18It is clear from the case-law of the Court that Member States must comply with the obligations arising inter alia under that provision, even where the area in question has not been classified as an SPA, provided that it should have been so classified (Case C-166/97 Commission v France [1999] ECR I-1719, paragraph 38).
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