Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora
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Date of document: Date of publication: Date of effect: - June 10, 1992
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- 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
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- Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 September 2003 adapting to Council Decision 1999/468/EC the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers laid down in instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the EC Treaty
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- Council Directive 2013/17/EU of 13 May 2013 adapting certain directives in the field of environment, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia
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- 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
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- Council Directive 97/62/EC of 27 October 1997 adapting to technical and scientific progress Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora
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- 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
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- 97/266/EC: Commission Decision of 18 December 1996 concerning a site information format for proposed Natura 2000 sites
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- Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber), 11 April 2013. Peter Sweetman and Others v An Bord Pleanála. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Supreme Court (Ireland). Environment — Directive 92/43/EEC — Article 6 — Conservation of natural habitats — Special areas of conservation — Assessment of the implications for a protected site of a plan or project — Criteria to be applied when assessing the likelihood that such a plan or project will adversely affect the integrity of the site concerned — Lough Corrib site — N6 Galway City Outer Bypass road scheme. Case C‑258/11.
- Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 16 July 2020. WWF Italia Onlus and Others v Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri and Azienda Nazionale Autonoma Strade SpA (ANAS). Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Lazio. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Environment – Directive 92/43/EEC – Article 6 – Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora – Special areas of conservation – Construction of a section of road – Assessment of the implications of that project for the special area of conservation concerned – Authorisation – Imperative reasons of overriding public interest. Case C-411/19.
- 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 (Ninth Chamber) of 7 December 2023. AS 'Latvijas valsts meži' v Dabas aizsardzības pārvalde and Vides pārraudzības valsts birojs. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administratīvā rajona tiesa. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Environment – Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora – Directive 92/43/EEC – Article 6(3) – Concept of ‘plan or project’ on a protected site – Intervention in a forest to protect it from fire – Need to carry out a prior assessment of the implications of that intervention for the site concerned. Case C-434/22.
- Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 24 February 2022. Namur-Est Environnement ASBL v Région wallonne. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d'État (Belgium). Request for a preliminary ruling – Environment – Directive 2011/92/EU – Assessment of the effects of certain projects on the environment – Directive 92/43/EEC – Conservation of natural habitats – Relationship between the assessment and consent procedure referred to in Article 2 of Directive 2011/92/EU and a national procedure for derogation from the species protection measures provided for by Directive 92/43/EEC – Concept of ‘development consent’ – Multi-stage decision-making process – Obligation to conduct an assessment – Material scope – Stage of the procedure at which public participation in the decision-making process must be ensured. Case C-463/20.
- Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 10 November 2022. Dansk Akvakultur v Miljø- og Fødevareklagenævnet. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Østre Landsret. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Environment – Directive 92/43/EEC – Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora – Article 6(3) – Assessment of a project likely to affect a protected site – Obligation to conduct an assessment – Continuation of the economic activity of an operation already authorised at the planning stage, under unchanged conditions, where authorisation has been granted following an incomplete assessment. Case C-278/21.
- Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 4 March 2021. Föreningen Skydda Skogen and Others v Länsstyrelsen i Västra Götalands län and Others. Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Vänersborgs tingsrätt, mark- och miljödomstolen. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Environment – Directive 92/43/EEC – Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora – Article 12(1) – Directive 2009/147/EC – Conservation of wild birds – Article 5 – Forestry – Prohibitions intended to ensure the conservation of protected species – Plan for final felling of trees – Site hosting protected species. Joined Cases C-473/19 and C-474/19.
