Interventions against Damage Caused by Bark Beetle in the Special Protected Areas in the Current Czech and European Legal Regulation

Abstract

This article focuses, also in the light of current case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the legal aspects of interfence with damage caused by bark beetle in special protected areas under Czech and European Union law. It notes in particular the relations of the Forest Act No. 289/1995 Coll. and Act No. 114/1992 Coll., on Nature and Landscape Protection.

Key attention is paid to the current jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the EU on interventions against bark beetle in Natura 2000 areas.

Keywords

• environment
• forest
• owner
• damage
• forest protection
• bark beetle
• special protected areas
• Natura 2000 network
• Court of Justice of the EU