COMMISSION DECISION of 29 July 1996 concerning the questionnaires provided for in Council Directives 80/779/EEC, 82/884/EEC, 84/360/EEC and 85/203/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) (96/511/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 80/779/EEC of 15 July 1980 on air quality limit values and guide values for sulphur dioxide and suspended particulates (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 82/884/EEC of 3 December 1982 on a limit value for lead in the air (2), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 84/360/EEC of 28 June 1984 on the combating of air pollution from industrial plants (3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 15a thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 85/203/EEC of 7 March 1985 on air quality standards for nitrogen dioxide (4), as last amended by Directive 91/692/EEC (5), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas Directives 80/779/EEC, 82/884/EEC, 84/360/EEC and 85/203/EEC have been amended by Article 4 of Directive 91/692/EEC which requires Member States to transmit to the Commission information of the implementation of certain directives in the form of a sectoral report;

Whereas this report has to be established on the basis of a questionnaire or an outline drafted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 6 of Directive 91/692/EEC;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established under Article 6 of Directive 91/692/EEC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The questionnaires set out in the Annex, which relate to Directives 80/779/EEC, 82/884/EEC, 84/360/EEC and 85/203/EEC, are hereby adopted.

Article 2

Member States shall use the questionnaires set out in the Annex as a basis for drawing up the sectoral reports they are required to submit to the Commission pursuant to Article 4 of Directive 91/692/EEC.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 July 1996.

For the Commission

Ritt BJERREGAARD

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 229, 30. 8. 1980, p. 30.

(2) OJ No L 378, 31. 12. 1982, p. 15.

(3) OJ No L 188, 16. 7. 1984, p. 20.

(4) OJ No L 87, 27. 3. 1985, p. 1.

(5) OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1991, p. 48.

ANNEX

LIST OF QUESTIONNAIRES

I. Questionnaire on Council Directive 80/779/EEC of 15 July 1980 on air quality limit values and guide values for sulphur dioxide and suspended particulates

II. Questionnaire on Council Directive 82/884/EEC of 3 December 1982 on a limit value for lead in the air

III. Questionnaire on Council Directive 84/360/EEC of 28 June 1984 on the combating of air pollution from industrial plants

IV. Questionnaire on Council Directive 85/203/EEC of 7 March 1985 on air quality standards for nitrogen dioxide

QUESTIONNAIRE CONCERNING DIRECTIVE 80/779/EEC

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Member State: Period covered:

1. 4. . . to 31. 3. . .

I. Non-compliance with the limit values laid down in the Directives

Please complete the following questionnaire for each zone or conurbation where the limit values laid down in the Directives are known to have been exceeded:

1. Site and values observed

- zone/conurbation:

- zone notified under Article 3: yes/no

- application (values/methods): Annex I/Annex IV

- city/town:

- station(s) (name+code) (1):

- estimated surface area (km2):

- estimated population affected (thousands of inhabitants):

Please supply the following statistics in micrograms/m3 for each station where the limit values are known to have been exceeded:

Station Year

Pollutant

Annual

mean

Annual median

Winter median 95 percentile annual

98 percentile annual 3 days rule (1) Percentage of valid data

YY SO2 Suspended particulates (black smoke)

Suspended particulates (gravimetric method)

YY+1 SO2 Suspended particulates (black smoke)

Suspended particulates (gravimetric method)

YY+2 SO2 Suspended particulates (black smoke)

Suspended particulates (gravimetric method)

(1) Number of periods of more than three consecutive days on which the 98th percentile limit values were exceeded.

2. Source of pollution

For each pollutant in excess, please indicate the principal emission sources contributing to the concentrations observed. If possible, give an estimate of the (percentage) contribution of the most significant source(s) listed below:

- pollutant: SO2/suspended particulates

- sources:

- thermal power plant/generating station:

- commercial/institutional/residential combustion plant:

- industrial combustion plant:

- industrial plant not involving combustion:

(1) As indicated in the national nomenclature.

- road transport:

- other types of transport:

- waste incineration:

3. Improvement measures

- Programme status: compulsory/optional

- Target objective:

- Financing:

- estimated cost (specify, if possible):

- type of funding (public, private, other):

- Those responsible for implementation of the programme:

- Timetable:

- year of adoption of programme:

- period over which measures are to be spread:

- deadline for completion (year):

- Description of the measures envisaged:

II. Concentrations recorded in the zones notified under Article 3 and not covered by Section I (1)

For each zone notified under Article 3 of the Directive, please complete the following questionnaire:

- zone/conurbation:

- application (values/methods): Annex I/Annex IV

- town/city:

- station(s) (name+code) (2):

Please supply the following statistics in micrograms/m3 for each of the stations:

Station Year

Pollutant

Annual mean

Annual median

Winter median

95 percentile annual

98 percentile annual 3 days rule (1) Percentage of valid data

YY SO2 Suspended particulates (black smoke)

Suspended particulates (gravimetric method)

YY+1 SO2 Suspended particulates (black smoke)

Suspended particulates (gravimetric method)

YY+2 SO2 Suspended particulates (black smoke)

Suspended particulates (gravimetric method)

(1) Number of periods of more than three consecutive days on which the 98th percentile limit values were exceeded.

(1) Only where the provisions of Article 3 still apply.

(2) As indicated in the national nomenclature.

III. Additional information

Where the measurement methods employed differ from the reference methods specified in the Directives, please supply details of the following:

- the method used:

- the results showing:

- the correlation between the method used and the reference method

or

- the existence of a stable relationship between the results obtained by the two methods (local/national and reference) pursuant to Article 1 (1) of Directive 89/427/EEC

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QUESTIONNAIRE CONCERNING DIRECTIVE 82/884/EEC

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Member State: Period covered:

1. 1. . . to 31. 12. . .

