Criminal proceedings v. Godefridus Jozef van der Feesten Country/Territory European Union Type of court International court Date Feb 8, 1996 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name European Court of Justice Seat of court Luxembourg Judge J.-PPuissochet,J.CMoitinho de Almeida,CGulmann,NFennelly. Reference number C-202/94 Language Dutch Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Emission standards Ecosystem preservation Recreational forest Endangered species Transboundary movement of waste Water quality standards Environmental standards Standards Noise standards Effluent waste standards Trade in species Recreational water use Abstract Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds applies to bird subspecies which occur naturally in the wild only outside the European territory of the Member States, if the species to which they belong or other subspecies of that species, occur naturally in the wild within the territory in question. The costs incurred by the French and Netherlands Governments and the Commission of the European Communities, which have submitted observations to the Court, are not recoverable. Since these proceedings are, for the parties to the main proceedings, a step in the proceedings pending before the national court, the decision on costs is a matter for that court. Full text liste.jsf