ANNEX IV REQUIREMENTS FOR SPATIAL DATA THEMES LISTED IN ANNEX III TO DIRECTIVE 2007/2/EC

16. BIO-GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS

16.2. Code lists

16.2.3. Region Classification (RegionClassificationValue)
Codes used to define the various bio-geographical regions.
The allowed values for this code list comprise the values of the following code lists or other code lists defined by data providers:
Environmental Stratification Classification (EnvironmentalStratificationClassificationValue): Codes for the climatic stratification of the environment in the Union, as specified in Metzger, M.J., Shkaruba, A.D., Jongman, R.H.G. & Bunce, R.G.H., Descriptions of the European Environmental Zones and Strata. Alterra, Wageningen, 2012.
Marine Strategy Framework Directive Classification (MarineStrategyFrameworkDirectiveClassificationValue): Codes for the Marine Stategy Framework Directive classification, as listed in Article 4 of Directive 2008/56/EC.
Natura 2000 And Emerald Bio-geographical Region Classification (Natura2000AndEmeraldBio-geographicalRegionClassificationValue): Codes for the classification of bio-geographical regions, as specified in the Code List for Bio-geographical Regions, Europe 2011, published on the web site of the European Environment Agency.
Natural Vegetation Classification (NaturalVegetationClassificationValue): Codes for the natural vegetation classification, as specified in the main formations in Bohn, U., Gollub, G., and Hettwer, C., Map of the natural vegetation of Europe: scale 1:2,500,000, Part 2: Legend, Bundesamt für Naturschutz (German Federal Agency for Nature conservation), Bonn, 2000.
OJ L 164, 25.6.2008, p. 19.
Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1253/2013 of 21 October 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services.