Directive 2009/147/EC

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Directive 2009/147/EC is a key European Union law on the conservation of wild birds, forming one of the main legal pillars of the Natura 2000 protected areas network.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf EU environmental law ⓘ
European Union directive ⓘ
legal act of the European Union ⓘ
adoptedBy Council of the European Union ⓘ
European Parliament ⓘ
aimsTo preserve, maintain or re-establish a sufficient diversity and area of habitats for all wild birds ⓘ
protect, manage and regulate all wild bird species naturally occurring in the EU ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Birds Directive ⓘ
linked to: EU Birds Directive
appliesIn EU Member States ⓘ
basedOnTreatyArticle Article 175 of the EC Treaty ⓘ
bindingOn EU Member States ⓘ
contains Annex I list of bird species requiring special conservation measures ⓘ
Annex II list of bird species that may be hunted under certain conditions ⓘ
Annex III list of bird species that may be sold, transported or kept under certain conditions ⓘ
Annex IV list of prohibited means and methods of capture and killing ⓘ
Annex V list of bird species that may be hunted under national legislation ⓘ
contributesTo implementation of Natura 2000 network ⓘ
focusesOn species-based conservation measures ⓘ
formsLegalPillarOf Natura 2000 network ⓘ
formsMainLegalPillarWith Council Directive 92/43/EEC for Natura 2000 ⓘ
fullName Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of wild birds ⓘ
geographicalScope European territory of the Member States to which the Treaty applies ⓘ
jurisdiction European Union ⓘ
languageOfTitle all official languages of the European Union ⓘ
legalBasisFor designation of Special Protection Areas ⓘ
legalInstrumentType directive ⓘ
obligesMemberStatesTo report on implementation to the European Commission ⓘ
take requisite measures to preserve, maintain or re-establish habitats of wild birds ⓘ
policyArea biodiversity protection ⓘ
nature conservation ⓘ
wild bird conservation ⓘ
prohibits deliberate killing or capture of wild birds ⓘ
destruction of nests and eggs of wild birds ⓘ
disturbance of birds particularly during breeding and rearing ⓘ
keeping of birds whose hunting and capture is prohibited ⓘ
taking of eggs in the wild ⓘ
recastOf Council Directive 79/409/EEC ⓘ
relatedTo Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora ⓘ
replaces Council Directive 79/409/EEC ⓘ
requires designation of Special Protection Areas for threatened and migratory bird species ⓘ
maintenance of bird populations at a level corresponding to ecological, scientific and cultural requirements ⓘ
protection of bird habitats ⓘ
requiresTranspositionBy national legislation of Member States ⓘ
sector environment ⓘ
wildlife protection ⓘ
setsRulesFor hunting of wild birds ⓘ
trade in wild birds and their parts ⓘ
shortName EU Birds Directive ⓘ
subjectMatter conservation of all species of naturally occurring wild birds in the European territory of the Member States ⓘ

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Natura 2000 network → legalBasis → Directive 2009/147/EC ⓘ
Special Protection Area → basedOnDirective → Directive 2009/147/EC ⓘ
Special Protection Area → predecessorDirective → Directive 79/409/EEC ⓘ
linked to: Directive 2009/147/EC
EU Birds Directive → officialName → Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of wild birds ⓘ
linked to: Directive 2009/147/EC
Directive 2009/147/EC → fullName → Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of wild birds ⓘ
linked to: Directive 2009/147/EC
Council Directive 92/43/EEC → complements → Directive 2009/147/EC ⓘ
Special Protection Area → legalBasis → Directive 2009/147/EC ⓘ
subject linked to: SPA
Council Directive 79/409/EEC → recastAs → Directive 2009/147/EC ⓘ
Council Directive 79/409/EEC → repealedBy → Directive 2009/147/EC ⓘ