The Habitats Directive and, more specifically, its provisions on site protection have been the subject of several judgments by the Court of Justice of the European Union. These judgments have progressively clarified the balance between nature conservation interests and economic ones. Following a recent judgment of the Court about the managing of nitrogen deposition in Natura 2000 sites, this contribution highlights the known and unknown aspects of this legal field. It underlines in particular the importance of further clarification of the standards to pursue a programmatic approach in nature conservation and to evaluate science‐based evidence in court.

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平衡欧盟的自然与经济利益：关于人居指令下的缓解概念

《人居指令》，尤其是其有关场地保护的规定，已成为欧洲联盟法院若干判决的主题。这些判断逐步阐明了自然保护利益与经济利益之间的平衡。在法院最近对Natura 2000场址中的氮沉积管理进行判决之后，这一贡献突出了该法律领域的已知和未知方面。它特别强调了进一步澄清标准的重要性，以便在自然保护中采用程序化方法并在法庭上评估基于科学的证据。