Commission of the European Communities v. Republic of Malta Pays/Territoire Union européenne, Malte Type de cour Cour internationale Date Avr 24, 2008 Source UNEP, InforMEA Nom du tribunal European Court of Justice Siège de la cour Luxembourg Juge Poiares Maduro, M. Numéro de référence C-76/08 R Langue Anglais Sujet Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Normes environnementales Protection des animaux Espèces menacées Oiseaux Gestion communautaire de la faune et de la flore sauvage Résumé By order of the President of the Court, Malta was told to refrain from adopting any measures applying the derogation in Article 9 of Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds for the hunting of quails (Coturnix coturnix) and turtle doves (Streptopelia turtur) on the 2008 spring migration. In the past, Malta allowed for the hunting of these birds under this derogation. In the main proceedings, the Commission contests this practice. As interim relief, the President ordered not to allow the hunting of two types of birds in the 2008 spring migration season. A similar request with regard to 2009 was dismissed since urgency (a condition for granting interim relief) was not made out in the present application for interim measures. Texte intégral European Commission v. Republic of Malta_english.pdf Références Cite Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds. Législation | Union européenne | 1979 (2003) Mot clé: Oiseaux, Chasse/capture, Espèces menacées, Gestion/conservation, Protection de l'habitat, Équipement de chasse/méthodes de chasse, Protection des espèces Source: FAO, FAOLEX