207First of all, it should be recalled that, pursuant to Article 6(1) of the Habitats Directive, for every special area of conservation the Member States must establish the necessary conservation measures which correspond to the ecological requirements of the natural habitat types listed in Annex I to that directive and the species listed in Annex II present on the site concerned. Under Article 4(4) of the directive, every SCI must be designated by the Member State concerned as such an area.
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