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Brussels,14July1981
Proposal fora
COUNCIL DECISION
establishing areciprocal exchange ofinformation
anddatafromnetworks andindividual stations measuring
airpollution withintheMemberStates
(submitted totheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(81)361final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Theobjectofthisproposalistheestablishment ofareciprocal
exchange ofinformation anddatafromnetworks andindividual stations
measuring airpollution withinthememberStates.
2.Thisproposalispresented withinthecontextoftheEnvironmental
actionprogrammes oftheEuropean Communities whichmakeprovision for
anexchange ofinformation anddatabetweenairpollution monitoring
andsurveillance stations (1973*PartII,TitleI,Chapter 3,Section
1;1977:TitleII,Chapter 3,Point56d.).
3.Ofthefirst–priority pollutants intheEnvironmental action
programme (1973)themostexpensively andsystematically measuredare
sulphurdioxideandsuspended particulates .Becausethereareso
manystations aselection procedure wasinstituted aspartofthe
commonprocedure foranexchangeofinformation asestablished by
CouncilDecision 75/441/EECdated24June1975*Theselectedstations ,
withaprovision forreplacing thosethatceasetooperate,are
transferred intothenewreciprocal exchangeinordertomaintain
continuity withtheexistingdata.
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4.Interestin,andtheimportance of,otherfirst-priority air
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pollutants hasincreased andthepresentproposalcontainsprovision
forthespecificinclusion ofthefollowingadditional pollutants :
-leadandotherheavy-metal particulates ,
-nitrogenoxides(dioxide-FOg,totaloxides-HO,monoxide-NO)

–carbon monoxide .
–ozone .
Other additional pollutants maybeincluded subject totechnical
discussions .
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5. Itisnotyet feasible toinclude two other first-priority
pollutants which ,although important tohuman health ,pose specific
problems ofsampling andanalysis .
There aremany hydro-carb onsbutthey canconveniently bedivided
into methane andnon–methane ,which latter includes some known or
suspected carcinogens .Themeasurement techrfiques formethane are
well-defined but asapollutant ithas little ornoimportance to
human health .Thenon-methane hydro-carbons often occur invery
minute quantities andinratios that differ enormously with the
source andlocation .Ageneral technique formeasuring these
non-methane components ishardly practical since itisdifficult ,if
notimpossible ,toexamine thesensitivity to,andtheinteractions
between ,many hundred possible compounds .Aneffective measurement
technique foronespecific non-methane hydro –carbon canbe,andhas
been ,developed tuttherange ofapplicability isoften only valid
forthat given source configuration orlocation forwhich itwas
devised .
Asbestos poses problems forhuman health andconsiderable
problems asfarasmeasurements areconcerned ►Theonly satisfactory
method ofidentifying thevarious types ofasbestos ,andthelevels
ofeach one ,isbymeans ofsophisticated microscopy .Even when

highlyautomated thistechnique isveryexpensive ,time-consuming andslow.
Atthepresenttime,therefore ,measurements areusually madeona
discontinuous basis,atspecificpointsandaspartofaparticular
researchprojectratherthanasapartofare-iterative monitoring
programme inambientair.
6.Thisproposaldoes'notobligethememberStatestocreatenew
stations ;thechoiceofstationsisto-bemadefromtho&ethatare
alreadyinexistence .Becausethetotalnumberofstations measuring
theadditional pollutants issmalltheselection procedure usedinthe
previous Decisionisunsuitable .Fortheadditional pollutants
memberStatesare,therefore ,requested toselectthosestations which,
inonewayoranother ,areequippedtoexaminethedifferences intech­
niquesofsampling andanalysis ,collectively knownasmeasurement
techniques .Wherever possible suchselections shouldreflectthe
differences inurbanisation ,topography andclimatology thatexist
withineachmemberStateand,wherethereisasufficient numberof
stations ,thedifferent levelsofpollution .
7.Oneoftheimportant aspectsofthisnewproposalisthe
commitment bytheCommission tointercomparison programmes withthe
cooperation oftheinterested memberStates.Suchprogrammes are
expensivetodesignandrun;thereforeitisappropriate toinclude
existingstationswhicharealreadyequippedforintercomparisons in-
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ordertoreducethecosts.Theexchangeofreports,etc.,fromlocal
ornational programmes ,withtheCommission actingasthecentral
distribution point,willprovideageneralviewofexistingworkand

