CELEX: C2007/183/08
Language: en
Date: 2007-08-04 00:00:00
Title: Case C-342/05: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 June 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Finland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 92/43/EEC — Conservation of natural habitats — Wild fauna and flora — Wolf hunting)

4.8.2007   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 183/5
            
         Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 June 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Finland
   (Case C-342/05) (1)
   
   (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Directive 92/43/EEC - Conservation of natural habitats - Wild fauna and flora - Wolf hunting)
   (2007/C 183/08)
   Language of the case: Finnish
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. van Beek and I. Koskinen, Agents)
   
      Defendant: Republic of Finland (represented by: E. Bygglin, Agent)
   Re:
   Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Infringement of Articles 12(1) and 16(1) of 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) — Hunting of wolves
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Declares that, by authorising wolf hunting on a preventive basis, without it being established that the hunting is such as to prevent serious damage within the meaning of Article 16(1)(b) of Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora, the Republic of Finland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 12(1) and 16(1)(b) of that directive;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders the Commission of the European Communities and the Republic of Finland to bear their own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 281, 12.11.2005.