Chapters

• Overview of the EU Nature Law and Policy
• Plan of the presentation
• Introduction - Overview of the EU Nature Protection Law
• General legal framework on EU Nature Protection Law
• Overview of EU Nature Protection Framework
• Cross-cutting legislation
• I - Objectives of the Birds and Habitats Directives
• The Birds and Habitats directives: Cornerstones of EU legislation on nature protection
• General objectives of the Directives (1)
• General objectives of the Directives (2)
• II – Scope of application of the Birds and Habitats Directives and linkages
• Scope rationae loci
• III - The establishment of the Natura 2000 network
• What is the Natura 2000 network?
• Definition of the SPAs
• Definition of the SACs
• Biogeographical regions
• The classification procedure
• Classification of the SPAs: Transposition issues (1)
• Classification of the SPAs: Transposition issues (2)
• Conservation measures in SPAs and SACs
• Case Law on the conservation measures
• Conservation measures: Transposition issues (1)
• Conservation measures: Transposition issues (2)
• IV- Appropriate impact assessment of plans and projects
• Appropriate impact assessment: in few words…
• Appropriate impact assessment of plans and projects: Articles 6.3 and 6.4 of the Habitats Directive
• Stage 1 and 2
• Stage 3 and 4
• Example 1: C-127/02, Mechanical fishing of cockles in the SPA of the Waddenzee
• Exemple 2: C- 404/09, Commission vs Spain (Alto Sil)
• Example 3: C‑521/12, Briels case (road-widening project)
• Other obligations: Prohibition of Killing, Capturing and Trading protected species
• Strict protection regime: Killing, Capturing and Trading protected species
• Nature of Litigation at EU level
• CJEU Case Law - Infringement Procedure
• Infringement cases (1)
• Infringement cases (2)