153According to that provision, the Member States have a general obligation to take appropriate steps to avoid, in special areas of conservation, the deterioration of habitats and significant disturbance of the species for which the areas have been designated (judgment of 16 July 2020, WWF Italia Onlus and Others, C‑411/19, EU:C:2020:580, paragraph 32 and the case-law cited).
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