Court of Justice 8 July 2004, C-117/03 (Società Italiana Dragaggi SpA and Others v Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti and Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I – Introduction 1. In this case, the Court of Justice is called upon to give a ruling on the applicability of Article 6 of Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (2) (hereinafter ‘the Habitats Directive’).