Judgment of the Court 8 July 1987

In Case 247/85

THE COURT, composed of: Lord Mackenzie Stuart, President, C. Kakouris, T. F. O'Higgins and F. Schockweiler (Presidents of Chambers) G. Bosco, T. Koopmans, K. Bahlmann, R. Joliét and G. C. Rodríguez Iglesias, Judges, Advocate General: J. L. da Cruz Vilaça Registrar: B. Pastor, Administrator

having regard to the Report for the Hearing and further to the hearing on 17 September 1986 during which the Commission was represented by Thomas van Rijn, acting as Agent, and the Kingdom of Belgium was represented by J. Devadder, Assistant Advisor in the Legal Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on 2 December 1986,

gives the following

Judgment

The general obligations of Member States contained in the directive

First complaint: the list of birds which may be hunted

Second complaint: the list of protected birds

Third complaint: protection of nests

Fourth complaint: the derogations regarding certain species of birds

Fifth complaint: the list of birds which may be kept and the capture of birds in small quantities

Sixth complaint: the transport of birds

Seventh complaint: derogation for birds of a particular colour

Eighth complaint: derogation for the prevention of damage

Costs

1 Language of the Case: Dutch.