Judgment_paragraph 71 · European Commission v Kingdom of Spain (C-461/14)

71However, in so far as concerns land classified as an SPA, Article 7 of the Habitats Directive provides that the obligations arising under the first sentence of Article 4(4) of the Birds Directive are replaced, inter alia, by the obligations arising under Article 6(2) of the Habitats Directive as from the date of implementation of the Habitats Directive or the date of classification under the Birds Directive, where the latter date is later (judgment of 18 December 2007, Commission v Spain, C‑186/06, EU:C:2007:813, paragraph 28 and the case-law cited).