Focal Points in 2009,
  Noting the results presented by CAR/ASP at that meeting UNEP(DEPI)MED WG.331/6),
  Taking into account considerations, remarks and reservations made by the national focal points of the CAR/ASP at their last meeting (Floriana, June 2009), as set out in the annex to this decision,
  Recalling Article 17 of the Convention on Procedures for Amendments to the Protocol Annexes and Article 14 of the Protocol,
  Decides, pursuant to Article 17 of the Convention and Article 14 of the Protocol ASP/DB, to amend Annexes II and III of the Protocol. In accordance with this amendment, annexes II and III to the Protocol become as indicated in the attached lists;
  Invites the Depositary to communicate promptly to all Contracting Parties the amendments so adopted;
  Requests the CAR/SPA to assist Parties in implementing this decision.

  
  List of endangered or threatened species

• Annex

  
  Annex II

  
  Magnoliophyta:
  Cymodocea nodose (Ucria) Ascherson.
  Posidonia oceanica (Linnaeus) Delile.
  Zostera marina Linnaeus.
  Zostera noltii Hornemann.
  Chlorophyta:
  Caulerpa ollivieri Dostal.
  Heterokontophyta:
  (21) Cystoseira genus (except Cystoseira compressa).
  Fucus virsoides J. Agardh.
  Gymnogongrus crenulatus (Turner) J. Agardh.
  Kallymenia spathulata (J. Agardh) P.G. Parkinson.
  Laminaria rodriguezii Bornet.
  Sargassum acinarium (Linnaeus) Setchell.
  Sargassum flavifolium Kützing.
  Sargassum hornschuchii C. Agardh.
  Sargassum trichocarpum J. Agardh.
  Sphaerococcus rhizophylloides J.J. Rodriguez.
  Rhodophyta:
  Lithophyllum byssoides (Lamarck) Foslie (Synon. Lithophyllum lichenoides).
  Ptilophora mediterranea (H. Huvé) R.E. Norris.
  Schimmelmannia schousboei (J. Agardh) J. Agardh.
  Tenarea tortuosa (Esper) Lemoine.
  Titanoderma ramosissimum (Heydrich) Bressan ' Cabioch (Synon. Goniolithon byssoides).
  Titanoderma trochanter (Bory) Benhissoune et al.

  (21) It was proposed to replace all species of Cystoseira (5 already present on Appendix II and 23 proposed for addition in 2009) by the genus Cystoseira with the exception of Cystoseira compressa.

