1. Reporting – Article 17 Habitats Committee, 16 October 2007
ARTICLE 17 COMPOSITE REPORT
Angelika Rubin – DG Environment
Carlos Romão – ETC Biological Diversity

2. 1. 2. 3. Reporting period National report (EU composite report)
Main focus 1.
1994 –
2000
2001
(2003/4)
Progress in legal transposition and establishing the Natura 2000 network, administrative aspects. 2.
2006
2007
(2008/9)
First assessment of conservation status based on best available data 3.
2012
2013
(2014/15)
Renewed assessment of conservation status, based on established monitoring system.

5. Three products on EU-level
In order to make best use of available data → 3 products which go hand in hand:
Composite Report (policy report)
National Summaries (as Annex)
Technical Report (web-based)

6. Composite Report (‘policy report’)
Based on Article 17 - part 2
Form of Commission Communication
Max. 22,500 characters
Translation in all languages
Concise text, graphs and tables
Envisaged for mid-2009

7. Composite Report draft structure
Executive Summary
Introduction & background
Conservation status of habitats and species
Natura 2000
Species Conservation
Supporting measures (optional)
Discussion of the overall results in the European context
Recommendations & Outlook

8. National Summaries In English, 1-2 pages per MS GENERAL INFORMATION
INFO - SPECIES & HABITATS How many? MS / Biogeo Region / Group / Extinctions
INFO - CONSERVATION STATUS - at the MS level - at the Biogeographical level
DATA QUALITY & COMPLETNESS

9. Technical Report factual basis for composite report web-based
no limitations in space
structure
A ‘report’ with various chapters/sections (no draft structure available yet)
European conservation status database / datasheets per species/habitat
National & EU-level assessment will be shown side by side!

11. Consultations
Consultation of Member States (= Habitats Committee) on the correctness of the content of the national summaries (as envisaged in Art.17.2)
Consultation of Member States' and independent experts as well as stakeholders on the draft results of the EU-level assessment regarding the conservation status of habitats and species.
Consultation of Member States (= Habitats Committee) on the draft composite report