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of27September1996
onambientair qualityassessmentandmanagement
(OJ L 296, 21.11.1996, p. 55)
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Official Journal
No page date
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COUNCILDIRECTIVE96/62/EC
of27September1996
onambientair qualityassessmentandmanagement
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and
in particular Article 130s (1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee (2),
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189c of
the Treaty (3),
Whereas the fifth action programme of 1992 on the environment, the
general approach of which was endorsed by the Council and the Repre-sentatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting withinthe Council, in their resolution 93/C 138/01 of 1 February 1993(
4),
envisages amendments to existing legislation on air pollutants; whereasthe said programme recommends the establishment of long-term air
quality objectives;
Whereas, in order to protect the environment as a whole and human
health, concentrations of harmful air pollutants should be avoided,prevented or reduced and limit values and/or alert thresholds set forambient air pollution levels;
Whereas, in order to take into account the specific formation mechan-
isms of ozone, these limit values and alert thresholds may need to becomplemented or replaced by target values;
Whereas the numerical values for limit values, alert thresholds and, as
regards ozone, target values and/or limit values and alert thresholds are
to be based on the findings of work carried out by international scien-
tific groups active in the field;
Whereas the Commission is to carry out studies to analyse the effects
of the combined action of various pollutants or sources of pollution andthe effect of climate on the activity of the various pollutants examinedin the context of this Directive;
Whereas the ambient air quality needs to be assessed against limit
values and/or alert thresholds, and, as regards ozone, target valuesand/or limit values taking into account the size of populations andecosystems exposed to air pollution, as well as the environment;
Whereas, in order for assessment of ambient air quality based on
measurements made in Member States to be comparable, the location
and number of sampling points and reference methods of measurementused should be specified when values are set for alert thresholds, limitvalues and target values;
Whereas, to allow for the use of other techniques of estimation of
ambient air quality besides direct measurement, it is necessary to
define the criteria for use and required accuracy of these techniques;
Whereas the general measures set upunder this Directive have to be
supplemented by others specific to individual substances covered;
Whereas these specific measures need to be adopted as soon as
possible in order to fulfil the overall objectives of this Directive;1996L0062 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ No C 216, 6. 8. 1994, p. 4.
(2) OJ No C 110, 2. 5. 1995, p. 5.
(3) Opinion of the European Parliament of 16 June 1995 (OJ No C 166, 3. 7.
1995, p. 173), Council common position of 30 November 1995 (OJ No C
59, 28. 2. 1996, p. 24) and decision of the European Parliament of 22 May
1996 (OJ No C 166, 10. 6. 1996, p. 63).
(4) OJ No C 138, 17. 5. 1993, p. 1.
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Whereas preliminary representative data on the levels of pollutants
should be collected;
Whereas, in order to protect the environment as a whole and human
health, it is necessary that Member States take action when limit values
are exceeded in order to comply with these values within the timefixed;
Whereas the measures taken by Member States must take into account
the requirements set by regulations concerning the operation of indus-trial installations in conformity with Community legislation in the fieldof integrated prevention and reduction of pollution when this legisla-
tion applies;
Whereas, because these actions require time to be implemented and
become effective, temporary margins of tolerance of the limit valuemay need to be set;
Whereas areas may exist in Member States where pollution levels are
greater than the limit value but within the allowed margin of tolerance;whereas the limit value must be complied with within the time speci-
fied;
Whereas Member States must consult with one another if the level of a
pollutant exceeds, or is likely to exceed, the limit value plus the marginof tolerance or, as the case may be, the alert threshold, followingsignificant pollution originating in another Member State;
Whereas the setting of alert thresholds at which precautionary measures
should be taken will make it possible to limit the impact of pollution
episodes on human health;
Whereas, in zones and agglomerations where the levels of pollutants