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willserveasthebasisforthefurtherdevelopment ofcost-effective
programmes .
8.TheCommission intendstoexaminetheabove-mentioned reportB ,etc.,
inconjunction withagroupofexpertsselected ,andconvened bythe
Commission ,fromalistofthosesuggested bythememberStates.This
*adhoc1groupofexpertsshouldexaminethesereportsandgivetechnical
guidancetotheCommission onsuitable intercomparison programmes andthe
contents thereof .
9.Apartfromtheintercomparsion programmes whicharethemost
important steptowardsharmonisation andcomparability ,thedatafrom
suchareciprocal exchange maybeused:
–fortheexamination andselection ofsuitableareas/sitesfor
epidemiological surveys ,
–inthedevelopment ofairqualitystandards ,
–tofollowtheevolution ofpollution patterns andtrends,and
–asinputtotheGlobalEnvironmental Monitoring Systemof
theUnitedNationsEnvironmental Programme andotherinternational
cooperative programmes .
19.Although thedataandinformation derived fromthisreciprocal
exchangewillbeofconsiderable assistance inexamining anddefining
proposals forairqualitystandards ,therepresentativity ofthe
"stationsselectedwilln<?tallowmonitoring forcompliance withsuch
astandard .Monitoring forcompliance withstandards requiresthat
thestationsarelocatedatspecificpointswherethereisalikelihood

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thatthestandard maybeexceeded .Suchpointswillhavetobe
determined onthebasis,notonlyofexistingdataforanibientlevels
butalsoonaknowledge oftheemissionpatterns .
11.ThisDecisionisbasedonArticle 235of"theTreatyestablishing
theEuropean Economic Community andthusconsultation oftheEuropean
Parliament ismandatory ;theCommission recommends thattheEconomic
andSocialCommittee beconsulted .

PROPOS AL
Council Decision establishing areciprocal exchange ofinformation and
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data from networks andindividual stations measuring airpollution
within the Member States
TheCouncil oftheEuropean Communities ,
HAVING regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community
andinparticular Article 235thereof ; N
HAVIMJ regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
HAVING regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament (1);
HAVING regard totheOpinion oftheEconomic &Social Committee (2);
WHEREAS theProgramme ofaction oftheEuropean Communities onthe
Environment (3)makes provision fortheestablishment ofaprocedure for
the exchange ofinformation between surveillance andmonitoring networks ;
WHEREAS this procedure isnecessary tocombat pollution andnuisances ,
this being oneoftheCommunity objectives concerning theimprovement of
thequality oflife andtheharmonious development ofeconomic activities
throughout theCommunity ;whereas thespecific powerB necessary tothis
endare notprovided bytheTreaty ;
1)
3)tofollow 2)tofollow
OJNoC112,20.12.1973 ,p.3

