Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds
- No longer in force
- CELEX number: 31979L0409
- Official Journal: JOL_1979_103_R_0001_005
- Form: Directive
- Procedure number: 1976/1035(CNS), 1976/1035/CNS
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Dates
Date of document: - April 2, 1979
- April 25, 1979
- April 6, 1979
- Entry into force - Date notif.
- April 7, 1981
- See Art 18
- February 14, 2010
- Repealed by 32009L0147
Modified by
Corrected by:
- March 8, 1996 - 31979L0409R(01)
Modified by:
- Council Directive 86/122/EEC of 8 April 1986 adapting, consequent upon the accession of Spain and Portugal, Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds - detail
- Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded - Annex II: List referred to in Article 20 of the Act of Accession - 16. Environment - C. Nature protection - detail
- Directive 2008/102/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 amending Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission - detail
- ACT concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, ANNEX I - List referred to in Article 29 of the Act of Accession - VIII. ENVIRONMENT - E. CONSERVATION OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA - detail
- Council Directive 81/854/EEC of 19 October 1981 adapting, consequent upon the accession of Greece, Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds - detail
- Council Directive 2006/105/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting Directives 73/239/EEC, 74/557/EEC and 2002/83/EC in the field of environment, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania - detail
- Council Directive 94/24/EC of 8 June 1994 amending Annex II to Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds - detail
- Commission Directive 97/49/EC of 29 July 1997 amending Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds - detail
- DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, ANNEX I LIST REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 21 OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION, XIII. ENVIRONMENT AND CONSUMER PROTECTION - detail
- PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE AMENDING ANNEX II TO DIRECTIVE 79/409/EEC ON THE CONSERVATION OF WILD BIRDS - detail
- DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, ANNEX I: LIST PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 26 OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION - detail
- Council Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 of 14 April 2003 adapting to Decision 1999/468/EC the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers laid down in Council instruments adopted in accordance with the consultation procedure (unanimity) - detail
- Commission Directive 91/244/EEC of 6 March 1991 amending Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds - detail
- Commission Directive 85/411/EEC of 25 July 1985 amending Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds - detail
All documents based on this document:
- Commission Directive 85/411/EEC of 25 July 1985 amending Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds
- Commission Directive 91/244/EEC of 6 March 1991 amending Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds
- Commission Directive 97/49/EC of 29 July 1997 amending Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds
Derogated in:
Modifies
Affected by case
- Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 23 May 1990. Criminal proceedings against Gourmetterie Van den Burg. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Hoge Raad - Netherlands. Free movement of goods - Prohibition on the importation of birds. Case C-169/89.
- Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 7 March 1996. Associazione Italiana per il World Wildlife Fund, Ente Nazionale per la Protezione Animali, Lega per l'Ambiente - Comitato Regionale, Lega Anti Vivisezione - Delegazione Regionale, Lega per l'Abolizione della Caccia, Federnatura Veneto and Italia Nostra - Sezione di Venezia v Regione Veneto. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunale amministrativo regionale per il Veneto - Italy. Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds - Hunting - Conditions for exercise of the Member States' power to derogate. Case C-118/94.
- A09
- Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 8 February 1996. Criminal proceedings against Godefridus van der Feesten. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Gerechtshof 's-Hertogenbosch - Netherlands. Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds - Scope - Protected species - Application of the Directive to a subspecies not occurring naturally in the wild in the European territory of the Member States. Case C-202/94.
- Case C-186/06: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 18 December 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 79/409/EEC — Conservation of wild birds — Irrigable area of the Segarra-Garrigues Canal (Lleida))
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- Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 12 December 1996. Ligue royale belge pour la protection des oiseaux ASBL and Société d'études ornithologiques AVES ASBL v Région Wallonne, intervener: Fédération royale ornithologique belge ASBL. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Conseil d'Etat - Belgium. Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds - Prohibition of capture - Derogations. Case C-10/96.
- Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 21 July 2011. Azienda Agro-Zootecnica Franchini sarl and Eolica di Altamura Srl v Regione Puglia. Reference for a preliminary ruling from Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per la Puglia. Environment – Directive 92/43/EEC – Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora – Directive 79/409/EEC – Conservation of wild birds – Special areas of conservation forming part of the Natura 2000 European Ecological Network – Directives 2009/28/EC and 2001/77/EC – Renewable energy sources – National rules – Prohibition on the location of wind turbines not intended for self‑consumption – No assessment of the environmental implications of the project. Case C-2/10.
- Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 16 October 2003. Ligue pour la protection des oiseaux and Others v Premier ministre and Ministre de l'Aménagement du territoire et de l'Environnement. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Conseil d'Etat - France. Directive 79/409/EEC - Conservation of wild birds - Opening and closing dates for hunting - Derogations. Case C-182/02.
- A09P1LC
- Judgment of the Court of 19 January 1994. Association pour la Protection des Animaux Sauvages and others v Préfet de Maine-et-Loire and Préfet de Loire-Atlantique. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunal administratif de Nantes - France. Conservation of wild birds - Hunting season. Case C-435/92.
- A07P4
- Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 8 February 1996. Criminal proceedings against Didier Vergy. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunal de grande instance de Caen - France. Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds - Prohibition of sale - Specimen born and reared in captivity. Case C-149/94.
- Judgment of the Court of 11 July 1996. Regina v Secretary of State for the Environment, ex parte: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Reference for a preliminary ruling: House of Lords - United Kingdom. Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds - Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of the natural habitats of wild fauna and flora - Delimitation of Special Protection Areas - Discretion enjoyed by the Member States - Economic and social considerations - Lappel Bank. Case C-44/95.
- A04P2
- A04P1
- Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 8 June 2006. WWF Italia and Others v Regione Lombardia. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunale amministrativo regionale per la Lombardia - Italy. Conservation of wild birds - Directive 79/409/EEC - Derogations from the system of protection. Case C-60/05.
- A09P1LC
Legal basis
- TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART SIX - GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS, ARTICLE 235
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- Provisions under Article 235 EEC
- Bird
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- Conservation of wild fauna and flora
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- Environment