  
  Porifera:
  Aplysina sp. plur.
  Asbestopluma hypogea Vacelet ' Boury-Esnault, 1995.
  Axinella cannabina (Esper, 1794).
  Axinella polypoides Schmidt, 1862.
  Geodia cydonium (Jameson, 1811).
  Petrobiona massiliana (Vacelet ' Lévi, 1958).
  Sarcotragus foetidus Schmidt, 1862* (synon. Ircina foetida).
  Sarcotragus pipetta (Schmidt, 1868) * (synon. Ircinia pipetta).
  Tethya sp. plur.
  Cnidaria:
  Astroides calycularis (Pallas, 1766).
  Errina aspera (Linnaeus, 1767).
  Savalia savaglia Nardo, 1844 (synon. Gerardia savaglia).
  Bryozoa:
  Homera lichenoides (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Mollusca:
  Charonia lampas (Linnaeus, 1758) (= Ch. Rubicunda = Ch. Nodifera).
  Charonia tritonis variegata Lamarck, 1816 (= Ch. Seguenziae).
  Dendropoma petraeum (Monterosato, 1884).
  Erosaria spurca (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Gibbula nivosa A. Adams, 1851.
  Lithophaga lithophaga (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Luria lurida (Linnaeus, 1758) (= Cypraea lurida).
  Mitra zonata Marryat, 1818.
  Patella ferruginea (Gmelin, 1791).
  Patella nigra (Da Costa, 1771).
  Pholas dactylus (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Pinna nobili (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Pinna rudis (= P. pernula) (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Ranella olearia (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Schilderiaachatidea (Gray in G.B. Sowerby II, 1837).
  Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Zonaria pyrum (Gmelin, 1791).
  Crustacea:
  Ocypode cursor (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Pachylasma giganteum (Philippi, 1836).
  Echinodermata:
  Asterina pancerii (Gasco, 1870).
  Centrostephanus longispinus (Philippi, 1845).
  Ophidiaster ophidianus (Lamarck, 1816).
  Pisces:
  Acipenser naccarii (Bonaparte, 1836).
  Acipenser sturio (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Aphanius fasciatus (Valenciennes, 1821).
  Aphanius iberus (Valenciennes, 1846).
  Carcharias taurus (Rafinesque, 1810).
  Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765).
  Dipturus batis (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Gymnura altavela (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Hippocampus guttulatus (Cuvier, 1829) (synon. Hippocampus ramulosus).
  Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Huso huso (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Lethenteron zanandreai (Vladykov, 1955).
  Mobula mobular (Bonnaterre, 1788).
  Odontaspis ferox (Risso, 1810).
  Oxynotus centrina (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Pomatoschistus canestrini (Ninni, 1883).
  Pomatoschistus tortonesei (Miller, 1969).
  Pristis pectinata (Latham, 1794).
  Pristis pristis (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Rostroraja alba (Lacopea, 1803).
  Squatina aculeata (Dumeril, in Cuvier, 1817).
  Squatina oculata (Bonaparte, 1840).
  Squatina squatina (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Valencia hispanica (Valenciennes, 1846).
  Valencia letourneuxi (Sauvage, 1880).
  Reptiles:
  Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761).
  Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766).
  Lepidochelys kempii (Garman, 1880).
  Trionyx triunguis (Forskål, 1775).
  Aves:
  Calonectris diomedea (Scopoli, 1769).
  Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Charadrius alexandrinus (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Charadrius leschenaultii columbinus (Lesson, 1826).
  Falco eleonorae (Gene, 1834).
  Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Hydrobates pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Larus weaponnicus (Buturlin, 1934).
  Larus audouinii (Payraudeau, 1826).
  Larus genei (Breme, 1839).
  Larus melanocephalus (Temminck, 1820).
  Numenius tenuirostris (Viellot, 1817).
  Pandion haliaetus (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Pelecanus crispus (Bruch, 1832).
  Pelecanus onocrotalus (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Phalacrocorax aristotelis (Linnaeus, 1761).
  Phalacrocorax pygmeus (Pallas, 1773).
  Phoenicopterus ruber (Linnaeus, 1758).
  (22) Puffinus mauretanicus (Lowe, PR, 1921).
  Puffinus yelkouan (Brünnich, 1764).
  Sterna albifrons (Pallas, 1764).
  Sterna bengalensis (Lesson, 1831).
  Sterna caspia (Pallas, 1770).
  Sterna nilotica (Gmelin, JF, 1789).
  Sterna sandvicensis (Latham, 1878).
  Mammalia:
  Balaenoptera acutorostrata (Lacède, 1804).
  Balaenoptera borealis (Lesson, 1828).
  Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Delphinus delphis (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Eubalaena glacialis (Müller, 1776).
  Globicephala melas (Trail, 1809).
  Grampus griseus (Cuvier G., 1812).
  Kogia simus (Owen, 1866).
  Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781).
  Mesoplodon densirostris (from Blainville, 1817).
  Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779).
  Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Physeter macrocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Pseudorca crassidens (Owen, 1846).
  Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833).
  Steno bredanensis (Cuvier in Lesson, 1828).
  Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821).
  Ziphius cavirostris (Cuvier G., 1832).

  (22) Puffinus yelkouan when it was listed in Appendix II included two subspecies: Puffinus mauretanicus and Puffinus yelkouan, which are now considered to be two distinct species.

  
  List of regulated species

• Annex

  
  Annex III

  
  Porifera:
  Hippospongia communis (Lamarck, 1813).
  Spongia (Spongia) lamella (Schulze, 1872) (synon, Spongia agaricina).
  Spongia (Spongia) officinalis adriatica (Schmidt, 1862).
  Spongia (Spongia) officinalis officinalis (Linnaeus, 1759).
  Spongia (Spongia) zimocca (Schmidt, 1862).
  Cnidaria:
  Antipaths sp. plur.
  Corallium rubrum (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Crustacea:
  Homarus gammarus (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Maja squinado (Herbst, 1788).
  Palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1787).
  Latu Scyllarides (Latreille, 1803).
  Scyllarus arctus (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Scyllarus pygmaeus (Bate, 1888).
  Echinodermata:
  Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816).
  Pisces:
  Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788).
  Alosa alosa (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Alosa fallax (Lacépède, 1803).
  Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827).
  Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801).
  Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe, 1834).
  Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Heptranchias perlo (Bonnaterre, 1788).
  Isurus oxyrinchus (Rafinesque, 1810).
  Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre, 1788).
  Lamptra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Leucoraja circularis (Couch, 1838).
  Leucoraja melitensis (Clark, 1926).
  Mustelus asterias (Cloquet, 1821).
  Mustelus mustelus (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Mustelus punctulatus (Risso, 1826).
  Petromyzon marinus (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Rhinobatos cemiculus E. Geoffroy (Saint-Hilaire, 1817).
  Rhinobatos rhinobatos (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Sphyrna lewini (Griffith ' Smith, 1834).
  Sphyrna mokarran (Rüppell, 1837).
  Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Sciaena umbra (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Squalus acanthias (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Umbrina cirrosa (Linnaeus, 1758).
  Xiphias gladius (Linnaeus, 1758).

Done on 16 October 2014.

François Hollande

By the President of the Republic:

The Prime Minister,

Manuel Valls

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development,

Laurent Fabius

(1) This amendment entered into force on 13 February 2011.

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