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WHEREAS acommon procedure fortheexchange ofinformation between the
surveillance andmonitoring networks based ondata relating toatmos­
pheric pollution bysulphur compounds andsuspended particulates has
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been established byCouncil Decision 75/441/EEC (4)which ,amongst other
things ,hasserved asapilot study ,fortheelaboration ofasystem to
answer theSDecific needs oftheCommunity ;
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WHEREAS theaccumulated experience ofthepilot study isemployed to
establish amore complete exchange ofinformation anddata incorporat­
ingadditional airpollutants thus stimulating andenhancing progress
towards theharmonisation ofthemeasurement methods ;
WHEREAS theCommission will "organise ,incollaboration with interested
Member States ,intercomparison programmes toinclude ,asappropriate ,
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different equipment ,methods ofsampling andanalysis aswell as
reference materials commonly used fortherelevant pollutants sothat .
thecomparability ofthedata obtained bydifferent stations andmethods
maybeimproved ;
WHEREAS theuseofhomogeneous time–scales forthedata collection and
homogeneity inthepresentation ofresults will facilitate thecompar­
ison ofthe levels recorded for each pollutant ;
WHEREAS theexchange oftheresults ofthepollution level measurements
provides onewayofkeeping abreast oflong-term trends andimprovements
resulting from existing endfutur® national orCommunity legislation ;
4)OJNoL194,25.7.1975 ,p.32

WHEREAStheresults ofsuchmeasurements constitute information relevant
todetermining thelocations ofepidemiological surveysdestined to
provideabetterunderstanding oftheharmfuleffectsofairpollution
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onhumanhealth;
WHEREASthetransport ofpollutants overlongdistances necessitates
surveillance atregional ,national ,Community andgloballevels }
WHEREASpartoftheinformation anddataconstitute aninputtothe
GlobalEnvironmental Monitoring SystemwhichispartoftheUnited
NationsEnvironmental Programme ,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION

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ARTICLE 1.
Areciprocal exchangeofinformation anddatafromnetworks andindividual
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stationsmeasuringairpollution ,hereinafter referredtoas
"reciprocal exchange",isherebyestablished andshallapplytothe
individual measurements obtainedbyfixedstationswhichhavebeen
operating ,orareplannedtooperate,continuously overasignificant
period .oftime.
ARTICLE 2.
1.ThisDecisionrelatestothefollowing pollutants :
a)sulphurcompounds measuredast
–sulphurdioxideor
–strongacidityinaccordance withAnnexI,paragraph 1,
b)suspendedparticulates ,inaccordance withAnnexI,
paragraph 1,measured as:
–suspended particulate matteror
–blacksmoke,
c)suspendedparticulates ofheavymetals,e.g.,lead,
cadmium ,etc.,
d)nitrogenoxidesmeasuredass
–nitrogendioxide(NOg)and
–eithertotaloxidesofnitrogen(NO^)
ornitrogenmonoxide (NO),
e)carbonmonoxide ,
f)ozone.

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2.Thefirstdatatobeexchanged shallbe:
–forthepollutants inparagraph 1,a)andb):thoseobtained
from1January1979inordertomaintaincontinuity withthedata
collected previously ,
Λ–forthepollutants inparagraph 1,c)andd):thoseobtained
from1October 1980>
-forthepollutants inparagraph 1,e)andf):thoseobtained
from1October 1982.
3.AnyMemberStatemayinclude
discussions withtheCommission .
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ARTICLE 3.otherpollutants aftertechnical
EachMemberStateshalldesignate aNational Coordinator ,andinform
theCommission thereof,whowillbetheperson,orbody,responsible
fortheselection ofstations ,thecollection andtransmission of
information anddatarelatingtothestations andpollutants aswell
asforliaisonwiththeCommission inallrelatedaspects.Untilthe
Commission isadvisedotherwise ,thepersonorbodydesignated byeach
MemberStateundertheprovisions ofArticle4(1)of
Decision75/441/EECshallbedeemedtobetheJTationalCoordinator .

