Court of Justice 21 September 1993, C-435/92 (Association pour la Protection des Animaux Sauvages and others v Préfet de Maine-et-Loire and Préfet de Loire-Atlantique.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General ++++ Mr President, Members of the Court, 1. In this case, the Administrative Court of Nantes has referred three questions to the Court concerning the interpretation of Article 7(4) of Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds (1) (hereinafter "the Wild Birds Directive" or "the Directive").