Damage to protected species and natural habitats does not include previously identified adverse effects which result from an act by an operator which was expressly authorised by the relevant authorities in accordance with provisions implementing Article 6(3) and (4) or Article 16 of Directive 92/43/EEC or Article 9 of Directive 79/409/EEC or, in the case of habitats and species not covered by Community law, in accordance with equivalent provisions of national law on nature conservation.
Škoda, povzročena zavarovanim vrstam in naravnim habitatom, ne vključuje prej ugotovljenih škodljivih vplivov, nastalih zaradi izvajalčevega dejanja, ki so ga pristojni organi izrecno dovolili skladno z določbami člena 6(3) in (4) ali člena 16 Direktive 92/43/EGS ali člena 9 Direktive 79/409/EGS, ali pri habitatih in vrstah, ki niso zajeti v zakonodajo Skupnosti, skladno z enakovrednimi določbami nacionalne zakonodaje o ohranjanju narave;