69First, according to settled case-law, the appropriate assessment of the implications for the site which must be carried out pursuant to Article 6(3) implies that all the aspects of the plan or project which can, either individually or in combination with other plans or projects, affect those objectives must be identified in the light of the best scientific knowledge in the field (Waddenvereniging and Vogelbeschermingsvereniging, paragraph 54, and Commission v Ireland, paragraph 243). Such an assessment does not therefore involve an examination of the alternatives to a plan or project.
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