Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 14 November 2024.#European Commission v Federal Republic of Germany.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Environment – Directive 92/43/EEC – Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora – Article 6(2) – Appropriate steps to avoid, in special areas of conservation, the deterioration of natural habitats – Habitat types 6510 (lowland hay meadows) and 6520 (mountain hay meadows) protected by the Natura 2000 network – Loss of area – No specific surveillance of natural habitats – General and structural failure – Article 4(1) – Proposal by each Member State of a list of sites indicating which natural habitat types and native species the sites host – Regular updating of information relating to those sites.#Case C-47/23.