50Given the objective of Directive 2001/42, which consists in providing for a high level of protection of the environment, the provisions which delimit the directive’s scope, in particular those setting out the definitions of the measures envisaged by the directive, must be interpreted broadly (judgment in Inter-Environnement Bruxelles and Others, C‑567/10, EU:C:2012:159, paragraph 37). Any exceptions to or limitations of those provisions must, consequently, be interpreted strictly.
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