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- Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 29 July 2019. Inter-Environnement Wallonie ASBL and Bond Beter Leefmilieu Vlaanderen ASBL v Conseil des ministres. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour constitutionnelle. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — Espoo Convention — Aarhus Convention — Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora — Directive 92/43/EEC — Article 6(3) — Definition of ‘project’ — Assessment of the effects on the site concerned — Article 6(4) — Meaning of ‘imperative reasons of overriding public interest’ — Conservation of wild birds — Directive 2009/147/EC — Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment — Directive 2011/92/EU — Article 1(2)(a) — Definition of ‘project’ — Article 2(1) — Article 4(1) — Environmental impact assessment — Article 2(4) — Exemption from assessment — Phasing out of nuclear energy — National legislation providing, first, for restarting industrial production of electricity for a period of almost 10 years at a nuclear power station that had previously been shut down, with the effect of deferring by 10 years the date initially set by the national legislature for deactivating and ceasing production at that power station, and second, for deferral, also by 10 years, of the date initially set by the legislature for deactivating and ceasing industrial production of electricity at an active power station — No environmental impact assessment. Case C-411/17.
- Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 2 July 2020. IE v Magistrat der Stadt Wien. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Wien. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora — Directive 92/43/EEC — Article 12(1) — System of strict protection for animal species — Annex IV — Cricetus cricetus (European hamster) — Resting places and breeding sites — Deterioration or destruction — Areas which have been abandoned. Case C-477/19.
- Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber), 3 April 2014. Cascina Tre Pini Ss v Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare and Others. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora — Directive 92/43/EEC — Sites of Community importance — Review of status in the event of pollution or degradation of the environment — National legislation not providing for persons concerned to request such a review — Attribution to the competent national authorities of a discretionary power to undertake of their own motion a review procedure of that status. Case C‑301/12.
- Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 10 October 2019. Luonnonsuojeluyhdistys Tapiola Pohjois-Savo – Kainuu ry v Risto Mustonen and Others. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein hallinto-oikeus. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora — Directive 92/43/EEC — Article 12(1) — System of strict protection of animal species — Annex IV — Canis lupus (wolf) — Article 16(1)(e) — Derogation allowing the taking of certain specimens in limited numbers — Hunting for population management purposes — Evaluation of the conservation status of populations of the species concerned. Case C-674/17.
- Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 September 2006. Bund Naturschutz in Bayern eV and Others v Freistaat Bayern. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Bayerischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof - Germany. Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - Directive 92/43/EEC - Protection regime before the inclusion of a habitat in the list of sites of Community importance. Case C-244/05.
- Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber), 21 June 2012. Syllogos Ellinon Poleodomon kai Khorotakton v Ipourgos Perivallontos, Khorotaxias & Dimosion Ergon and Others. Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Simvoulio tis Epikrateias. Directive 2001/42/EC — Assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment — Article 3(2)(b) — Margin of discretion of the Member States. Case C-177/11.
- Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 7 September 2004. Landelijke Vereniging tot Behoud van de Waddenzee and Nederlandse Vereniging tot Bescherming van Vogels v Staatssecretaris van Landbouw, Natuurbeheer en Visserij. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Raad van State - Netherlands. Directive 92/43/EEC -Conservation of natural habitats and of wild flora and fauna - Concept of "plan' or "project' - Assessment of the implications of certain plans or projects for the protected site. Case C-127/02.
- Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 21 July 2016. Hilde Orleans and Others v Vlaams Gewest. Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Belgium). Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — Directive 92/43/EEC — Conservation of natural habitats — Special areas of conservation — Natura 2000 site ‘Scheldt and Durme estuary from the Dutch border to Ghent’ — Development of a port area — Assessment of the implications of a plan or project for a protected site — Occurrence of adverse effects — Prior but not yet completed development of an area of an equivalent type to the part destroyed — Completion subsequent to the assessment — Article 6(3) and (4). Joined Cases C-387/15 and C-388/15.
- Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 8 November 2016. Lesoochranárske zoskupenie VLK v Obvodný úrad Trenčín. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Najvyšší súd Slovenskej republiky. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — Directive 92/43/EEC — Conservation of natural habitats — Article 6(3) — Aarhus Convention — Public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters — Articles 6 and 9 — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Article 47 — Right to effective judicial protection — Project to construct an enclosure — Protected site ‘Strážovské vrchy’ — Administrative authorisation procedure — Environmental organisation — Request for the status of party to the procedure — Rejection — Legal action. Case C-243/15.
- Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber), 11 September 2012. Nomarchiaki Aftodioikisi Aitoloakarnanias and Others v Ipourgos Perivallontos, Chorotaxias kai Dimosion ergon and Others. Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Simvoulio tis Epikratias. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directives 85/337/EEC, 92/43/EEC, 2000/60/EC and 2001/42/EC — Community action in the field of water policy — Diversion of the course of a river — Meaning of the time limit for production of river basin management plans. Case C‑43/10.
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- Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 6 July 2023. Hellfire Massy Residents Association v An Bord Pleanála and Others. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Environment – Directive 92/43/EEC – Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora – Article 12 – System of strict protection for certain animal species – Article 16 – Derogation – Procedure for granting such a derogation – Right of public participation. Case C-166/22.
- Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 25 July 2018. Edel Grace and Peter Sweetman v An Bord Pleanala. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — Directive 92/43/EC — Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora — Article 6(3) and (4) — Assessment of the implications of a plan or project for a protected site — Plan or project not directly connected with or necessary to the management of the site — Wind farm project — Directive 2009/147/EC — Conservation of wild birds — Article 4 — Special Protection Area (SPA) — Annex I — Hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) — Suitable habitat fluctuating over time — Temporary or permanent reduction of the amount of appropriate land — Measures included in the project to ensure that, during the lifetime of the project, the amount of land that is in fact suitable for hosting the natural habitat of the species will not be reduced and indeed may be enhanced. Case C-164/17.
- Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 7 November 2018. Coöperatie Mobilisation for the Environment UA and Vereniging Leefmilieu v College van gedeputeerde staten van Limburg and College van gedeputeerde staten van Gelderland. Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 92/43/EEC — Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora — Special areas of conservation — Article 6 — Appropriate assessment of the implications of a plan or project for a site — National programmatic approach to tackling nitrogen deposition — Concepts of ‘project’ and ‘appropriate assessment’ — Overall assessment prior to individual authorisations for farms which cause nitrogen deposition. Joined Cases C-293/17 and C-294/17.
- Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 11 June 2020. Asociaţia “Alianța pentru combaterea abuzurilor” v TM and Others. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Judecătoria Zărnești. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora – Directive 92/43/EEC – Article 12(1) – System of strict protection for animal species – Annex IV – Canis lupus (wolf) – Article 16(1) – Natural range – Capture and transport of a specimen of a wild animal of the canis lupus species – Public safety. Case C-88/19.
- Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 7 November 2018. Brian Holohan and Others v An Bord Pleanála. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — Directive 92/43/EEC — Conservation of natural habitats — Conservation of wild fauna and flora — Road construction project — Appropriate assessment of effects on the environment — Extent of the obligation to state reasons — Directive 2011/92/EU — Assessment of the implications of certain projects — Annex IV, Point 3 — Article 5(3)(d) — Meaning of the concept of ‘main alternatives’. Case C-461/17.
- Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 9 September 2020. Friends of the Irish Environment Ltd v An Bord Pleanála. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Directive 92/43/EEC – Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora – Article 6(3) – Scope – Concepts of ‘project’ and ‘agreement’ – Appropriate assessment of the implications of a plan or project for a protected site – Decision extending the duration of a development consent for the construction of a liquefied natural gas regasification terminal – Original decision based on national legislation which did not properly transposed Directive 92/43. Case C-254/19.
- Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 15 June 2023. Eco Advocacy CLG v An Bord Pleanala. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Environment – Directive 92/43/EEC – Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora – Special areas of conservation – Article 6(3) – Screening of a plan or project with a view to determining whether or not it is necessary to carry out an appropriate assessment of the implications of that plan or project for a special area of conservation – Statement of reasons – Measures that may be taken into account – Project for the construction of a dwelling – Procedural autonomy – Principles of equivalence and effectiveness – Procedural rules according to which the subject matter of the dispute is determined by the pleas in law put forward at the point in time at which the action was brought. Case C-721/21.
- Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber), 15 May 2014. T.C. Briels and Others v Minister van Infrastructuur en Milieu. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands). Environment — Directive 92/43/EEC — Article 6(3) and (4) — Conservation of natural habitats — Special areas of conservation — Assessment of the implications for a protected site of a plan or project — Authorisation for a plan or project on a protected site — Compensatory measures — Natura 2000 site Vlijmens Ven, Moerputten & Bossche Broek — Project on the route of the A2 ’s-Hertogenbosch-Eindhoven motorway. Case C‑521/12.
- Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 12 April 2018. People Over Wind and Peter Sweetman v Coillte Teoranta. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — Directive 92/43/EEC — Conservation of natural habitats — Special areas of conservation — Article 6(3) — Screening in order to determine whether or not it is necessary to carry out an assessment of the implications, for a special area of conservation, of a plan or project — Measures that may be taken into account for that purpose. Case C-323/17.
- Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 13 June 2018. Deutscher Naturschutzring – Dachverband der deutschen Natur- und Umweltschutzverbände e.V. v Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Köln. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Common Fisheries Policy — Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 — Article 11 — Conservation of marine biological resources — Protection of the environment — Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora — Exclusive competence of the European Union. Case C-683/16.
- Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 January 2005. Società Italiana Dragaggi SpA and Others v Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti and Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Consiglio di Stato - Italy. Directive 92/43/EEC - Conservation of natural habitats - Wild fauna and flora - National list of sites eligible for identification as sites of Community importance - Conservation measures. Case C-117/03.
- Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber), 16 February 2012. Marie-Noëlle Solvay and Others v Région wallonne. Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour constitutionnelle (Belgium). Assessment of the effects of projects on the environment — Concept of legislative act — Force and effect of the guidance in the Aarhus Convention Implementation Guide — Consent for a project given without an appropriate assessment of its effects on the environment — Access to justice in environmental matters — Extent of the right to a review procedure — Habitats Directive — Plan or project affecting the integrity of the site — Imperative reason of overriding public interest. Case C‑182/10.
- Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 January 2010. Stadt Papenburg v Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Verwaltungsgericht Oldenburg - Germany. Directive 92/43/EEC - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - Decision of the Member State concerned to give its agreement to the draft list of sites of Community importance drawn up by the Commission - Interests and points of view which must be taken into account. Case C-226/08.
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- Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 14 January 2016. Grüne Liga Sachsen eV and Others v Freistaat Sachsen. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 92/43/EEC — Article 6(2) to (4) — Site included in the list of sites of Community importance after a project was authorised but before it began to be carried out — Review of the project after the site was included in that list — Rules governing that review — Consequences of the completion of the project for the choice of alternatives. Case C-399/14.
- Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 28 October 2021. IE v Magistrat der Stadt Wien. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Wien. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora – Directive 92/43/EEC – Article 12(1) – System of strict protection for animal species – Annex IV(a) – European hamster (Cricetus cricetus) – Resting places and breeding sites – Deterioration or destruction. Case C-357/20.
- Case C-226/08: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 January 2010 (Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Oldenburg — Germany) — Stadt Papenburg v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Directive 92/43/EEC — Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora — Decision of the Member State concerned to give its agreement to the draft list of sites of Community importance drawn up by the Commission — Interests and points of view which must be taken into account)
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- Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 12 May 2011. Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland, Landesverband Nordrhein-Westfalen eV v Bezirksregierung Arnsberg. Reference for a preliminary ruling: l’Oberverwaltungsgericht für das Land Nordrhein-Westfalen - Germany. Directive 85/337/EEC - Environmental impact assessment - Aarhus Convention - Directive 2003/35/EC - Access to justice - Non-governmental organisations for the protection of the environment. Case C-115/09.
