<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Fort III, which is situated on the territory of the Borsbeek municipal authority and abuts a regional airport, forms part of a special conservation area in Flanders under Directive 92/43/EEC(1). Fort III was designated a special conservation area because it is the habitat of a number of rare, protected species of bat.  A logging concession has been issued in respect of the bulk of the trees on the site. The Borsbeek municipal authority is required to fell the trees - including some domestic oaks that have been growing there for about one hundred years - or else to pay a swingeing fine of EU 20000 per day if it does not comply.  In the event that operations need to be carried out in a special conservation area, compensatory measures are mandatory.  Does the Commission feel that this logging concession was issued in conformity with the Habitats Directive, and does it think that the bat habitat will be irreparably damaged as a result thereof or that, at least, the habitat of those animals will be seriously disturbed?  If the logging concession was properly issued, what argument can the Commission put forward which would justify the felling of trees in a special conservation area, and does the Commission have any information about an ‘appropriate assessment’ (as referred to in Article 6 of Directive 92/43/EEC)?  If, in the Commission's view, the logging concession was improperly issued, what procedural failures were involved, and what measures will the European Commission take to rectify the irregularities?    (1)OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7."
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [7]. </s>
Fort III, which is situated on the territory of the Borsbeek municipal authority and abuts a regional airport, forms part of a special conservation area in Flanders under Directive 92/43/EEC(1). Fort III was designated a special conservation area because it is the habitat of a number of rare, protected species of bat.  A logging concession has been issued in respect of the bulk of the trees on the site. The Borsbeek municipal authority is required to fell the trees - including some domestic oaks that have been growing there for about one hundred years - or else to pay a swingeing fine of EU 20000 per day if it does not comply.  In the event that operations need to be carried out in a special conservation area, compensatory measures are mandatory.  Does the Commission feel that this logging concession was issued in conformity with the Habitats Directive, and does it think that the bat habitat will be irreparably damaged as a result thereof or that, at least, the habitat of those animals will be seriously disturbed?  If the logging concession was properly issued, what argument can the Commission put forward which would justify the felling of trees in a special conservation area, and does the Commission have any information about an ‘appropriate assessment’ (as referred to in Article 6 of Directive 92/43/EEC)?  If, in the Commission's view, the logging concession was improperly issued, what procedural failures were involved, and what measures will the European Commission take to rectify the irregularities?    (1)OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7.