Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 7 December 2023.#AS 'Latvijas valsts meži' v Dabas aizsardzības pārvalde and Vides pārraudzības valsts birojs.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administratīvā rajona tiesa.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Environment – Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora – Directive 92/43/EEC – Article 6(3) – Concept of ‘plan or project’ on a protected site – Intervention in a forest to protect it from fire – Need to carry out a prior assessment of the implications of that intervention for the site concerned.#Case C-434/22.