- Case C-473/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Vänersborgs tingsrätt, mark- och miljödomstolen (Sweden) lodged on 18 June 2019 — Föreningen Skydda Skogen
- article 12 point (a)
- article 12 point (d)
- article 12 point (b)
- article 12 point (c)
- Case C-474/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Vänersborgs tingsrätt, mark- och miljödomstolen (Sweden) lodged on 18 June 2019 — Naturskyddsföreningen i Härryda, Göteborgs Ornitologiska Förening
- article 12 point (c)
- article 12 point (d)
- article 12 point (a)
- article 12 point (b)
- Case C-601/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesverwaltungsgericht Tirol (Austria) lodged on 19 September 2022 — Umweltverband WWF Österreich and Others v Tiroler Landesregierung
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (b)
- article 12
- annex IV
- article 16 paragraph 1
- Case C-24/24, LAV and Others: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Regionale di Giustizia amministrativa della Regione autonoma Trentino - Alto Adige/Südtirol (Italy) lodged on 15 January 2024 - Lega Anti Vivisezione (LAV), Lega per l’Abolizione della Caccia (LAC), Ente Nazionale Protezione Animali (ENPA), Organizzazione Internazionale Protezione Animali (OIPA) Italia ODV, Lega Italiana Difesa Animali e Ambiente (LEIDAA) ETS, LNDC Animal Protecti v Provincia autonoma di Trento, Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA), Ministero dell’ambiente e della sicurezza energetica
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (c)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (e)
- article 12 point (a)
- article 16
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (d)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (b)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (a)
- Case C-26/24, LNDC Animal Protection - I: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale regionale di giustizia amministrativa della Regione autonoma Trentino - Alto Adige/Südtirol (Italy) lodged on 15 January 2024 – LNDC Animal Protection v Provincia autonoma di Trento, Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Sicurezza energetica
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (c)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (d)
- article 12 point (a)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (e)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (a)
- article 16
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (b)
- Case C-25/24, LEAL Lega Antivivisezionista - I: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale regionale di giustizia amministrativa della Regione autonoma Trentino - Alto Adige/Südtirol (Italy) lodged on 15 January 2024 - LEAL Lega Antivivisezionista ODV v Provincia autonoma di Trento, Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Sicurezza energetica, Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA), Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Commissione Scientifica CITES presso il Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Sicurezza energetica
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (d)
- article 16
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (a)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (b)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (e)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (c)
- article 12 point (a)
- Case C-27/24, LAV and LAC - I: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale regionale di giustizia amministrativa della Regione autonoma Trentino - Alto Adige/Südtirol (Italy) lodged on 15 January 2024 - Lega Anti Vivisezione (LAV), Lega per l’Abolizione della Caccia (LAC) v Provincia autonoma di Trento, Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA), Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Sicurezza energetica
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (c)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (d)
- article 16
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (a)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (e)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (b)
- article 12 point (a)
- Case C-444/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Veneto (Italy) lodged on 17 August 2015 — Associazione Italia Nostra Onlus v Comune di Venezia and Others
- Case C-721/21: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the High Court (Ireland) made on 26 November 2021 — Eco Advocacy CLG v An Bord Pleanála
- Case C-411/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Lazio (Italy) lodged on 27 May 2019 — WWF Italia o.n.l.u.s. and Others v Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Azienda Nazionale Autonoma Strade SpA (ANAS)