I. Non-compliance with the limit values laid down in the Directive

Please complete the following questionnaire for each zone or conurbation where the limit values laid down in the Directive are known to have been exceeded:

1. Site and values observed

- zone/conurbation:

- zone notified under Article 3: yes/no

- city/town:

- station(s) (name + code) (1):

- estimation surface area (km2):

- estimated population affected (thousands of inhabitants):

Please supply the following statistics in micrograms/m3 for each station where the limit values are known to have been exceeded:

Station Year

Annual mean

Percentage of valid data

YY

YY + 1

YY + 2

2. Source of pollution

Please indicate the principal emission sources contributing to the concentrations observed. If possible, give an estimate of the (percentage) contribution of the most significant source(s) listed below:

- industrial plant not involving combustion:

- road transport:

- other types of transport:

- waste incineration:

(1) As indicated in the national nomenclature.

3. Improvement measures

- Programme status: compulsory/optional

- Target objective:

- Financing:

- estimated cost (specify, if possible):

- type of funding (public, private, other):

- Those responsible for implementation of the programme:

- Timetable:

- year of adoption of programme:

- period over which measures are to be spread:

- deadline for completion (year):

- Description of the measures envisaged:

II. Concentrations recorded in the zones notified under Article 3 and not covered by Section I (1)

For each zone notified under Article 3, please complete the following questionnaire:

- zone/conurbation:

- town/city:

- station(s) (name + code) (2):

Please supply the following statistics in micrograms/m3 for each of the stations:

Station Year

Annual mean

Percentage of valid data

YY

YY + 1

YY + 2

III. Additional information

Where the measurement method employed differs from the reference method specified in the Directive, please supply details of the following:

- the method used:

- the results showing the equivalence between the method used and the reference method:

(1) Only where the provisions of Article 3 still apply.

(2) As indicated in the national nomenclature.

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QUESTIONNAIRE DRAWN UP PURSUANT TO DIRECTIVE 91/692/EEC

IMPLEMENTATION OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 84/360/EEC OF 28 JUNE 1984 ON THE COMBATING OF AIR POLLUTION FROM INDUSTRIAL PLANTS

I. Incorporation into national law

1. State what legislation and regulations have been adopted to incorporate the Directive into national law unless these have already been sent to the Commission in clear and detailed form.

2. Specify the provisions of these acts which incorporate Articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12 and 13 of the Directive.

II. Implementation of the Directive

1. Article 3

- Confirm to the Commission, as regards paragraph 1, whether the Member State has referred strictly to the categories of industrial plants listed in Annex I to the Directive for requiring plants to have prior authorization before operation.

- If, in a Member State, the categories of plants requiring prior authorization before operation are different from those listed in Annex I to the Directive, provide the Commission with the category names used nationally together with an explanatory memorandum giving the reasons for the Member States's choice of names.

- Indicate, as regards paragraph 3, whether the Member State has required categories of plants other than those in Annex I to be subject to prior authorization, and name the categories. Ditto for cases of prior notification (1).

2. Article 4

- Indicate the measures taken by the Member States to ensure that all appropriate measures for preventing air pollution are taken into account at the time of authorization.

3. Article 9

How has the Member State interpreted the concept of the 'public concerned` by the 'decisions of the competent authorities`?

Indicate:

- the procedure(s) adopted by the Member State for informing the public concerned by the issuing of authorizations.

4. Article 11

- Indicate the measures taken by the Member State to determine and monitor emissions.

QUESTIONNAIRE CONCERNING DIRECTIVE 85/203/EEC

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Member State: Period covered:

1. 1. . . to 31. 12. . .

I. Non-compliance with the limit values laid down in the Directive

Please complete the following questionnaire for each zone or conurbation where the limit values laid down in the Directive are known to have been exceeded:

1. Site and values observed

- zone/conurbation:

- zone notified under Article 3: yes/no

- city/town:

- station(s) (name+code) (1):

- estimated surface area (km2):

- estimated population affected (thousands of inhabitants):

Please supply the following statistics in micrograms/m3 for each station where the limit values are known to have been exceeded:

Station Year

98 percentile annual

Percentage of valid data

YY

YY + 1

YY + 2

2. Source of pollution

Please indicate the principal emission sources contributing to the concentrations observed. If possible, give an estimate of the (percentage) contribution of the most significant source(s) listed below:

- thermal power plant/generating station:

- commercial/institutional/residential combustion plant:

- industrial combustion plant:

- industrial plant not involving combustion:

- road transport:

- other types of transport:

- waste incineration:

(1) As indicated in the national nomenclature.

3. Improvement measures

- Programme status: compulsory/optional

- Target objective:

- Financing:

- estimated cost (specify, if possible):

- type of funding (public, private, other):

- Those responsible for implementation of the programme:

- Timetable:

- year of adoption of programme:

- period over which measures are to be spread:

- deadline for completion (year):

- Description of the measures envisaged:

II. Concentrations recorded in the zones notified under Article 3 and not covered by Section I (1)

For each zone notified under Article 3 of the Directive, please complete the following questionnaire:

- zone/conurbation:

- town/city:

- station(s) (name+code) (2):

Please supply the following statistics for each of the stations:

Station Year

98 percentile annual

Percentage of valid data

YY

YY + 1

YY + 2

III. Additional information

Where the measurement method employed differs from the reference method specified in the Directive, please supply details of the following:

- the method used:

- the results showing the equivalence between the method used and the reference method:

(1) Only where the provisions of Article 3 still apply.

(2) As indicated in the national nomenclature.

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(1) The reply to this question may be included in the reply given to the Commission in the second indent.