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  • Glossary item | 31 Aug 2021
Priority species

Priority species means species referred to in (g) (i) for the conservation of which the Community has particular responsibility in view of the proportion of their natural range which falls within the territory referred to in Article 2; these priority species are indicated by an asterisk (*) in Annex II;

Source: EURO-Lex