40It should be noted, first, that, as observed by the parties to the main proceedings, the system of protection afforded by the Habitats and Birds Directives to sites forming part of the Natura 2000 network does not prohibit all human activity within those sites but simply makes authorisation of such activity conditional upon a prior assessment of the environmental impact of the project concerned. Thus, the first sentence of Article 6(3) of the Habitats Directive — applicable, in accordance with Article 7 of that directive, to areas classified pursuant to Article 4(1) of the Birds Directive or similarly recognised under Article 4(2) thereof — provides that any plan or project not directly connected with or necessary to the management of the site but likely to have a significant effect thereon, either individually or in combination with other plans or projects, is to be subject to an assessment of its implications for the site in view of the site’s conservation objectives.
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