(30)The environmental objective of the protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems should be interpreted in accordance with relevant Union law, including Regulations (EU) No 995/2010 40 , (EU) No 511/2014 41 and (EU) No 1143/2014 42 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council 43 , Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 44 , Council Directives 91/676/EEC and 92/43/EEC 45 , and with the communications of the Commission of 21 May 2003 on ‘Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT)’, of 3 May 2011 on ‘Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020’, of 6 May 2013 on ‘Green Infrastructure (GI) – Enhancing Europe’s natural Capital’, of 26 February 2016 on ‘EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking’ and of 23 July 2019 on ‘Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests’.
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- 41 Regulation (EU) No 511/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on compliance measures for users from the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization in the Union ( OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 59 ). ↩
- 40 Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market ( OJ L 295, 12.11.2010, p. 23 ). ↩
- 44 Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein ( OJ L 61, 3.3.1997, p. 1 ). ↩
- 42 Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species ( OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 35 ). ↩
- 45 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora ( OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7 ). ↩
- 43 Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds ( OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7 ). ↩