Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad voor Vergunningsbetwistingen (Belgium) lodged on 14 August 2025 – Dryade vzw v Stad Peer, represented by the College van burgemeester en schepenen

(Case C-548/25, Dryade)

(C/2025/5941)

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Raad voor Vergunningsbetwistingen

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Dryade vzw

Defendant: Stad Peer, represented by the College van burgemeester en schepenen

Intervening party in the proceedings: X company or association without legal personality

Question referred

Does Article 6(3) of the Habitats Directive (1) preclude a statutory scheme under which projects which do not require a permit, authorisation or licence but merely a declaration – such as limited groundwater extractions – are not subject to an obligation to prepare an appropriate assessment, even if those projects are likely to have a significant effect on the integrity of a special area of conservation?

(1)  Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ 1992 L 206, p. 7).