Amendment by Parliament
Type of station LevelAveraging/
accumulation
timeProvisional data for each month
from April to September.Report for each year
Information
thresholdAny 180 µg/m3 1h  for each day with exceed-
ance(s): date, total hours ofexceedance, maximum 1h
ozone and related NO
2values
when required; for each day with exceed-
ance(s): date, total hours ofexceedance, maximum 1h
ozone and related NO
2
values, when required;
 monthly 1h max. ozone
Alert threshold Any 240 µg/m3 1h  for each day with exceed-
ance(s): date, total hours ofexceedance, maximum 1h
ozone and related NO
2
values, when required; for each day with exceed-
ance(s): date, total hours ofexceedance, maximum 1h
ozone and related NO
2values
when required;
Health
protectionAny 120 µg/m3 8 hour  for each day with exceed-
ance(s): date, 8h max. for each day with exceed-
ance(s): date, 8h max.
Vegetation
protectionSuburban, rural,
rural back-groundAOT40 =
6 000 µg/m
3.h1h,
accumulatedfrom May-July Value
Forest
protectionSuburban, rural,
rural back-groundAOT40 =
20 000 µg/m
3.h1h,
accumulatedfrom April-
September Value
Materials Any 40 µg/m
3 1 year  Value
6. Protection of forests against fire ***II
A5-0179/2001
1.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a
view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council Regulation of the amending CouncilRegulation (EEC) No 3528/86 on the protection of the Communitys forests against atmospheric
pollution (14644/1/2000 rev. 1  C5-0072/2001  1999/0159(COD))
(Codecision procedure: second reading)
The European Parliament,
 having regard to the Council common position (14644/1/2000 rev. 1  C5-0072/2001) (
1),
 having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the
Council (COM(1999) 379) (3),
 having regard to the Commissions amended proposal (COM(2000) 864) (4),
(1) OJ C 97, 27.3.2001, p.1.
(2) OJ C 121, 24.4.2001, p. 414.
(3) OJ C 307 E, 26.10.1999, p. 32.
(4) OJ C 96 E, 27.3.2001, p. 362.28.2.2002 EN C 53 E/193 Official Journal of the European Communities
Wednesday 13 June 2001
COUNCIL
COMMON POSITIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
 having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,
 having regard to Rule 78 of its Rules of Procedure, having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment,
Public Health and Consumer Policy (A5-0179/2001),
1. Approves the common position;
2. Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;3. Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of
the EC Treaty;
4. Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of
the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Communities;
5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
2.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a
view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council Regulation amending Council Regu-lation (EEC) No 2158/92 on protection of the Communitys forests against fire (14645/1/2000 rev. 1
 C5-0073/2001  1999/0160(COD))
(Codecision procedure: second reading)
The European Parliament,
 having regard to the Council common position (14645/1/2000 rev. 1  C5-0073/2001) (
1),
 having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the
Council (COM(1999) 379) (3),
 having regard to the Commissions amended proposal (COM(2000) 864) (4),
 having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,
 having regard to Rule 78 of its Rules of Procedure,
 having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment,
Public Health and Consumer Policy (A5-0179/2000),
1. Approves the common position;
2. Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;
3. Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of
the EC Treaty;
4. Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of
the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Communities;
5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
(1) OJ C 97, 27.3.2001, p.5.
(2) OJ C 121, 24.4.2001, p. 416.
(3) OJ C 307 E, 26.10.1999, p. 33.
(4) OJ C 96 E, 27.3.2001, p. 365.C 53 E/194 EN 28.2.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities
Wednesday 13 June 2001