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European Commission v Republic of Bulgaria (C-141/14)
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European Commission v Republic of Bulgaria (C-141/14)

Judgment of 14 Jan 2016law://eu/cjeu/2014/c-141-14/para_28@2026-11-11

28In the second place, Member States are obliged to classify as SPAs all the sites which, in accordance with the ornithological criteria, appear to be the most suitable for conservation of the species in question (judgment in Commission v Ireland, C‑418/04, EU:C:2007:780, paragraph 37 and the case-law cited).

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Third Chamber
Case: C-141/14 · ECLI:EU:C:2016:8
Decided: 14 Jan 2016
Procedure: Infringement action
Applicant: European Commission
Defendant: Republic of Bulgaria
Rapporteur: C. Toader
Advocate General: J. Kokott
Bench: 3 judges
M. Ilešič, C. Toader, E. Jarašiūnas
Language: Bulgarian
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62014CJ0141

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Cited by 6: Regione Puglia v Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare and Others (C-110/20); European Commission v Kingdom of Spain (C-559/19); European Commission v Republic of Bulgaria (C-97/17)3 provisions; European Commission v Republic of Poland (C-441/17); European Commission v Kingdom of Spain (C-461/14); European Commission v Hellenic Republic (C-504/14)
Cites 17: European Commission v Kingdom of Belgium (C-421/12); Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (C-374/98); European Commission v Kingdom of Spain (C-404/09); Società Italiana Dragaggi SpA and Others v Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti and Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia (C-117/03); Commission of the European Communities v Ireland (C-117/00); Marktgemeinde Straßwalchen and Others v Bundesminister für Wirtschaft, Familie und Jugend (C-531/13); Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (C-96/98); Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria (C-209/04); Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (C-186/06); Bund Naturschutz in Bayern eV and Others v Freistaat Bayern (C-244/05); Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora; Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (codification) Text with EEA relevance; Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (Codified version); Stadt Papenburg v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-226/08); Commission of the European Communities v Ireland (C-418/04)2 provisions; Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment; Salzburger Flughafen GmbH v Umweltsenat (C-244/12)