77So far as concerns the economic cost of the steps that may be considered in the review of alternatives, including the demolition of the works already completed, as relied on by the referring court, it must be stated, as the Advocate General states in point 70 of her Opinion, that that is not of equal importance to the objective of conserving natural habitats and wild fauna and flora pursued by the Habitats Directive. Therefore, account being taken of the strict interpretation of Article 6(4) of that directive, as noted in paragraph 73 of the present judgment, it cannot be accepted that the economic cost of such measures alone may be a determining factor in the choice of alternative solutions under that provision.
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