27As regards, in the first place, Article 2(a) of Directive 2001/42, it should be noted that that provision defines ‘plans and programmes’, within the meaning of that directive, as being those which satisfy the two cumulative conditions set out in that provision, namely that they are subject to preparation and/or adoption by an authority at national, regional or local level or are prepared by an authority for adoption, through a legislative procedure by Parliament or Government (the first condition) and that they are required by legislative, regulatory or administrative provisions (the second condition) (judgment of 22 February 2022, Bund Naturschutz in Bayern, C‑300/20, EU:C:2022:102, paragraph 35 and the case-law cited).
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