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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of8November2001
laying down a questionnaire to be used for annual reporting on ambient air quality assessment
underCouncilDirectives 96/62/ECand1999/30/EC
(notified under document number C(2001) 3405)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2001/839/EC)
(OJ L 319, 4.12.2001, p. 45)
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of8November2001
laying down a questionnaire to be used for annual reporting on
ambient air quality assessment under Council Directives 96/62/EC
and1999/30/EC
(notified under document number C(2001) 3405)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2001/839/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 96/62/EC of 27 September 1996 on
ambient air quality assessment and management(1), and in particular
Article 11 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Directive 96/62/EC establishes the framework for assessment
and management of ambient air quality.
(2)Council Directive 1999/30/EC of 22 April 1999 relating to limit
valuesfor s ulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxidesof
nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air(2) lays
down limit valuesto be met on a certain target date.
(3)Regular reporting by Member Statesisan integral element ofthat legislation.
(4)A number of itemss et out in Article 11 of Directive 96/62/EC,in conjunction with AnnexesI, II, III, IV and V to Directive1999/30/EC, in Article 3, Article 5 and Article 9(6) of Directive1999/30/EC must be reported on an annual basis.
(5)According to Directive 1999/30/EC, provisions on reportingunder Council Directive 80/779/EEC on air quality limit valuesand guide values for sulphur dioxide and suspended particu-lates(
3), Council Directive 82/884/EEC of 3 December 1982 on
a limit value for lead in the air(4) and Council Directive 85/203/
EEC of 7 March 1982 on air quality standards for nitrogendioxide(
5) are repealed with effect from 19 July 2001, although
the limit valuesunder thes e Directivesremain in force until 2005for Directives80/779/EEC and 82/884/EEC, and 2010 for Direc-tive 85/203/EEC and reporting on exceedencesof thes e limit
valuescontinuesaccording to Article 9(6) of Directive 1999/30/
EC.
(6)In order to ensure that the required information is supplied in thecorrect format, Member States should be required to submit it on
the basis of a standardised questionnaire.
(7)The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Committee instituted by Article 12(2) of
Directive 96/62/EC,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Member States shall use the questionnaire set out in the Annex as a
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(1) OJ L 296, 21.11.1996, p. 55.
(2) OJ L 163, 29.6.1999, p. 41.
(3) OJ L 229, 30.8.1980, p. 30.
(4) OJ L 378, 31.12.1982, p. 15.
(5) OJ L 87, 27.3.1985, p. 1.
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under Article 11 of Directive 96/62/EC, in conjunction with AnnexesI,
II, III, IV and V, and Articles3, 5 and 9(6) of Directive 1999/30/EC.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.2001D0839 — EN — 04.12.2001 — 000.001 — 3
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