NNDKP Environment Flash No.10/2026

1.1. CJEU clarifications concerning the SEA Directive

On 7 September 2026, the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) in Case C-771/24, “Fédération belge du stationnement and Interparking”, was published in the Official Journal of the EU.

Through this judgment, the CJEU clarified the conditions under which a national regulatory measure may qualify as a “plan or programme” subject to an environmental assessment under Directive 2001/42/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (“SEA Directive”).

1.2. Update to the European Commission’s guidelines on single-use plastic products

On 8 September 2026, Notice No. C/2026/4813 updating European Commission’s guidelines on single-use plastic products in accordance with Directive 2019/904 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment (“SUP Directive”) was published in the Official Journal of the EU.