are below the limit values, Member States must endeavour to preservethe best ambient air quality compatible with sustainable development;
Whereas, in order to facilitate the handling and comparison of data
received, such data should be provided to the Commission in standar-dized form;
Whereas the implementation of a wide and comprehensive policy of
ambient air quality assessment and management needs to be based on
strong technical and scientific grounds and permanent exchange ofviews between the Member States;
Whereas there is a need to avoid increasing unnecessarily the amount
of information to be transmitted by Member States; whereas the infor-mation gathered by the Commission pursuant to the implementation of
this Directive is useful to the European Environment Agency (EEA)
and may therefore be transmitted to it by the Commission;
Whereas the adaptation of criteria and techniques used for the assess-
ment of the ambient air quality to scientific and technical progress andthe arrangements needed to exchange the information to be providedpursuant to this Directive may be desirable; whereas, in order to facil-itate implementation of the work necessary to this end, a procedure
should be set upto establish close coop eration between the Member
States and the Commission within a committee;
Whereas, in order to promote the reciprocal exchange of information
between Member States and the EEA, the Commission, with the assis-tance of the EEA, is to publish a report on ambient air quality in theCommunity every three years;
Whereas the substances already covered by Council Directive 80/779/
EEC of 15 July 1980 on air quality limit values and guide values for
sulphur dioxide and suspended particulates (
1), Council Directive 82/
884/EEC of 3 December 1982 on a limit value for lead in the air (2),1996L0062 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 3
(1) OJ No L 229, 30. 8. 1980, p. 30. Directive as last amended by Directive 91/
692/EEC (OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1991, p. 48).
(2) OJ No L 378, 31. 12. 1982, p. 15. Directive as last amended by Directive
91/692/EEC.
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Council Directive 85/203/EEC of 7 March 1985 on air quality stan-
dards for nitrogen dioxide (1) and Council Directive 92/72/EEC of 21
September 1992 on air pollution by ozone (2) should be dealt with first,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Objectives
The general aim of this Directive is to define the basic principles of a
common strategy to:
— define and establish objectives for ambient air quality in the
Community designed to avoid, prevent or reduce harmful effectson human health and the environment as a whole,
— assess the ambient air quality in Member States on the basis of
common methods and criteria,
— obtain adequate information on ambient air quality and ensure that
it is made available to the public, inter alia by means of alert
thresholds,
— maintain ambient air quality where it is good and improve it in
other cases.
Article 2
Definitions
For the purposes of this Directive:
1. ‘ambient air’ shall mean outdoor air in the troposphere, excluding
work places;
2. ‘pollutant’ shall mean any substance introduced directly or indir-
ectly by man into the ambient air and likely to have harmfuleffects on human health and/or the environment as a whole;
3. ‘level’ shall mean the concentration of a pollutant in ambient air or
the deposition thereof on surfaces in a given time;
4. ‘assessment’ shall mean any method used to measure, calculate,
predict or estimate the level of a pollutant in the ambient air;
5. ‘limit value’ shall mean a level fixed on the basis of scientific
knowledge, with the aim of avoiding, preventing or reducing
harmful effects on human health and/or the environment as awhole, to be attained within a given period and not to be exceededonce attained;
6. ‘target value’ shall mean a level fixed with the aim of avoiding
more long-term harmful effects on human health and/or the envir-onment as a whole, to be attained where possible over a givenperiod;
7. ‘alert threshold’ shall mean a level beyond which there is a risk to
human health from brief exposure and at which immediate stepsshall be taken by the Member States as laid down in this Directive;
8. ‘margin of tolerance’ shall mean the percentage of the limit value
by which this value may be exceeded subject to the conditions laiddown in this Directive;
9. ‘zone’ shall mean part of their territory delimited by the Member
States;
10. ‘agglomeration’ shall mean a zone with a population concentration
in excess of 250000 inhabitants or, where the population concen-tration is 250000 inhabitants or less, a population density per km
2
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(1) OJ No L 87, 27. 3. 1985, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 91/
692/EEC.
(2) OJ No L 297, 13. 10. 1992, p. 1.
