WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2351/96 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Commission. Implementation of Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds and Directive 92/43/EEC on habitats in the canalization of the Danube between Straubing and Vilshofen
Date: 1996-08-08
Institutions: BREYER, European Parliament
Subjects: Bavaria, Germany, environmental protection, infringement procedure (EU), protected area, protected species, protection of animal life, protection of plant life, wildlife













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91996E2351

WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2351/96 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Commission. Implementation of Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds and Directive 92/43/EEC on habitats in the canalization of the Danube between Straubing and Vilshofen  


Official Journal C 060 , 26/02/1997 P. 0143 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-2351/96 by Susan Waddington (PSE) to the Commission (8 August 1996)Subject: Implementation of Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds and Directive 92/43/EEC on habitats in the canalization of the Danube between Straubing and Vilshofen1. Is the Commission aware that the Federal Republic of Germany, in contravention of Article 4(1) and (2) of Directive 79/409/EEC ((OJ L 103, 25.4.1979, p.1. )) on the conservation of wild birds, has not designated the Danube valley between Regensburg and Vilshofen or the area at the mouth of the Isar as protection areas within the meaning of the directive?2. What will it do to have protection area status applied immediately?3. Is it aware that the Federal Republic of Germany (Ministry of Transport) and the Free State of Bavaria, in contravention of Article 4(4) of the EC directive on the conservation of wild birds and Article 6(4) of Directive 92/43/EEC ((OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p.7. )) on habitats, want to convert the last free-flowing section of the Bavarian Danube between Straubing and Vilshofen into a chain of locks?4. What will the Commission do to prevent the building of the Osterhofen and Waltendorf locks?5. Will it instigate proceedings against the Federal Republic under Article 169 for violation of the Treaty?Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (30 September 1996)1. The Commission is aware that the areas 'Donau-Tal: Regensburg - Vilshofen' and 'Isartal: Gottfried - Plattling einschließlich Isar-Mündungsbereich', both situated in Bavaria, qualify according to scientific literature as important bird areas, but are not yet designated as special protection areas pursuant to Article 4 of Directive 79/409/EEC.2 and 5. In general the designation of special protection areas in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 79/409/EEC by Germany is subject of an infringement procedure because in the view of the ornithological scientists, which the Commission shares, Germany and inter alia Bavaria has not yet designated the most suitable bird areas as special protection areas.3. The Commission was made aware of the project in question by a recent complaint. The Commission will ask the German authorities for further information concerning the project and its potential implications with regard to the birds Directive and the habitats Directive, being aware that major impacts on free flowing sections of the Danube might cause considerable problems for alluvial forests, which are partly considered as priority habitats under the habitats Directive.4. The further actions will depend on the answer given by the German authorities to question 3 above.