Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- PART I General principles of EC environmental law
- PART II European Community institutions and legislation
- PART III The relationship between environmental protection, financial assistance and free trade
- PART IV Procedural techniques of environmental protection
- PART V Protection of air quality
- PART VI Biodiversity and nature conservation
- 28 Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 103 25.04.1979 p. 1)
- 29 Council Regulation (EEC) No 348/81 of 20 January 1981 on common rules for imports of whales or other cetacean products (OJ L 039 12.02.1981 p. 1)
- 30 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206 22.07.1992 p. 7)
- 31 Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (OJ L 061 03.03.1997 p. 1)
- 32 Council Directive 1999/22/EC of 29 March 1999 relating to the keeping of wild animals in zoos (OJ L 094 09.04.1999 p. 24)
- PART VII Waste
- PART VIII Dangerous substances
- PART IX Water quality
28 - Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 103 25.04.1979 p. 1)
from PART VI - Biodiversity and nature conservation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 January 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- PART I General principles of EC environmental law
- PART II European Community institutions and legislation
- PART III The relationship between environmental protection, financial assistance and free trade
- PART IV Procedural techniques of environmental protection
- PART V Protection of air quality
- PART VI Biodiversity and nature conservation
- 28 Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 103 25.04.1979 p. 1)
- 29 Council Regulation (EEC) No 348/81 of 20 January 1981 on common rules for imports of whales or other cetacean products (OJ L 039 12.02.1981 p. 1)
- 30 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206 22.07.1992 p. 7)
- 31 Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (OJ L 061 03.03.1997 p. 1)
- 32 Council Directive 1999/22/EC of 29 March 1999 relating to the keeping of wild animals in zoos (OJ L 094 09.04.1999 p. 24)
- PART VII Waste
- PART VIII Dangerous substances
- PART IX Water quality
Summary
Editorial note
Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds seeks to conserve wild birds and establish measures to ensure the protection and control of certain species. The scope of this Directive extends to the conservation of all species of naturally occurring birds in the wild in the European territory of the Member States to which the Treaty applies, and covers the protection, management and control of these species and establishes rules for their exploitation (Article 1(1)). The Directive applies to birds, their eggs, nests and habitats (Article 1(2)). Member States must take the necessary measures to maintain the population of the species described in Article 1 at a level which corresponds to ecological, scientific and cultural requirements, or to adapt the population of the species to that level, taking into consideration economic and recreational requirements (Article 2). Member States must take measures to preserve, maintain or re-establish a sufficient diversity and area of habitats for all species of birds referred to in Article 1, including the creation of protected areas, the upkeep and management of habitats inside and outside the protected areas, the re-establishment of destroyed biotypes, and the creation of new biotypes (Article 3).
Species listed in Annex I to the Directive are subject to special conservation measures regarding their habitat and Member States must classify the most suitable territories as special protection areas for the conservation of these species (Article 4(1)). The Directive requires Member States to adopt similar measures for regularly occurring migratory species not listed in Annex I and, to this end, attention should be paid to the protection of wetlands, particularly wetlands of international importance (Article 4(2)).
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- Documents in European Community Environmental Law , pp. 555 - 564Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2006
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