62024CJ0236_SUM
Case C‑236/24
Provincie Oost-VlaanderenandSogent
v
KGandWA
(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State)
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 8 May 2025
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Environment – Directive 2011/92/EU – Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment – Projects listed in Annex II – Determination of the projects to be made subject to an environmental impact assessment (screening) – Article 9a – Prevention of conflicts of interest – Combining the functions of developer and the authority competent to make that determination – Appropriate separation between conflicting functions)
Environment – Assessment of the effects of certain projects on the environment – Directive 2011/92 – Making the projects listed in Annex II to the Directive subject to assessment – Screening procedure to determine whether it is necessary to subject such a project to an impact assessment – Obligation for the competent authorities to perform their duties objectively – Combining the functions of developer and the authority competent to carry out the screening – Obligation for Member States to ensure at least an appropriate separation between conflicting functions
(European Parliament and Council Directive 2011/92, as amended by Directive 2014/52, Arts 4(2), (4), (5) and 9a)
(see paragraphs 20-39, operative part)
See the text of the decision.