5.7.2008
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 171/8
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 15 May 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic
(Case C-503/06) (1)
(Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Directive 79/409/EEC - Conservation of wild birds - Derogations from the system of protection of wild birds - Region of Liguria)
(2008/C 171/13)
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: D. Recchia, Agent)
Defendant: Italian Republic (represented by: I. Braguglia, Agent and G. Fiengo, avvocato dello Stato)
Re:
Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Adoption and application, by the region of Liguria, of legislation authorising derogations from the system of protection for wild birds which fails to satisfy the conditions laid down in Article 9 of Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 concerning the conservation of wild birds (OJ 1979 L 103, p. 1)
Operative part of the judgment
1.
By adopting and applying, for the region of Liguria, legislation authorising derogations from the system of protection for wild birds which fails to satisfy the conditions laid down in Article 9 of Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 concerning the conservation of wild birds, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive.
2.
The Italian Republic is ordered to bear the costs, including those linked to the interlocutory proceedings.
(1) OJ C 82, 14.4.2007.
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