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ARTICLE 4.
1.Thestationsparticipating intheexchange ofinformation procedure
laiddowninDecision 75/441/EECshallbeincluded inthis .
reciprocal exchange.kemberStatesshallselectfromtheavailablestations
thosewhicharetobeaddedunderthetermsofthisreciprocal exchange
andshallnotifytheir-choicetotheCommission .Each, i
selectedstationshallberepresentative ,asfaraspossible ,ofthe
conditions obtaining aroundthatsampling pointforthepollutant
beingconsidered .
2.Inselecting stations ^priorityshallbegiventothosewhich
utilise morethanonesampling oranalytical technique tomeasurea
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x 1givenpollutant soastoassistintheassessment ofappropriate
techniques andthecomparability between .them. ,
3.Theselectedstations shouldreflect ,asappropriate andwhere
possible ,thedifferent typesofurbanisation ,topography and
climatology ,aswellasthedifferent pollution levels,prevailing
upontheterritory oftheMemberStateconcerned .
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4.Whereastationselected undertheprovisions of
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Decision75/441/EEChasceased,orceasestooperate,theMember
Stateconcerned shouldendeavour toselectanothersuitablestation
and,whereavailable ,providetherelevantdataforatleastthetwo
preceeding years.

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5.Allstations andpollutants whichareaddedtothisreciprocal
exchange ,anychangesinthemeasurement techniques utilised andany-
otherrelevant changesshallbenotifiedtotheCommission bymeansof
theSiteDescription Formcontained inAnnexII.
ARTICLE 5.
1.Themeasurement resultsforeachpollutant shallbeexpressed
inaccordance withAnnexI,paragraph 2andshallbetransmitted to
theCommission inafixedandpreviously agreedformatasquicklyas
possible and,atthelatest,withinsixmonthsfromtheendofthe
relevant measurement period.
2.TheCommission shallacknowledge receiptofallinformation
anddataand,afterinsertion intoitscomputerfiles,shallprepare
tabularpresentations fortheuseoftheMemberStateconcerned .
3.Thedatashouldnormally betransmitted onamagnetic tape,
accompanied byaninterpretative print-out whichcontainstapedensity ,
code,tapelabels,headers ,trailers and.afewblocksofdata.In
thiscasethedataacceptedintothecomputerfilesoftheCommission
willbeconsidered ascorrect.
DatawhichiBtransmitted onformsandthenacceptedintothe
computerfileswillbeoonsidered asprovisional untiltheMember
Stateconcerned notifies theCommission thatthesedataareoorreot.

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ARTICLE 6.
1. With aview toimproving thecomparability ofdata the
Commission ,incollaboration with interested Msmber States ,shall
organise intercomparison programmes toinclude ,asappropriate ,
different equipment andmethods ofsampling andanalysis aswell asthe
reference materials which arecommonly used fortherelevant pollutants
atstations participating inthis reciprocal exchange .
2. Inorder tofacilitate thepreparation ofsuch programmes ,and .
toavoid duplication ofeffort ,theinterested Member States should :
–inform theCommission ofanyknown programmes orstudies on
theintercomparison ofequipment ,measurement methods orreference
materials which areplanned orconducted ontheir territory ,
* -make available totheCommission sufficient numbers ofany
relevant reports relating tosuch programmes orstudies ;
-suggest laboratories with therequisite experience or
facilities toparticipate inintercomparison programmes .
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TheCommission shall distribute such information toallMember
States .

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ARTICLE 7.
TheCommission shall prepare annual reports ontheoperation ofthis
reciprocal exchange ,inanappropriate format defined inconsultation
with theNational ^Coordinators ,onthebasis ofthedata referred to
herein aswell asanyother relevant ,information made available to
theCommission .These reports shall bedistributed totheMember
States andthen published bytheCommission .
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ARTICLE 8.
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Atperiodic intervals ,and forthefirst time five years after the
adoption ofthis Decision ,theCommission ,inconsultation with the
National Coordinators ,shall review this Decision andtheoperation
thereof with aview tomaking appropriate adaptations .
ARTICLE 9.
Decision 75/441/EEC ishereby repealed with effect from 1January 1982 .
ARTICLE 10.
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This Decision shall apply with effect from 1January 1982 .

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ARTICLE 11.
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ThisDecisionisaddressed totheMemberStates•
Doneat , por^heCouncil.
ThePresident .

