31 Specifically in relation to the appellant environmental associations, it is stated in the notice of appeal that those associations should be recognized as having standing because one or more of their members belong to the category of persons who, under the fourth paragraph of Article 173, are entitled to bring an action before the Court of First Instance, and also because they can rely in their own right, in order to have their standing recognized, on the fact that their primordial objective is the protection of the environment and that specifically included in their objects, moreover, is protection of the environment in the geographical area in which the works in question are being carried out.
31 Met name de milieuverenigingen stellen in het verzoekschrift in hogere voorziening, dat hun procesbevoegdheid toekomt, omdat een of meerdere van hun leden tot de categorie van personen behoren die krachtens artikel 173, vierde alinea, zich tot het Gerecht kunnen wenden, èn omdat zij uit eigen hoofde procesbevoegdheid ontlenen aan het feit, dat zij de milieubescherming tot belangrijkste doel hebben, met name in het geografische gebied waar het bewuste werk wordt uitgevoerd.EurLex-2 EurLex-2