Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- PART I General principles of EC environmental law
- PART II European Community institutions and legislation
- PART III The relationship between environmental protection, financial assistance and free trade
- PART IV Procedural techniques of environmental protection
- PART V Protection of air quality
- 19 Council Directive 84/360/EEC of 28 June 1984 on the combating of air pollution from industrial plants (OJ L 188 16.07.1984 p. 20)
- 20 Council Directive 93/76/EEC of 13 September 1993 to limit carbon dioxide emissions by improving energy efficiency (SAVE) (OJ L 237 22.09.1993 p. 28)
- 21 Council Directive 96/62/EC of 27 September 1996 on ambient air quality assessment and management (OJ L 296 21.11.1996 p. 55)
- 22 Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2000 on substances that deplete the ozone layer (OJ L 244 29.09.2000 p. 1)
- 23 Directive 2002/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2002 relating to ozone in ambient air (OJ L 067 09.03.2002 p. 14)
- 24 Directive 2002/91/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2002 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 001 04.01.2003 p. 65)
- 25 Directive 2003/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 May 2003 on the promotion of the use of biofuels or other renewable fuels for transport (OJ L 123 17.05.2003 p. 42)
- 26 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275 25.10.2003 p. 32)
- 26A Directive 2004/101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community, in respect of the Kyoto Protocol's project mechanisms (OJ L 338 13.11.2004 p. 18)
- 27 Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 concerning a mechanism for monitoring Community greenhouse gas emissions and for implementing the Kyoto Protocol (OJ L 049 19.02.2004 p. 1)
- PART VI Biodiversity and nature conservation
- PART VII Waste
- PART VIII Dangerous substances
- PART IX Water quality
21 - Council Directive 96/62/EC of 27 September 1996 on ambient air quality assessment and management (OJ L 296 21.11.1996 p. 55)
from PART V - Protection of air quality
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 January 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- PART I General principles of EC environmental law
- PART II European Community institutions and legislation
- PART III The relationship between environmental protection, financial assistance and free trade
- PART IV Procedural techniques of environmental protection
- PART V Protection of air quality
- 19 Council Directive 84/360/EEC of 28 June 1984 on the combating of air pollution from industrial plants (OJ L 188 16.07.1984 p. 20)
- 20 Council Directive 93/76/EEC of 13 September 1993 to limit carbon dioxide emissions by improving energy efficiency (SAVE) (OJ L 237 22.09.1993 p. 28)
- 21 Council Directive 96/62/EC of 27 September 1996 on ambient air quality assessment and management (OJ L 296 21.11.1996 p. 55)
- 22 Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2000 on substances that deplete the ozone layer (OJ L 244 29.09.2000 p. 1)
- 23 Directive 2002/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2002 relating to ozone in ambient air (OJ L 067 09.03.2002 p. 14)
- 24 Directive 2002/91/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2002 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 001 04.01.2003 p. 65)
- 25 Directive 2003/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 May 2003 on the promotion of the use of biofuels or other renewable fuels for transport (OJ L 123 17.05.2003 p. 42)
- 26 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275 25.10.2003 p. 32)
- 26A Directive 2004/101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community, in respect of the Kyoto Protocol's project mechanisms (OJ L 338 13.11.2004 p. 18)
- 27 Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 concerning a mechanism for monitoring Community greenhouse gas emissions and for implementing the Kyoto Protocol (OJ L 049 19.02.2004 p. 1)
- PART VI Biodiversity and nature conservation
- PART VII Waste
- PART VIII Dangerous substances
- PART IX Water quality
Summary
Editorial note
Council Directive 96/62/EC recognises the need to assess ambient air quality needs against limit values and/or alert thresholds. The general aim of the Directive is to define the basic principles of a common strategy regarding ambient air quality, including defining and establishing objectives, assessing quality and obtaining information (Article 1). ‘Ambient air’ is defined as outdoor air in the troposphere, excluding work places (Article 2(1)). Member States are required to designate competent authorities in order to ensure the implementation of the Directive (Article 3). The Directive establishes a timetable for the Commission to propose the setting of limit values and alert thresholds for pollutants listed in Annex I (Article 4(1)), which must take into account the most recent scientific-research data and the most recent advances in metrology (Article 4(2)). When the limit values and alert thresholds are set, criteria and techniques must be established for the measurement and use of other techniques for assessing ambient air quality (Article 4(3)). Member States which do not have representative measurements of the levels of pollutants for all zones and agglomerations must undertake a series of representative measurements, surveys or assessments in order to have data available in time for implementation of legislation (Article 5). Once limit values and alert thresholds have been set, ambient air quality must be assessed throughout the territory of the Member States (Article 6).
Member States must take the necessary measures to ensure compliance with the limit values, and draw up action plans indicating the measures to be taken in the short term where there is a risk of the limit values and/or alert thresholds being exceeded (Article 7).
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