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Provided that there is no satisfactory alternative and the derogation is not detrimental to the maintenance of the populations of the species concerned at a favourable conservation status in their natural range, Member States may derogate from the provisions of Articles 12, 13, 14 and 15 (a) and (b): in the interest of protecting wild fauna and flora and conserving natural habitats; to prevent serious damage, in particular to crops, livestock, forests, fisheries and water and other types of property; in the interests of public health and public safety, or for other imperative reasons of overriding public interest, including those of a social or economic nature and beneficial consequences of primary importance for the environment; for the purpose of research and education, of repopulating and re-introducing these species and for the breedings operations necessary for these purposes, including the artificial propagation of plants; to allow, under strictly supervised conditions, on a selective basis and to a limited extent, the taking or keeping of certain specimens of the species listed in Annex IV in limited numbers specified by the competent national authorities.

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Source: EUR-Lex CELLAR · retrieved 2026-08-09 · Text as consolidated on 2025-07-14; changes after this date are not shown.