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Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora
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Degree of representativity of the natural habitat [X1type on the site.]
Area of the site covered by the natural habitat type in relation to the total area covered by that natural habitat type within national territory.
Degree of conservation of the structure and functions of the natural habitat type concerned and restoration possibilities.
Global assessment of the value of the site for conservation of the natural habitat type concerned.
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Size and density of the population of the species present on the site in relation to the populations present within national territory.
Degree of conservation of the features of the habitat which are important for the species concerned and restoration possibilities.
Degree of isolation of the population present on the site in relation to the natural range of the species.
Global assessment of the value of the site for conservation of the species concerned.
relative value of the site at national level;
geographical situation of the site in relation to migration routes of species in Annex II and whether it belongs to a continuous ecosystem situated on both sides of one or more internal Community frontiers;
total area of the site;
number of natural habitat types in Annex I and species in Annex II present on the site;
global ecological value of the site for the biogeographical regions concerned and/or for the whole of the territory referred to in Article 2, as regards both [X1the characteristic or unique] aspect of its features and the way they are combined.
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