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Technical information & guidance

Countryside Council for Wales

• Regulation 35 advice (1.2Mb pdf)

European Commission

• Managing Natura 2000 sites: The provisions of Article 6 of the ‘Habitats’ Directive 92/43/EEC
• Guidance document on Article 6(4) of the ‘Habitats Directive’
• Nature & Biodiversity Paper Publications

UK Government guidance

• European Marine Sites in England & Wales: A Guide to the Conservation (Natural Habitats &c.) Regulations 1994 and to the preparation and application of Management Schemes (nb large file 6Mb pdf)  DETR /Welsh Office 1998

Other guidance

• UK Marine SACs Project
• UK MPA centre

Legislation & case-law

European Union

• Habitats Directive: Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora
• Birds Directive: Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds
• European Court case-law report: Nature and biodiversity cases: rulings of the European Court of Justice (1.3Mb pdf)

UK

• Habitats Regulations:  Conservation (Natural Habitats, & c.) Regulations 2010
• Explanatory memorandum
• UK case-law report: How the scale of effects on internationally designated nature conservation sites in Britain has been considered in decision making (1.2mb pdf)
• Marine & Coastal Access Act 2009