11.12.2017
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 424/7
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 19 October 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State — Netherlands) — Vereniging Hoekschewaards Landschap v Staatssecretaris van Economische Zaken
(Case C-281/16) (1)
((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Directive 92/43/EEC - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/72 - List of sites of Community importance for the Atlantic biogeographical region - Reduction of the size of a site - Scientific error - Validity))
(2017/C 424/09)
Language of the case: Dutch
Referring court
Raad van State
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Vereniging Hoekschewaards Landschap
Defendant: Staatssecretaris van Economische Zaken
Operative part of the judgment
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/72 of 3 December 2014 adopting an eighth update of the list of sites of Community importance for the Atlantic biogeographical region is invalid, in so far as, by that decision, the Haringvliet site (NL 1000015) was placed on that list without the inclusion of the Leenheerenpolder.
(1) OJ C 279, 1.8.2016.