27Nevertheless, the Court has held that the acts referred to in Article 12(1)(d) of the Habitats Directive are not only intentional acts, but also include non-deliberate acts (see, to that effect, judgment of 20 October 2005, Commission v United Kingdom, C‑6/04, EU:C:2005:626, paragraphs 77 to 79). By not limiting the prohibition laid down in Article 12(1)(d) of the directive to deliberate acts, which it has done in respect of the acts referred to in Article 12(1)(a) to (c), the EU legislature has demonstrated its intention to give breeding sites or resting places increased protection against acts causing their deterioration or destruction (judgment of 10 January 2006, Commission v Germany, C‑98/03, EU:C:2006:3, paragraph 55).
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