- Case C-461/23, Umweltforum Osnabrücker Land: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Niedersächsisches Oberverwaltungsgericht (Germany) lodged on 24 July 2023 — Umweltforum Osnabrücker Land e. V. v Landkreis Osnabrück
- article 4 paragraph 2 unnumbered paragraph 3
- article 6 paragraph 3
- Case C-683/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Köln (Germany) lodged on 27 December 2016 — Deutscher Naturschutzring, Dachverband der deutschen Natur- und Umweltschutzverbände e.V. v Bundesrepublik Deutschland
- Case C-41/24, Waltham Abbey Residents Association: Reference for a preliminary ruling from High Court (Ireland) made on 22 January 2024 – Waltham Abbey Residents Association v An Bord Pleanála, Ireland and The Attorney General
- Case C-436/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Castilla y León (Spain) lodged on 1 July 2022 — Asociación para la Conservación y Estudio del Lobo Ibérico (ASCEL) v Administración de la Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León
- article 4
- article 17
- article 16
- article 11
- article 2 paragraph 2
- article 2 paragraph 3
- annex IV
- article 12
- annex II
- article 14
- Case C-434/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administratīvā rajona tiesa (Latvia) lodged on 30 June 2022 — AS Latvijas valsts meži v Dabas aizsardzības pārvalde, Vides pārraudzības valsts birojs, intervening party: Valsts meža dienests
- Case C-674/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein hallinto-oikeus (Finland) lodged on 1 December 2017 — Luonnonsuojeluyhdistys Tapiola Pohjois-Savo — Kainuu ry
- article 16 paragraph 1
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (e)
- Case C-477/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Wien (Austria) lodged on 21 June 2019 — IE v Magistrat der Stadt Wien
- article 12 paragraph 1 point (d)
- Case C-58/24, Drumakilla: Reference for a preliminary ruling from High Court (Ireland) made on 26 January 2024 – NE, MY, HJ, XF, WB, UV, VK, JU, RJ and DZ v An Bord Pleanála, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Ireland and The Attorney General
- Case C-357/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Wien (Austria) lodged on 31 July 2020 — IE v Magistrat der Stadt Wien
- article 12 paragraph 1 point (d)
- article 12 paragraph 2 point (b)
- Case C-321/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (Belgium) lodged on 9 May 2018 — Terre wallonne ASBL v Région wallonne
- Case C-293/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands) lodged on 22 May 2017 — Coöperatie Mobilisation for the Environment UA, Vereniging Leefmilieu v College van gedeputeerde staten van Limburg, College van gedeputeerde staten van Gelderland
- article 6 paragraph 3
- article 6 paragraph 2
- article 6 paragraph 1
- Case C-294/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands) lodged on 22 May 2017 — Stichting Werkgroep Behoud de Peel v College van gedeputeerde staten van Noord-Brabant
- article 6 paragraph 2
- article 6 paragraph 1
- article 6 paragraph 3
- Case C-166/22: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the High Court (Ireland) made on 25 February 2022 — Hellfire Massy Residents Association v An Bord Pleanála, The Minister for Housing, Heritage and Local Government, Ireland, The Attorney General
- article 12
- article 16
- article 6 paragraph 3
- Case C-387/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Belgium) lodged on 17 July 2015 — Hilde Orleans and Others v Vlaams Gewest; other party: Gemeentelijk Havenbedrijf Antwerpen
- article 6 paragraph 4
- article 6 paragraph 3
- Case C-278/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Østre Landsret (Denmark) lodged on 28 April 2021 — Dansk Akvakultur, acting for AquaPri A/S v Miljø- og Fødevareklagenævnet
- article 6 paragraph 3 sentence 1
- Case C-88/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Judecătoria Zărnești (Romania) lodged on 7 February 2019 —Asociația ‘Alianța pentru combaterea abuzurilor’ v TM, UN and Asociația DMPA
- article 12
- article 14
- article 16
- article 13
- article 15 point (a)
- article 15 point (b)
- Case C-29/24, ENPA and Others: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale regionale di giustizia amministrativa della Regione autonoma Trentino - Alto Adige/Südtirol (Italy) lodged on 15 January 2024 - Ente Nazionale Protezione Animali (ENPA), Organizzazione Internazionale Protezione Animali (OIPA) Italia ODV, Lega Italiana Difesa Animali e Ambiente (LEIDAA) ETS v Provincia autonoma di Trento, Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (e)
- article 12 point (a)
- article 16
