A4-0117/95

Proposal for a Council Decision establishing a reciprocal exchange of information and data from networks and individual stations measuring ambient air pollution within the Member States (COM(94)0345 - C4-0165/94 - 94/0194(SYN))

The proposal was approved with the following amendments:

(Amendment 18)

Title

>Original text>

Proposal for a Council Decision establishing a reciprocal exchange of information and data from networks and individual stations measuring ambient air pollution within the Member States

>Text following EP vote>

Proposal for a Council Decision on the measurement of and exchange of information on ambient air pollution

(Amendment 2)

Article 2

>Original text>

The reciprocal exchange shall cover the pollutants listed in Annex I to the extent that they are measured in the Member States.

>Text following EP vote>

The reciprocal exchange shall cover all the pollutants listed in Annex I. Member States shall be obliged to supply data and information covered by the Ambient Air Quality Directive and listed in Annex I.1. Member States shall be requested to supply data and information for the pollutants in Annex I.2 to the extent that they are currently measured in Member States.

>Text following EP vote>

This Article shall be reviewed in two years to ascertain whether the measurement of the pollutants listed in Annex I,2 should be made compulsory.

(Amendment 3)

Article 4(2)

>Original text>

2. The Commission will make available to the Member States computer files containing the information already collected by its departments on the subject and software enabling them to be used and updated.

>Text following EP vote>

2. The Commission shall make available to the Member States and the general public computer files containing the information already collected by its departments on the subject and software enabling them to be used and updated.

(Amendment 19)

Article 4(3)

>Original text>

3. The Member States shall correct, amend and/or supplement that information. The updated computer files shall be sent to the Commission each year by 1 October at the latest; the first sending shall take place by 1 October 1994.

>Text following EP vote>

3. The Member States shall correct, amend and/or supplement that information. The updated computer files shall be sent to the Commission each year by 1 October at the latest; the first sending shall take place by 1 October 1995.

(Amendment 5)

Article 5(1)(a)

>Original text>

(a) raw data and statistics corresponding to the recommended averaging times indicated in Annex I for at least 30% of the stations referred to in Article 3 (a); those stations must be distributed over the entire national territory;

>Text following EP vote>

(a) raw data and statistics corresponding to the recommended averaging times indicated in Annex I for all the stations referred to in Article 3 (a); those stations must be distributed over the entire national territory;

(Amendment 6)

Article 5(6)

>Original text>

6. The Commission shall prepare each year a technical report on the results collected and shall make available to the Member States the updated 'results' data base.

>Text following EP vote>

6. The Commission shall prepare each year a technical report on the results collected and shall make available to the Member States the updated 'results' data base. This data shall be available to the public on request by computer link.

(Amendment 7)

Article 5(7a)(new)

>Text following EP vote>

7a. The Commission or the European Environment Agency shall prepare a general report for public consumption summarising the collected data and outlining the underlying trends in the EU for air quality. The report shall also contain data summaries analysing the number of times, days and locations in which EU limits are breached per annum.

(Amendment 8)

Article 9

>Original text>

This Decision shall apply with effect from 1 October 1994.

>Text following EP vote>

This Decision shall apply with effect from 1 October 1995. It shall be reviewed two years after this date.

(Amendment 9)

Annex I, title and table

>Original text>

List of pollutants, recommended averaging times,

statistical parameters and units of measurement

>Text following EP vote>

1. List of pollutants covered by the Ambient Air Quality Directive in which measurement and the reciprocal

exchange of information are compulsory

>Original text>

POLLUTANT AVERAGE EXPRESSED OVER AS 1. SO2 Sulphur dioxide 24h 2. AF strong acidity 24h SO2 equivalent 3. SPM suspended particulates (total) 24h 4. PM10 suspended part. (Text following EP vote>

POLLUTANT AVERAGE EXPRESSED

OVER AS

SO2 Sulphur Dioxide 24h

SPM suspended particulate matter 24h

PM10 suspended part. (Text following EP vote>

2. List of pollutants in which measurement and

the reciprocal exchange are requested to the extent

that they are currently measured in Member States

POLLUTANT AVERAGE EXPRESSED

OVER AS

AF strong acidity 24h SO2 equivalent

H2S hydrogen sulphide 24h

Hg mercury 24h

Cr Chromium 24h

MN manganese 24h

CS2 carbon disulphide 1h

C6H5-CH3 toluene 24h

C6H5.CH-CH2 styrene 24h

CH2-CH-CN acrylonitrile 24h

HCHO formaldehyde 1h

C2HCl3 trichloroethylene 24h

C2Cl4 tetrachloroethylene 24h

CH2Cl2 dichloromethane 24h

BaP benzo(a)pyrene 24h

VC vinyl chloride 24h

COV (NM) vol. org. comp. 24h

(total non-methane)

COV (T) vol. org. comp. (total) 24h

PAN peroxyacetyl nitrate 1h

N-dep. wet nitrogen deposition 1 month N equivalent

S-dep. wet sulphur deposition 1 month S equivalent

Butadienne 24h

(Amendment 11)

Annex II, II.2.1, first three indents

>Original text>

- wide street with

large volume of traffic (in excess of 10,000 vehicles a day)

moderate volume of traffic (between 2,000 and 10,000 vehicles a day)

low volume of traffic (less than 2,000 vehicles a day)

pedestrian area

>Text following EP vote>

- wide street with heavy volume of traffic (in excess of 30,000 vehicles a day)

large volume of traffic (between 10,000 and 30,000 vehicles a day)

moderate volume of traffic (between 2,000 and 10,000 vehicles a day)

low volume of traffic (less than 2,000 vehicles a day)

pedestrian area

>Original text>

- narrow street with

large volume of traffic (in excess of 10,000 vehicles a day)

moderate volume of traffic (between 2,000 and 10,000 vehicles a day)

low volume of traffic (less than 2,000 vehicles a day)

pedestrian area

>Text following EP vote>

- narrow street with heavy volume of traffic (in excess of 30,000 vehicles a day)

large volume of traffic (between 10,000 and 30,000 vehicles a day)

moderate volume of traffic (between 2,000 and 10,000 vehicles a day)

low volume of traffic (less than 2,000 vehicles a day)

pedestrian area

>Original text>

- canyon street with

large volume of traffic (in excesss of 10,000 vehicles a day)

moderate volume of traffic (between 2,000 and 10,000 vehicles a day)

low volume of traffic (less than 2,000 vehicles a day)

pedestrian area

>Text following EP vote>

- canyon street with heavy volume of traffic (in excess of 30,000 vehicles a day)

large volume of traffic (between 10,000 and 30,000 vehicles a day)

moderate volume of traffic (between 2,000 and 10,000 vehicles a day)

low volume of traffic (less than 2,000 vehicles a day)

pedestrian area

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision establishing a reciprocal exchange of information and data from networks and individual stations measuring ambient air pollution within the Member States (COM(94)0345 - C4-0165/94 - 94/0194(SYN))

(Cooperation procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(94)0345 - 94/0194(SYN) ((OJ C 281, 7.10.1994. p. 9.)),

- having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Articles 189c and 130s(1) of the EC Treaty (C4-0165/94),

- having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection (A4-0117/95),

1. Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament's amendments;

2. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 189a(2) of the EC Treaty;

3. Calls on the Council to incorporate Parliament's amendments in the common position that it adopts in accordance with Article 189c(a) of the EC Treaty;

4. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to the Commission proposal;

5. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.