Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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|  | C/2024/6388 | 4.11.2024 |

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 19 September 2024 – European Commission v Republic of Malta

(Case C-23/23)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202406388EN.000101-E0001)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2009/147/EC - Conservation of wild birds - Article 5, Article 8(1) and Article 9(1) - Derogation scheme allowing the live-capturing of seven species of wild finches - Member States’ power of derogation for research purposes - Conditions)

(C/2024/6388)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: C. Hermes and R. Lindenthal, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Republic of Malta (represented by: A. Buhagiar, acting as Agent, assisted by D. Sarmiento Ramírez-Escudero, abogado)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Declares that, by adopting a derogation scheme allowing the live-capturing of seven species of wild finches, namely the chaffinch, (Fringilla coelebs), the linnet (Carduelis cannabina), the goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), the greenfinch (Carduelis chloris), the hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes), the serin (Serinus serinus) and the siskin (Carduelis spinus), the Republic of Malta has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 5 and Article 8(1) of Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds, read in conjunction with Article 9(1) of that directive; |

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| 2. | Orders the Republic of Malta to pay the costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6388/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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