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (b)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (d)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (a)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (c)
- Case C-28/24, LEAL Lega Antivisezionista - II: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale regionale di giustizia amministrativa della Regione autonoma Trentino - Alto Adige/Südtirol (Italy) lodged on 15 January 2024 – LEAL Lega Antivivisezionista ODV v Provincia autonoma di Trento, Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (a)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (b)
- article 16
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (d)
- article 12 point (a)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (e)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (c)
- Case C-31/24, LNDC Animal Protection - II: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale regionale di giustizia amministrativa della Regione autonoma Trentino - Alto Adige/Südtirol (Italy) lodged on 15 January 2024 – LNDC Animal Protection v Provincia autonoma di Trento
- article 16
- article 12 point (a)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (a)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (d)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (c)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (b)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (e)
- Case C-30/24, LAV and LAC - II: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale regionale di giustizia amministrativa della Regione autonoma Trentino - Alto Adige/Südtirol (Italy) lodged on 15 January 2024 - Lega Anti Vivisezione (LAV), Lega per l’Abolizione della Caccia (LAC) v Provincia autonoma di Trento, Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA), Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Sicurezza energetica
- article 12 point (a)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (d)
- article 16
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (e)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (a)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (c)
- article 16 paragraph 1 point (b)
- Case C-470/16: Reference for a preliminary ruling from High Court (Irlande) made on 22 August 2016 — North East Pylon Pressure Campaing Limited, Maura Sheehy v An Bord Pleanála, The Minister for Communications Energy and Natural Resources, Ireland, Attorney General
- Case C-461/17: Reference for a preliminary ruling from High Court (Irlande) (Ireland) made on 28 July 2017 — Brian Holohan, Richard Guilfoyle, Noric Guilfoyle, Liam Donegan v An Bord Pleanála
- Case C-66/23: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Symvoulio tis Epikrateias (Greece) lodged on 7 February 2023 — Elliniki Ornithologiki Etaireia, Syllogos Diktyo Oikologikon Organoseon Aigaiou, Perivallontikos Syllogos Rethymnou, Politistikos Syllogos Thronos Kleisidiou, KX and Others v Ypourgos Esoterikon, Ypourgos Oikonomikon, Ypourgos Anaptyxis kai Ependyseon, Ypourgos Perivallontos kai Energeias, Ypourgos Agrotikis Anaptyxis kai Trofimon
- article 6 paragraph 3
- article 6 paragraph 4
- article 6 paragraph 2
- Case C-388/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Belgium) lodged on 17 July 2015 — Denis Malcorps and Others v Vlaams Gewest; other party: Gemeentelijk Havenbedrijf Antwerpen
- article 6 paragraph 3
- article 6 paragraph 4
- Case C-323/17: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the High Court (Ireland) made on 30 May 2017 — People Over Wind, Peter Sweetman v Coillte Teoranta
- Case C-254/19: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the High Court (Ireland) made on 26 March 2019 — Friends of the Irish Environment Limited v An Bord Pleanála
- Case C-629/23, Eesti Suurkiskjad: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Riigikohus (Estonia) lodged on 16 October 2023 — MTÜ Eesti Suurkiskjad v Keskkonnaamet
- article 1 point (i)
- article 2 point 3
- article 14 paragraph 1
- article 14
- Case C-411/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour constitutionnelle (Constitutional Court, Belgium) lodged on 7 July 2017 — Inter-Environnement Wallonie asbl, Bond Beter Leefmilieu Vlaanderen vzw v Conseil des ministres
- article 6 paragraph 4
- article 6 paragraph 3
- article 6
- Case C-43/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (Belgium) lodged on 24 January 2018 — Compagnie d’entreprises CFE SA v Région de Bruxelles-Capitale
Legal basis
EuroVoc Vocabulary
- Conservation of wild fauna and flora
- Environment
- Conservation of resources
- Protection of plant life
- Protection of animal life
- Protected species
- Protected area
- Approximation of laws
- Biotope
- Biodiversity