En outre, la Commission considère que la Finlande n'est pas en droit d'invoquer des dérogations pour permettre la chasse de certaines espèces d'oiseaux aquatiques pendant le printemps, dans certaines municipalités de la côte méridionale finlandaise et dans les îles Aland (par exemple, la macreuse brune Melanitta fusca et la bécasse des bois Scolopax rusticola). La Commission objecte essentiellement qu'il existe des solutions alternatives à la chasse printanière et que celle-ci ne se limite pas à de petites quantités.
Finnish rules do not respect these requirements. In particular, the Commission considers that the prohibition period in Finland for the hunting of certain common birds, which was recently extended to cover the period from 10 April to 31 July, is still not extensive enough to fully cover the entire spring migration and breeding season of these species. In addition, the Commission considers that Finland is not justified in relying on derogations to allow the hunting of certain waterfowl species during spring in certain municipalities on the southern coast of Finland and on the Aland Islands (for example, Velvet Scoter, Melanitta fusca and Woodcock Scolopax rustico
la). This is mainly ...[+++]because there are alternative solutions to spring hunting and because the hunting is not restricted to small amounts.
