52Nevertheless, it must be stated that the provisions of Article 6(2) and (3) of the Habitats Directive must be construed as a coherent whole in the light of the conservation objectives pursued by the directive and that those provisions are designed to ensure the same level of protection of natural habitats and habitats of species (see, to that effect, judgments in Sweetman and Others, C‑258/11, EU:C:2013:220, paragraph 32, and Briels and Others, C‑521/12, EU:C:2014:330, paragraph 19).
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