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Article 3
Implementationandresponsibilities
For the implementation of this Directive, the Member States shall
designate at the appropriate levels the competent authorities and bodies
responsible for:
— implementation of this Directive,
— assessment of ambient air quality,— approval of the measuring devices (methods, equipment, networks,
laboratories),
— ensuring accuracy of measurement by measuring devices and
checking the maintenance of such accuracy by those devices, in
particular by internal quality controls carried out in accordance,inter alia , with the requirements of European quality assurance
standards,
— analysis of assessment methods,— coordination on their territory of Community-wide quality assur-
ance programmes organized by the Commission.
When they supply it to the Commission, the Member States shall make
the information referred to in the first subparagraph available to thepublic.
Article 4
Settingofthelimit valuesandalert thresholdsforambientair
1. For those pollutants listed in Annex I, the Commission shall
submit to the Council proposals for the setting of limit values and, as
appropriate, alert thresholds according to the following timetable:
— no later than 31 December 1996 for pollutants 1 to 5,
— in accordance with Article 8 of Directive 92/72/EEC for ozone,— no later than 31 December 1997 for pollutants 7 and 8,
— as soon as possible, and no later than 31 December 1999, for pollu-
tants 9 to 13.
In fixing the limit values and, as appropriate, alert thresholds, account
shall be taken, by way of example, of the factors laid down in AnnexII.
Regarding ozone, these proposals will take account of the specific
formation mechanisms of this pollutant and, to this end, provisionmay be made for target values and/or limit values.
If a target value fixed for ozone is exceeded, Member States shall
inform the Commission of the measures taken in order to attain that
value. On the basis of this information the Commission shall evaluate
whether additional measures are necessary at Community level and,should the need arise, shall submit proposals to the Council.
For other pollutants, the Commission shall submit to the Council
proposals for fixing limit values and, as appropriate, alert thresholdsif, on the basis of scientific progress and taking into account the
criteria laid down in Annex III, it appears necessary to avoid, prevent
or reduce the harmful effects of such pollutants on human health and/orthe environment as a whole within the Community.
2. The Commission shall be responsible, taking account of the most
recent scientific-research data in the epidemiological and environ-mental fields concerned and of the most recent advances inmetrology, for re-examining the elements on which the limit values
and alert thresholds referred to in paragraph 1 are based.
3. When limit values and alert thresholds are set, criteria and techni-
ques shall be established for:
(a) the measurement to be used in implementing the legislation
referred to in paragraph 1:
— the location of the sampling points,1996L0062 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 5
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— the minimum number of sampling points,
— the reference measurement and sampling techniques;
(b) the use of other techniques for assessing ambient air quality, parti-
cularly modelling:
— spatial resolution for modelling and objective assessment
methods,
— reference modelling techniques.
These criteria and techniques shall be established in respect of each
pollutant according to the size of agglomerations or to the levels of
pollutants in the zones examined.
4. To take into account the actual levels of a given pollutant when
setting limit values and the time needed to implement measures forimproving the ambient air quality, the Council may also set atemporary margin of tolerance for the limit value.
This margin shall be reduced according to procedures to be defined for
each pollutant in order to attain the level of the limit value at the latestat the end of a period to be determined for each pollutant when thatvalue is set.
5. In accordance with the Treaty, the Council shall adopt the legisla-
tion provided for in paragraph 1 and the provisions laid down inparagraphs 3 and 4.
6. When a Member State takes more stringent measures than those
laid down in the provisions referred to in paragraph 5, it shall inform
the Commission thereof.
7. When a Member State intends to set limit values or alert thresh-
olds for pollutants not referred to in Annex I and not covered byCommunity provisions concerning ambient air quality in the Commu-nity, it shall inform the Commission thereof in sufficient time. The
Commission shall be required to supply, in sufficient time, an answer
to the question of the need to act at Community level following thecriteria laid down in Annex III.
