47In that regard, as the Advocate General observed in point 58 of his Opinion, it follows from Article 6(3) and (4) of the Habitats Directive and the Court’s related case-law that there is a distinction to be drawn between protective measures forming part of a project and intended avoid or reduce any direct adverse effects that may be caused by the project in order to ensure that the project does not adversely affect the integrity of the area, which are covered by Article 6(3), and measures which, in accordance with Article 6(4), are aimed at compensating for the negative effects of the project on a protected area and cannot be taken into account in the assessment of the implications of the project (see, to that effect, judgments of 15 May 2014, Briels and Others, C‑521/12, EU:C:2014:330, paragraphs 28 and 29; of 21 July 2016, Orleans and Others, C‑387/15 and C‑388/15, EU:C:2016:583, paragraph 48; and of 26 April 2017, Commission v Germany, C‑142/16, EU:C:2017:301, paragraphs 34 and 71).
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