CELEX: 62019CA0161
Language: en
Date: 2020-04-23 00:00:00
Title: Case C-161/19: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 23 April 2020 — European Commission v Republic of Austria (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2009/147/EC — Conservation of wild birds — Authorisations for spring hunting of male specimens of the bird species ‘Eurasian woodcock’ (Scolopax rusticola) in Lower Austria (Austria) — Article 7(4) and Article 9(1)(c) — ‘No other satisfactory solution’ — Concept of ‘small numbers’)

13.7.2020   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 230/11
            
         
      Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 23 April 2020 — European Commission v Republic of Austria
      (Case C-161/19) (1)
      
      (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2009/147/EC - Conservation of wild birds - Authorisations for spring hunting of male specimens of the bird species ‘Eurasian woodcock’ (Scolopax rusticola) in Lower Austria (Austria) - Article 7(4) and Article 9(1)(c) - ‘No other satisfactory solution’ - Concept of ‘small numbers’)
      (2020/C 230/14)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: European Commission (represented by: C. Hermes and M. Noll-Ehlers, acting as Agents)
      
         Defendant: Republic of Austria (represented by: J. Schmoll, acting as Agent)
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Declares that, by authorising the spring hunting of male Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) in Lower Austria (Austria), the Republic of Austria has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 7(4) of Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds.
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders the Republic of Austria to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 148, 29.4.2019.