Article 5
Preliminary assessmentofambientair quality
Member States which do not have representative measurements of the
levels of pollutants for all zones and agglomerations shall undertakeseries of representative measurements, surveys or assessments in orderto have the data available in time for implementation of the legislationreferred to in Article 4 (1).
Article 6
Assessmentofambientair quality
1. Once limit values and alert thresholds have been set, ambient air
quality shall be assessed throughout the territory of the Member States,in accordance with this Article.
2. In accordance with the criteria referred to in Article 4 (3), and in
respect of the relevant pollutants under Article 4 (3), measurement ismandatory in the following zones:
— agglomerations as defined in Article 2 (10),
— zones in which levels are between the limit values and the levels
provided for in paragraph 3, and
— other zones where levels exceed the limit values.
The measures provided for may be supplemented by modelling techni-
ques to provide an adequate level of information on ambient air
quality.
3. A combination of measurements and modelling techniques may
be used to assess ambient air quality where the levels over a represen-tative period are below a level lower than the limit value, to bedetermined according to the provisions referred to in Article 4 (5).1996L0062 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 6
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4. Where the levels are below a level to be determined according to
the provisions referred to in Article 4 (5), the sole use of modelling orobjective estimation techniques for assessing levels shall be possible.
This provision shall not apply to agglomerations in the case of pollu-
tants for which alert thresholds have been fixed according to theprovisions referred to in Article 4 (5).
5. Where pollutants have to be measured, the measurements shall be
taken at fixed sites either continuously or by random sampling; the
number of measurements shall be sufficiently large to enable the levels
observed to be determined.
Article 7
ImprovementofambientairqualityGeneralrequirements
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure
compliance with the limit values.
2. Measures taken in order to achieve the aims of this Directive
shall:
(a) take into account an integrated approach to the protection of air,
water and soil;
(b) not contravene Community legislation on the protection of safety
and health of workers at work;
(c) have no significant negative effects on the environment in the other
Member States.
3. Member States shall draw upaction p lans indicating the measures
to be taken in the short term where there is a risk of the limit valuesand/or alert thresholds being exceeded, in order to reduce that risk andto limit the duration of such an occurrence. Such plans may, dependingon the individual case, provide for measures to control and, where
necessary, suspend activities, including motor-vehicle traffic, which
contribute to the limit values being exceeded.
Article 8
Measuresapplicableinzoneswherelevelsarehigherthanthelimit
value
1. Member States shall draw upa list of zones and agglomerations
in which the levels of one or more pollutants are higher than the limit
value plus the margin of tolerance.
Where no margin of tolerance has been fixed for a specific pollutant,
zones and agglomerations in which the level of that pollutant exceedsthe limit value shall be treated in the same way as the zones andagglomerations referred to in the first subparagraph, and paragraphs 3,
4 and 5 shall apply to them.
2. Member States shall draw upa list of zones and agglomerations
in which the levels of one or more pollutants are between the limitvalue and the limit value plus the margin of tolerance.
3. In the zones and agglomerations referred to in paragraph 1,
Member States shall take measures to ensure that a plan or programme
is prepared or implemented for attaining the limit value within the
specific time limit.
The said plan or programme, which must be made available to the
public, shall incorporate at least the information listed in Annex IV.
4. In the zones and agglomerations referred to in paragraph 1, where
the level of more than one pollutant is higher than the limit values,
Member States shall provide an integrated plan covering all the pollu-tants concerned.
5. The Commission shall regularly check the implementation of the
plans or programmes submitted under paragraph 3 by examining theirprogress and the trends in air pollution.1996L0062 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 7
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6. When the level of a pollutant exceeds, or is likely to exceed, the
limit value plus the margin of tolerance or, as the case may be, thealert threshold following significant pollution originating in another
Member State, the Member States concerned shall consult with one
another with a view to finding a solution. The Commission may bepresent at such consultations.
Article 9
Requirements in zones where the levels are lower than the limit
value
Member States shall draw upa list of zones and agglomerations in
which the levels of pollutants are below the limit values.
