# C_2010113EN.01002502.xml

| 1.5.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 113/25 |
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Action brought on 16 February 2010 — European Commission v Kingdom of Spain

(Case C-90/10)

2010/C 113/40

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: S. Pardo Quintillán and D. Recchia, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Kingdom of Spain

Form of order sought

| — | Declare that:
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by failing to establish conservation priorities in relation to the special areas of conservation corresponding to the sites of Community importance for the Macaronesian biogeographical region identified by Decision 2002/11/EC,( 1 ) in accordance with Article 4(4) of Directive 92/43/EEC,( 2 ) and —
by failing to adopt and apply the appropriate conservation measures and a protection system to prevent the deterioration of habitats and significant disruption to species, ensuring the legal protection of the special areas of conservation corresponding to the sites referred to in Decision 2002/11/EC situated in Spanish territory, in accordance with Article 6(1) and (2) of Directive 92/43/EEC, the Kingdom of Spain has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 4(4) and Article 6(1) and (2) of Directive 92/43/EEC; | — | by failing to establish conservation priorities in relation to the special areas of conservation corresponding to the sites of Community importance for the Macaronesian biogeographical region identified by Decision 2002/11/EC,( 1 ) in accordance with Article 4(4) of Directive 92/43/EEC,( 2 ) and | — | by failing to adopt and apply the appropriate conservation measures and a protection system to prevent the deterioration of habitats and significant disruption to species, ensuring the legal protection of the special areas of conservation corresponding to the sites referred to in Decision 2002/11/EC situated in Spanish territory, in accordance with Article 6(1) and (2) of Directive 92/43/EEC, |
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| — | by failing to establish conservation priorities in relation to the special areas of conservation corresponding to the sites of Community importance for the Macaronesian biogeographical region identified by Decision 2002/11/EC,( 1 ) in accordance with Article 4(4) of Directive 92/43/EEC,( 2 ) and | | | | |
| — | by failing to adopt and apply the appropriate conservation measures and a protection system to prevent the deterioration of habitats and significant disruption to species, ensuring the legal protection of the special areas of conservation corresponding to the sites referred to in Decision 2002/11/EC situated in Spanish territory, in accordance with Article 6(1) and (2) of Directive 92/43/EEC, | | | | |

| — | order the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs. |
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Pleas in law and main arguments

In so far as concerns the special areas of conservation corresponding to the sites of Community importance for the Macaronesian biogeographical region in its territory identified by Decision 2002/11/EC, the Commission considers that the Kingdom of Spain has failed to:

| — | satisfy the requirement to establish conservation priorities in accordance with Article 4(4) of the directive, and |
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| — | satisfy the requirement to adopt and apply the appropriate conservation measures and a protection system to prevent the deterioration of habitats and significant disruption to species, ensuring the legal protection of those special areas of conservation, in accordance with Article 6(1) and (2) of the directive. |
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( 1 )  Commission Decision of 28 December 2001 adopting the list of sites of Community importance for the Macaronesian biogeographical region, pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC (OJ 2002 L 5, p. 16).

( 2 )  Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ 1992 L 206, p. 7).

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