Conservation of wild birds

The proposal for a directive aimed to amend Directive 79/409/EEC with a view to clarifying the interpretation of the concept of banning the hunting of migratory species during their period of reproduction and during their return to their rearing grounds. To this end, a new annex laid down the limits defining the discretion Member States had to determine the end of the hunting season. It was thus proposed that the hunting season would end: - for species whose conservation status was favourable and whose migration began before 20 February, at the latest within the 10-day period following the 10-day period when migratory passage began; - for species whose conservation status was favourable and whose migration began after 20 February, or for species whose conservation status was unfavourable and whose migration began before 20 February, at the latest within the same 10-day period as that during which migratory passage began; - for species whose conservation status was not favourable and whose migration began after 20 February, at the latest within the 10-day period preceding that during which migratory passage began. �