Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 8 May 2025.#Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen and Sogent v KG and WA.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Belgium).#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Environment – Directive 2011/92/EU – Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment – Projects listed in Annex II – Determination of the projects to be made subject to an environmental impact assessment (screening) – Article 9a – Prevention of conflicts of interest – Combining the functions of developer and the authority competent to make that determination – Appropriate separation between conflicting functions.#Case C-236/24.