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European Union
European Commission v Ireland (C-444/21)
III.The action
C.Third complaint: failure to comply w…
2.Findings of the Court
(c)Sites with conservation measures wh…
156

European Commission v Ireland (C-444/21)

Judgment of 29 Jun 2023law://eu/cjeu/2021/c-444-21/para_156@2026-11-10

156The Court has held that the determination of conservation objectives is a necessary prerequisite for the establishment of conservation priorities and measures (see, to that effect, judgment of 17 December 2020, Commission v Greece, C‑849/19, EU:C:2020:1047, paragraph 50).

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Second Chamber
Case: C-444/21 · ECLI:EU:C:2023:524
Decided: 29 Jun 2023
Procedure: Infringement action
Applicant: European Commission
Defendant: Ireland
Rapporteur: M.L. Arastey Sahún
Advocate General: T. Ćapeta
Bench: 5 judges
A. Prechal, M.L. Arastey Sahún, F. Biltgen, N. Wahl, J. Passer
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62021CJ0444

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Cites 22: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Treaty on European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; 2008/23/EC: Commission Decision of 12 November 2007 adopting, pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC, a first updated list of sites of Community importance for the Atlantic biogeographical region (notified under document number C(2007) 5396); Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria (C-508/04); Brian Holohan and Others v An Bord Pleanála (C-461/17); Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (C-6/04); Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (C-374/98); 2009/96/EC: Commission Decision of 12 December 2008 adopting, pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC, a second updated list of sites of Community importance for the Atlantic biogeographical region (notified under document number C(2008) 8119); Hilde Orleans and Others v Vlaams Gewest (C-387/15, C-388/15); Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora; 2004/813/EC: Commission Decision of 7 December 2004 adopting, pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC, the list of sites of Community importance for the Atlantic biogeographical region (notified under document number C(2004) 4032); European Commission v Portuguese Republic (C-290/18); European Commission v Ireland (C-261/18); Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (Codified version); Compagnie d'entreprises CFE SA v Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (C-43/18); European Commission v Kingdom of Sweden (C-22/20); European Commission v Republic of Austria (C-535/07); European Commission v Republic of Poland (C-441/17); Commission of the European Communities v Ireland (C-494/01); European Commission v Italian Republic (C-443/18); European Commission v Hellenic Republic (C-849/19); Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium (C-415/01)