Reference portal for reporting under Article 17 of the Habitats Directive

Frequently asked questions (available here) provide some specific additional guidance related to the questions from Member States. The following document provides an overview of known issues on CDR and in reporting tools. (last updated:10.04.2019)

Reference material for reports

The report format includes several fields with standardised data, which are also mentioned in the Explanatory notes and guidelines. This material is provided below:

Checklists for Annex I habitat types and Annex II, IV and V species

• Checklists for Annex I habitat types and Annex II, IV and V species (last updated: 26.06.2020)

• Procedure for amending the codelist of Annex II, IV and V species (last updated: 15.02.2018)

• List of broad benthic and pelagic habitat types for monitoring and assessment under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive to be used for optional reports for marine habitat types 1110 and 1170 (last updated: 22.06.2017)

• Directive species for which separate or joint reports are expected (with updates of Table 14 of the Explanatory notes and guidelines) and Directive species for which the legal name is used as a species name for reporting (last updated: 03.07.2018)

List of pressures and threats and conservation measures with specific guidance on the use of distinct pressure and measure codes

• List of pressures and threats (last updated: 07.05.2018)