Article 12 requires Member States to report about the progress made with the implementation of the Birds Directive. The Commission, in agreement with Member States, has revised the reporting procedure in order to focus the reporting on data that inform about the status of bird populations, thereby streamlining to an extent the reporting with the reporting under Article 17 of the Habitats Directive.

Article 12 requires Member States to report about the progress made with the implementation of the Birds Directive. The Commission, in agreement with Member States, has revised the reporting procedure in order to focus the reporting on data that inform about the status of bird populations, thereby streamlining to an extent the reporting with the reporting under Article 17 of the Habitats Directive.