Reports of Cases

2011 I-04869

Subject-matter

Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations – Failure to take the measures necessary to comply with Article 12(1)(d) of Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora de (OJ L 206, p. 7) - Inadequacy of measures taken to protect the species Cricetus cricetus (European Hamster) - Deterioration of habitats

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• Directive 92/43 -A12P1LD : paragraphs 18, 40
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -103/00 : paragraphs 21, 22
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -518/04 : paragraph 20
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -183/05 : paragraphs 19, 20
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -531/06 : paragraph 22

Operative part

• Reference : Directive 92/43 -A12P1LD

Opinion

• Directive 92/43 -A12P1LD : points 22 - 24, 26, 27, 29 - 55, 61, 69, 81, 88, 96, 102, 104
  
• Directive 92/43 -A12P1 : points 23, 25, 37, 41, 44, 53
  
• Directive 92/43 -A02P1 : point 33
  
• Directive 92/43 -A02P2 : points 33, 34
  
• Directive 92/43 -A02P3 : point 85
  
• Directive 92/43 -A01LI : point 33
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -183/05 : points 25, 42
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -518/04 : point 25
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -342/05 : point 28
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -341/95 : point 39
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -103/00 : points 39, 42
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -286/02 : point 39
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -306/05 : point 39
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -161/08 : point 39
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -418/04 : points 51, 53
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -239/06 : point 51
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -284/05 : point 51
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -186/06 : point 51
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -504/06 : point 67
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -241/08 : point 67
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -458/08 : point 67
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 25/09/2009

Date of the Opinion

• 20/01/2011

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

09/06/2011

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 312 from 19.12.2009, p.16

Judgment: OJ C 226 from 30.07.2011, p.3

Name of the parties

Commission v France

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Simon, Denys: Directive « habitats ». La France condamnée pour insuffisance de protection du « grand hamster d'Alsace », Europe 2011 Août-Sept. Comm. nº 8-9 p.43-44 (FR)
2. Cudennec, Annie: Chronique de jurisprudence 2011 de la Cour de justice de l'Union européenne. Culture du maïs ou protection du grand hamster?, Revue de droit rural 2012 nº 406 p.31-32 (FR)
3. Czybulka, Detlef ; Mochtak, Arkadiusz: Feldhamster, Fischotter & Co., Zeitschrift für europäisches Umwelt- und Planungsrecht 2013 p.290-295 (DE)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Information not available

Subject-matter

• Environment
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Action for a declaration of failure to fulfil obligations : application granted
  

Formation of the Court

quatrième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Bay Larsen

Advocate General

Kokott

Language(s) of the Case

• French
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• German