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IE v Magistrat der Stadt Wien (C-477/19)
Consideration of the questions referred
The first question
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IE v Magistrat der Stadt Wien (C-477/19)

Judgment of 2 Jul 2020law://eu/cjeu/2019/c-477-19/para_29@2026-11-11

29It follows that the aim of the strict protection offered by Article 12(1)(d) of the directive is to ensure that significant parts of the habitats of protected animal species are preserved so that those species can enjoy the conditions essential for, inter alia, resting in those habitats.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Seventh Chamber
Case: C-477/19 · ECLI:EU:C:2020:517
Decided: 2 Jul 2020
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Verwaltungsgericht Wien (Administrative Court, Vienna, Austria)
Applicant: IE
Defendant: Magistrat der Stadt Wien
Rapporteur: A. Arabadjiev
Advocate General: J. Kokott
Bench: 3 judges
P.G. Xuereb, A. Arabadjiev, A. Kumin
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62019CJ0477

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Interprets 1: Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora
Cited by 10: VYSOČINA WIND a.s. v Česká republika – Ministerstvo životního prostředí (C-181/20); Prokurator Prokuratury Rejonowej w Jarosławiu v V.B (C-601/24); Sinopec Chongqing SVW Chemical Co. Ltd and Others v European Commission (T-762/20); Anhui Wanwei Updated High-Tech Material Industry Co. Ltd and Inner Mongolia Mengwei Technology Co. Ltd v European Commission (T-764/20); Inner Mongolia Shuangxin Environment-Friendly Material Co. Ltd v European Commission (T-763/20); IE v Magistrat der Stadt Wien (C-357/20)6 provisions; Hauptzollamt B v XY (C-87/20); Föreningen Skydda Skogen and Others v Länsstyrelsen i Västra Götalands län and Others (C-473/19, C-474/19); European Commission v Hellenic Republic (C-849/19); LSEZ SIA « Elme Messer Metalurgs » v Latvijas Investīciju un attīstības aģentūra (C-743/18)
Cites 11: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Persidera SpA v Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni and Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti (C-112/16); Procureur-Generaal bij de Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (C-678/18); European Commission v Republic of Poland (C-46/11); Luonnonsuojeluyhdistys Tapiola Pohjois-Savo – Kainuu ry v Risto Mustonen and Others (C-674/17); Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora; Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (C-6/04); Estado português v Banco Privado Português SA and Massa Insolvente do Banco Privado Português SA (C-667/13); European Commission v French Republic (C-383/09); Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany (C-98/03); Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria (C-508/04)