Member States shall maintain the levels of pollutants in these zones
and agglomerations below the limit values and shall endeavour to
preserve the best ambient air quality, compatible with sustainabledevelopment.
Article 10
Measures applicable in the event of the alert thresholds being
exceeded
When the alert thresholds are exceeded, Member States shall undertake
to ensure that the necessary steps are taken to inform the public (e.g.by means of radio, television and the press). Member States shall alsoforward to the Commission on a provisional basis informationconcerning the levels recorded and the duration of the episode(s) of
pollution no later than three months following their occurrence. A list
of minimum details to be supplied to the public shall be drawn uptogether with the alert thresholds.
Article 11
Transmissionofinformationandreports
After adoption by the Council of the first proposal referred to in the
first indent of Article 4 (1):
1. Member States shall notify to the Commission the competent autho-
rities, laboratories and bodies referred to in Article 3 and
(a) in the zones referred to in Article 8 (1) shall:
(i) inform the Commission of the occurrence of levels
exceeding the limit value plus the margin of tolerance, ofthe dates or periods when such levels were observed andthe values recorded in the nine-month period after the end
of each year.
When no margin of tolerance has been fixed for a given
pollutant, the zones and agglomerations where the level ofsuch pollutant exceeds the limit value shall be treated in the
same way as the zones and agglomerations referred to in
the first subparagraph;
(ii) inform the Commission of the reasons for each recorded
instance, in the nine-month period after the end of eachyear;
(iii) send to the Commission the plans or programmes referred
to in Article 8 (3) no later than two years after the end ofthe year during which the levels were observed;
(iv) inform the Commission every three years of the progress of
the plan or programme;
(b) shall forward to the Commission annually, and no later than
nine months after the end of each year, the list of zones andagglomerations referred to in Article 8 (1) and (2) and in Article9;
(c) shall forward fo the Commission every three years within the
framework of the sectoral report referred to in Article 4 ofCouncil Directive 91/692/EEC of 23 December 1991 standar-1996L0062 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 8
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dizing and rationalizing reports on the implementation of certain
Directives relating to the environment (1), and no later than nine
months after the end of each three-year period, information
reviewing the levels observed or assessed, as appropriate, in the
zones and agglomerations referred to in Article 8 and Article 9;
(d) shall inform the Commission of the methods used for the preli-
minary assessment of air quality provided for in Article 5.
2. the Commission shall publish:
(a) annually, a list of the zones and agglomerations referred to in
Article 8 (1);
(b) every three years, a report on the ambient air quality in the
Community. This report shall show in summary form the infor-mation received through a mechanism for the exchange of
information between the Commission and the Member States.
3. the Commission will call upon as necessary the expertise available
in the European Environment Agency in drafting the report referredto in paragraph 2 (b).
Article 12
Committee anditsfunctions
1. The amendments necessary to adapt the criteria and techniques
referred to in Article 4(2) to scientific and technical progress, and thedetailed arrangements for forwarding the information to be providedunder Article 11, and other tasks specified in the provisions referred
to in Article 4(3), shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure
laid down in paragraph 2 of this Article. Such adaptation must nothave the effect of modifying the limit values or the alert thresholdseither directly or indirectly.
2. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.3. Where reference is made to this Article, Articles 5 and 7 of Deci-
sion 1999/468/EC (
2) shall apply, having regard to the provisions of
Article 8 thereof.
The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be
set at three months.
4. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
Article 13
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive notlater than 18 months after it comes into force with regard to the provi-
sions relating to Articles 1 to 4 and 12 and Annexes I, II, III and IV,
and at the latest on the date on which the provisions referred to inArticle 4 (5) apply, with regard to the provisions relating to the otherArticles.
When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a refer-
ence to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference atthe time of their official publication. The procedures for such a refer-
ence shall be adopted by Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of
the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the fieldcovered by this Directive.1996L0062 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 9
(1) OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1991, p. 48.
(2) Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures
for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (OJ
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Article 14
This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities .
