32In appraising the scope of the expression ‘adversely affect the integrity of the site’ in its overall context, it should be made clear that, as the Advocate General has noted in point 43 of her Opinion, the provisions of Article 6 of the Habitats Directive must be construed as a coherent whole in the light of the conservation objectives pursued by the directive. Indeed, Article 6(2) and Article 6(3) are designed to ensure the same level of protection of natural habitats and habitats of species (see, to this effect, Case C-404/09 Commission v Spain [2011] ECR I-11853, paragraph 142), whilst Article 6(4) merely derogates from the second sentence of Article 6(3).
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