60As the Advocate General observed in point 69 of her Opinion, the obligation to carry out an environmental assessment under Article 3(4) of the SEA Directive — just like the assessment requirement under Article 3(2)(a) of that directive — is dependent on whether the plan or programme in question sets the framework for future development consent of projects.
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