Article 15
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.1996L0062 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 10
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ANNEX I
LIST OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS TO BE TAKEN INTO
CONSIDERATION IN THE ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF
AMBIENTAIRQUALITY
I.Pollutantsto be studiedat aninitial stage, includingpollutantsgoverned
byexistingambientairqualitydirectives
1. Sulphur dioxide2. Nitrogen dioxide
3. Fine particulate matter such as soot (including mw 10)
4. Suspended particulate matter5. Lead
6. Ozone
II.Otherairpollutants
7. Benzene8. Carbon monoxide
9. Poly-aromatic hydrocarbons
10. Cadmium11. Arsenic
12. Nickel
13. Mercury1996L0062 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 11
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ANNEX II
FACTORS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN SETTING LIMIT
VALUESANDALERTTHRESHOLDS
When setting the limit value and, as appropriate, alert threshold, the following
factors may, by way of example, be taken into account:
— degree of exposure of sectors of the population, and in particular sensitive
sub-groups,
— climatic conditions,— sensitivity of flora and fauna and their habitats,— historic heritage exposed to pollutants,— economic and technical feasibility,— long-range transmission of pollutants, of which secondary pollutants,
including ozone.1996L0062 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 12
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ANNEX III
GUIDELINES FOR SELECTING AIR POLLUTANTS FOR CONSID-
ERATION
1. Possibility, severity and frequency of effects; with regard to human health
and the environment as a whole, the irreversible effects must be of special
concern.
2. Ubiquity and high concentration of the pollutant in the atmosphere.
3. Environmental transformations or metabolic alterations, as these alterations
may lead to the production of chemicals with greater toxicity.
4. Persistence in the environment, particularly if the pollutant is not biodegrad-
able and can accumulate in humans, the environment or food chains.
5. Impact of the pollutant:
— size of exposed population, living resources or ecosystems,
— existence of particularly sensitive targets in the zone concerned.
6. Risk-assessment methods may also be used.
The pertinent danger criteria established under Directive 67/548/EEC (1) and its
successive adaptations must be taken into account in the selection of the pollu-
tants.1996L0062 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 13
(1) OJ No 196, 16. 8. 1967, p. 1/670. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive
91/632/EEC (OJ No L 338, 10. 12. 1991, p. 23)
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ANNEX IV
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE LOCAL, REGIONAL OR
NATIONALPROGRAMMES FOR IMPROVEMENT IN THE AMBIENT
AIRQUALITY
InformationtobeprovidedunderArticle 8(3)
1.Localization of excess pollution
— region
— city (map)— measuring station (map, geographical coordinates).
2.General information
— type of zone (city, industrial or rural area)
— estimate of the polluted area (km
2) and of the population exposed to the
pollution
— useful climatic data— relevant data on topography— sufficient information on the type of targets requiring protection in the
zone.
3.Responsible authorities
Names and addresses of persons responsible for the development and imple-
mentation of improvement plans.
4.Nature and assessment of pollution
— concentrations observed over previous years (before the implementation
of the improvement measures)
— concentrations measured since the beginning of the project— techniques used for the assessment.
5.Origin of pollution
— list of the main emission sources responsible for pollution (map)
— total quantity of emissions from these sources (tonnes/year)— information on pollution imported from other regions.
6.Analysis of the situation
— details of those factors responsible for the excess (transport, including
cross-border transport, formation)
— details of possible measures for improvement of air quality.
7.Details of those measures or projects for improvement which existed prior
to the entry into force of this Directive i.e.
— local, regional, national, international measures
— observed effects of these measures.
8.Details of those measures or projects adopted with a view to reducing
pollution following the entry into force of this Directive
— listing and description of all the measures set out in the project
— timetable for implementation— estimate of the improvement of air quality planned and of the expected
time required to attain these objectives.
9.Details of the measures or projects planned or being researched for the
long term.
10.List of the publications, documents, work, etc., used to supplement informa-
tion requested in this Annex.1996L0062 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 14