Judgment_paragraph 109 · European Commission v Republic of Poland (C-441/17)

109It should be pointed out that, so far as concerns areas classified as SPAs, obligations arising under that provision replace, in accordance with Article 7 of the Habitats Directive, any obligations arising under the first sentence of Article 4(4) of the Birds Directive, as from the date of classification under the Birds Directive where that date is later than the date of implementation of the Habitats Directive (see to that effect, inter alia, judgment of 24 November 2016, Commission v Spain, C‑461/14, EU:C:2016:895, paragraphs 71 and 92 and the case-law cited).