COMMISSION DIRECTIVE
of 25 July 1985
amending Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds
(85/411/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds (1), as last amended
by Directive 81/854/EEC (2), in particular Article 15 thereof,Whereas Annex I to Directive 79/409/EEC should be altered to take account of the latest information on the situation as regards avifauna;Whereas the provisions of this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee to adapt Directive 79/409/EEC to technical and scientific progress,HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Annex I to Directive 79/409/EEC shall be replaced by the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive on 31 July 1986.2. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 July 1985.