By reason of the accession of Croatia to the European Union, this Directive lays down some amendments to Directives 92/43/EEC, 2001/81/EC and 2009/147/EC in the field of environmental and natural resources protection. The amendments concer: a) national emission ceilings to be attained by 2010 to ensure air quality protection; b) natural habitat types of Community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation; c) animal and plant species of Community intere