Judgment_paragraph 61 · Coöperatie Mobilisation for the Environment UA and Vereniging Leefmilieu v College van gedeputeerde staten van Limburg and College van gedeputeerde staten van Gelderland (C-293/17, C-294/17)

61In the present case, the referring court is uncertain whether the grazing of cattle and the application of fertilisers on the surface of land or below its surface are to be included in the concept of ‘project’ within the meaning of Article 6(3) of the Habitats Directive, in so far as the Court has stated, in paragraph 24 of the judgment of 17 March 2011, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest and Others (C‑275/09, EU:C:2011:154), that the renewal of an existing permit cannot, in the absence of any works or interventions involving alterations to the physical aspect of the site, be classified as a ‘project’ within the meaning of the provisions preceding Article 1(2)(a) of the EIA Directive.