Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds

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Title	Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds
Alternative title	EU Birds Directive
Source	European Parliament
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URL	http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:020:0007:0025:EN:PDF
Created	2009-01-01
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Has part	Annex I: Species that shall be the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution. Member States shall classify territories as special protection areas for the conservation of these species.
Has part	Annex II: Species that may be hunted under national legislation in the geographical sea and land area where this Directive applies (Part A), or only in the Member States in respect of which they are indicated (Part B)
Has part	Annex III: Species for which it's not prohibited the sale, transport for sale, keeping for sale and the offering for sale of live or dead birds and of any readily recognisable parts or derivatives of such birds (Part A), or for which Member States may allow within their territory those activities, making provision for certain restrictions (Part B)
Has part	This species is not mentioned in the annexes, but it is covered by the general protection regime provided by Article 1 of the Directive to all species of birds naturally occurring in the wild state in the European territory of the Member States to which the Treaty applies.
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Anthus berthelotii Bolle, 1862	Anthus berthelotti	Birds	Aves
Falco pelegrinoides Temminck, 1829		Birds	Aves
Iduna pallida (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833)	Hippolais pallida	Birds	Aves
Morus bassanus (Linnaeus, 1758)	Sula bassana	Birds	Aves
Rhodopechys sanguineus (Gould, 1838)	Rhodopechys sanguinea	Birds	Aves
Tachymarptis melba Linnaeus, 1758	Apus melba	Birds	Aves
Vanellus gregarius (Pallas, 1771)	Chettusia gregaria	Birds	Aves
Vanellus leucurus Lichtenstein, 1823	Chettusia leucura	Birds	Aves

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