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Identifier	designations
Short name	Designations
Dataset	CDDA
Reference URL	http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/datasets/latest/CDDA/tables/designations
Name	List of National Designation Types
Short Description	Table contains the list of designations and references to laws
Definition	List of designations for the country.
Methodology for obtaining data	In the table 'Designations', you will find a list of designations for your country. The complete list should be verified and corrected according to the actual situation. For EU member countries, the basis for this list were the data submitted for the creation of appendix D of the NATURA 2000 Standard Data Form ("Protection status categories in each Member State at national and regional level"). In this appendix the designation types are classified according to 3 categories: Category A: Designation types used with the intention to protect fauna, flora, habitats and landscapes (the latter as far as relevant for fauna, flora and for habitat protection). Category B: Statutes under sectorial, particularly forestry, legislative and administrative acts providing an adequate protection relevant for fauna, flora and habitat conservation. Category C: Private statute providing durable protection for fauna, flora or habitats For non-EU countries, the list is based on the data being prepared under the Emerald network of the Bern Convention. As Emerald is being developed on the same scientific and technical basis, the same coding principles are applied. This list also contains statutes under sectorial, particularly forestry, legislative and administrative acts, many of them do not result in a specific list of sites, but they may be used as a designation within individual areas, identified under other legislation. In 2008, national reference centres for biodiversity were asked to review and harmonise the CDDA list of designations and the list used for Natura 2000.

Elements

Element name	Datatype	Element type
* Parent ISO code (PARENT_ISO) C	string	Fixed values
* ISO 3 character code (ISO3) C	string	Fixed values
* National designation type code (DESIG_ABBR) C  (PK)	string	Quantitative
* National designation type category (Category)	string	Fixed values
* Title - Original Language (ODESIGNATE)	string	Quantitative
* Title - English (DESIGNATE)	string	Quantitative
* CDDA sites (CDDA_sites)	boolean	Fixed values
Law (Law)	string	Quantitative
Law reference (Lawreference)	string	Quantitative
Agency (Agency)	string	Quantitative
Number of Sites (Number)	integer	Quantitative
Total area (Total_Area)	decimal	Quantitative
Number Reference (Number_reference)	integer	Quantitative
Total area reference (Total_Area_reference)	decimal	Quantitative
Data source (Data_Source)	string	Quantitative
Reference date (Reference_date)	string	Quantitative
Remark (Remark)	string	Quantitative
Remark Source (Remark_Source)	string	Quantitative
* To be deleted (To_be_deleted)	boolean	Fixed values