Judgment_paragraph 25 · Asociaţia “Alianța pentru combaterea abuzurilor” v TM and Others (C-88/19)

25It must also be noted that Article 16(1) of the Habitats Directive, which defines in precise and exhaustive manner the circumstances in which Member States may derogate from Articles 12 to 14 and Article 15(a) and (b) thereof, constitutes an exception to the system of protection provided for by that directive, which must be interpreted restrictively and which imposes on the authority taking the decision the burden of proving that those conditions are present for each derogation (judgment of 10 October 2019, Luonnonsuojeluyhdistys Tapiola, C‑674/17, EU:C:2019:851, paragraph 30).