Nature and biodiversity cases. Ruling of the European Court of Justice (2006)
European Commission
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The classification as an SPA. The disturbance and deterioration caused by the limestone quarries of Vingrau and Tautavel.
C-374/98, Commission v. France - Basses Corbières
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 7 December 2000. - Commission of the European Communities v French Republic. - Failure of Member State to fulfil its obligations - Directives 79/409/EEC and 92/43/EEC - Conservation of wild birds - Special protection areas. http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:61998J0374:EN:HTML The classification as an SPA The Commission states that the ornithological richness of the Basses Corbières site, which is situated in a migration corridor of European importance, caused the French authorities to enter it as an important area for the conservation of wild birds (zone importante pour la conservation des oiseaux sauvages; ZICO), and that the area thus designated as a ZICO amounts to 47 400 hectares. The Basses Corbières site both shel...
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