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Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (codified version)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.(1) This Directive relates to the conservation of all species...

  3. Article 2.Member States shall take the requisite measures to maintain the...

  4. Article 3.(1) In the light of the requirements referred to in...

  5. Article 4.(1) The species mentioned in Annex I shall be the...

  6. Article 5.Without prejudice to Articles 7 and 9, Member States shall...

  7. Article 6.(1) Without prejudice to paragraphs 2 and 3, Member States...

  8. Article 7.(1) Owing to their population level, geographical distribution and reproductive...

  9. Article 8.(1) In respect of the hunting, capture or killing of...

  10. Article 9.(1) Member States may derogate from the provisions of Articles...

  11. Article 10.(1) Member States shall encourage research and any work required...

  12. Article 11.Member States shall see that any introduction of species of...

  13. Article 12.(1) Member States shall forward to the Commission every six years,...

  14. Article 13.Application of the measures taken pursuant to this Directive may...

  15. Article 14.Member States may introduce stricter protective measures than those provided...

  16. Article 15.Such amendments as are necessary for adapting Annexes I and...

  17. Article 16.(1) The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for...

  18. Article 16a. Committee procedure

  19. Article 17.Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of...

  20. Article 18.Directive 79/409/EEC, as amended by the acts listed in Annex...

  21. Article 19.This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day...

  22. Article 20.This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

    1. ANNEX I

      1. GAVIIFORMES

        1. Gaviidae

      2. PODICIPEDIFORMES

        1. Podicipedidae

      3. PROCELLARIIFORMES

        1. Procellariidae

        2. Hydrobatidae

      4. PELECANIFORMES

        1. Pelecanidae

        2. Phalacrocoracidae

      5. CICONIIFORMES

        1. Ardeidae

        2. Ciconiidae

        3. Threskiornithidae

      6. PHOENICOPTERIFORMES

        1. Phoenicopteridae

      7. ANSERIFORMES

        1. Anatidae

      8. FALCONIFORMES

        1. Pandionidae

        2. Accipitridae

        3. Falconidae

      9. GALLIFORMES

        1. Tetraonidae

        2. Phasianidae

      10. GRUIFORMES

        1. Turnicidae

        2. Gruidae

        3. Rallidae

        4. Otididae

      11. CHARADRIIFORMES

        1. Recurvirostridae

        2. Burhinidae

        3. Glareolidae

        4. Charadriidae

        5. Scolopacidae

        6. Laridae

        7. Sternidae

        8. Alcidae

      12. PTEROCLIFORMES

        1. Pteroclididae

      13. COLUMBIFORMES

        1. Columbidae

      14. STRIGIFORMES

        1. Strigidae

      15. CAPRIMULGIFORMES

        1. Caprimulgidae

      16. APODIFORMES

        1. Apodidae

      17. CORACIIFORMES

        1. Alcedinidae

        2. Coraciidae

      18. PICIFORMES

        1. Picidae

      19. PASSERIFORMES

        1. Alaudidae

        2. Motacillidae

        3. Troglodytidae

        4. Muscicapidae (Turdinae)

        5. Muscicapidae (Sylviinae)

        6. Muscicapidae (Muscicapinae)

        7. Paridae

        8. Sittidae

        9. Certhiidae

        10. Laniidae

        11. Corvidae

        12. Fringillidae (Fringillinae)

        13. Fringillidae (Carduelinae)

        14. Emberizidae (Emberizinae)

    2. ANNEX II

      1. PART A

        1. ANSERIFORMES

          1. Anatidae

        2. GALLIFORMES

          1. Tetraonidae

          2. Phasianidae

        3. GRUIFORMES

          1. Rallidae

        4. CHARADRIIFORMES

          1. Scolopacidae

        5. COLUMBIFORMES

          1. Columbidae

      2. PART B

        1. ANSERIFORMES

          1. Anatidae

        2. GALLIFORMES

          1. Meleagridae

          2. Tetraonidae

          3. Phasianidae

        3. GRUIFORMES

          1. Rallidae

        4. CHARADRIIFORMES

          1. Haematopodidae

          2. Charadriidae

          3. Scolopacidae

          4. Laridae

        5. COLUMBIFORMES

          1. Columbidae

        6. PASSERIFORMES

          1. Alaudidae

          2. Muscicapidae

          3. Sturnidae

          4. Corvidae

    3. ANNEX III

      1. PART A

        1. ANSERIFORMES

          1. Anatidae

        2. GALLIFORMES

          1. Tetraonidae

          2. Phasianidae

        3. COLUMBIFORMES

          1. Columbidae

      2. PART B

        1. ANSERIFORMES

          1. Anatidae

        2. GALLIFORMES

          1. Tetraonidae

        3. GRUIFORMES

          1. Rallidae

        4. CHARADRIIFORMES

          1. Charadriidae

          2. Scolopacidae

    4. ANNEX IV

      1. (a) Snares (with the exception of Finland and Sweden for the...

      2. (b) aircraft, motor vehicles, boats driven at a speed exceeding five...

    5. ANNEX V

      1. (a) National lists of species in danger of extinction or particularly...

      2. (b) Listing and ecological description of areas particularly important to migratory...

      3. (c) Listing of data on the population levels of migratory species...

      4. (d) Assessing the influence of methods of taking wild birds on...

      5. (e) Developing or refining ecological methods for preventing the type of...

      6. (f) Determining the role of certain species as indicators of pollution....

      7. (g) Studying the adverse effect of chemical pollution on population levels...

    6. ANNEX VI

      1. PART A

      2. PART B

    7. ANNEX VII

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