<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Many Member States of the European Union have still not sent the Commission a complete national list of areas for inclusion in the Natura 2000 network, even though they should have done so by 5June 1995. Many have not even brought their legislation into line with the Natural Habitats Directive, even though this should have been done by 5June 1994 (1January 1995 for Finland, Sweden and Austria). Some have sent the Commission old legislation, adopted before the drafting of the Habitats Directive, which lacks all the crucial provisions of the directive.  Under the Habitats Directive, the Commission must decide on the """"""""Community list"""""""" by 5June 1998. It is already clear that this is going to be impossible. The Member States and the Commission ought now to do all they can to ensure that the Natura 2000 network approved at Community level can live up to its name and be in force by the year 2000.  In deciding on 19June 1997 on the Commission's communication, the Council noted the need to increase the effectiveness of the implementation and application of Community legislation in the environmental field. In its resolution on that communication (paragraph 17) the European Parliament called for greater regularity of automatic initiation of legal proceedings in cases where Member States have failed to comply with all provisions of a directive, obviating the need for political decisions by the Commission(1). This is particularly justified in the case of the natural habitats directive, given that the limits set by the directive have already been significantly exceeded.  What measures does the Commission propose to take to enable it to decide, in accordance with the responsibilities conferred upon it by Community legislation, on the Community Natura 2000 list as soon as possible, and at any rate before the year 2000?  What measures does the Commission propose to take to ensure that each Member State has brought into force legislation in accordance with the natural habitats directive by the date on which the Community list for that Member State is adopted?    (1)Resolution on a communication from the Commission on implementing Community environmental law (A-0109/97), OJ C 167, 2.6.1997, p.92."
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>
Many Member States of the European Union have still not sent the Commission a complete national list of areas for inclusion in the Natura 2000 network, even though they should have done so by 5June 1995. Many have not even brought their legislation into line with the Natural Habitats Directive, even though this should have been done by 5June 1994 (1January 1995 for Finland, Sweden and Austria). Some have sent the Commission old legislation, adopted before the drafting of the Habitats Directive, which lacks all the crucial provisions of the directive.  Under the Habitats Directive, the Commission must decide on the """"""""Community list"""""""" by 5June 1998. It is already clear that this is going to be impossible. The Member States and the Commission ought now to do all they can to ensure that the Natura 2000 network approved at Community level can live up to its name and be in force by the year 2000.  In deciding on 19June 1997 on the Commission's communication, the Council noted the need to increase the effectiveness of the implementation and application of Community legislation in the environmental field. In its resolution on that communication (paragraph 17) the European Parliament called for greater regularity of automatic initiation of legal proceedings in cases where Member States have failed to comply with all provisions of a directive, obviating the need for political decisions by the Commission(1). This is particularly justified in the case of the natural habitats directive, given that the limits set by the directive have already been significantly exceeded.  What measures does the Commission propose to take to enable it to decide, in accordance with the responsibilities conferred upon it by Community legislation, on the Community Natura 2000 list as soon as possible, and at any rate before the year 2000?  What measures does the Commission propose to take to ensure that each Member State has brought into force legislation in accordance with the natural habitats directive by the date on which the Community list for that Member State is adopted?    (1)Resolution on a communication from the Commission on implementing Community environmental law (A-0109/97), OJ C 167, 2.6.1997, p.92.