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ANNEXI
Measurement results ,units,decimalplacesandaveraging times
Theresultsofthemeasurements shallbeexpressed asfollows
-strongacidityassulphurdioxideequivalent ,
–suspended particulate matterasmeasured byadirect
gravimetric technique ,bybeta-ray orbyelectronabsorption ,orby
anephelometric technique ,ingravimetric units,
–blacksmokeasdetermined byreflectance orabsorbance
converted intogravimetric equivalent .
2.Units,decimalplacesaridaveraging times
Thefollowing unitsshallbeusedtorecordthemeasurement
resultsforeachpollutant :
Pollutarrt Units1.Measurement results
-Suspended particulates ofheavymetals
CarbonmonoxideNitrogenoxides(N0„,NOfNO)Suspended particulatesSulphur compounds fu.g/m
mg/a
3/ug/m
/ug/m3
mg/m3
Ozone rug/m'3

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Thepreferred ,decimalplacesandpreferred averaging timesshould
beusedwhentransmitting the.data.Thecomputerfileswill,however,
retainthedecimalplacesandaveraging timessubmitted withthe
original databutthetabularpresentations willnormally beprinted
usingthepreferred decimalplacesintheinterest ofuniformity .
Preferred Preferred
Pollutant decimal averaging
jplaces times
Sulphurcompounds , Integer 24hrs
Suspended particulates Integer 24hrs
Suspended particulates ofheavymetals 3 24hrs
Nitrogenoxides(NOg,Ν0χ,NO) Integer 1hr
Carbonmonoxide 1 1hr
Ozone Integer 1hr

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ANNEXII
Reciprocal Exchange ofInformation andData
fromnetworks andindividual stations measuring airpollution -
withinthememberStates.
SITEDESCRIPTION FORM
tobeusedinthisreciprocal exchange.
Theanswerstoquestions marked*areoptional.
Inmostquestions theappropriate answershouldbecircled.
Thefiguresinparentheses areforCommission useonly.

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SITEDESCRIPTION FORM
1.General
1.1Member'State (0.01–2+.15-40)
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1.2Responsible Authority AContacts (0.41–75/
Téléphoné : Telex:
2.Urbanarea/town
2.1Glassoftownbynumberofinhabitants :(0.03)
+2million 11-2million 20.5-1million 3
0.1-0.5million 4-0.1million 5-1000("rural")6
2.2Nameoftown (0.04-5+.15-40)
Urbanarea (0.41–75).
3.Station ,
3.1Stationname (0.08-10+.15-40)
Address
3.2Typeofarea: (O.76)
Undefined 0Urban.1Suburban 2("Rural"3)
x3.3Typeofzone: (0-77)
Undefined 0Industrial 1Commercial 2
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Industrial &Commercial 3Residential 4
Industriai &Residential 5Commercial &Residential 6
Industriai &Commercial &Resdiential (^Ttì-xed')7
* ι,

*3*4Trafficdensityaroundstation: (0.78)
Undefined 0Veryli^it 1Light2
Moderate 3Heavy4
*3.5Theoveralllevelofpollution atthisstation,basedon
eitheraknowledge ofallthepollutants measuredoronanarbitrary
soale,oouldbeoonsidered ast (O.79)
Undefined 0High 1Average 2Low3
3>6Geographic coordinates indegrees,minutes &secondsorin
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decimaldegrees :
Longitude EorWOreenwioh (2.16–24)
Latitude N (2.25-33)
3.7Thestationisapartofwhichtypeofnetwork?(3.16)
Singlestation SLocal LRegional R
National NCommunity CInternational I
*3.8Datewhenthestationfirstoperatedforanypollutant :
Year....Month....Date.... (3.17-22)
3.9AltitudeaboveMeanSeaLevel.metres....... (3.23-27)
*3.10Estimatedareaofrepresentativity .km '(3.28-30)
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*3.11Stationreference numbers,maximum 10characters ;
Local 1 (3.31-40)
National (3.41–50)
Other (3.51-60)
*3.12Main/Principalsourcesofpollution i (4*16-75)
Approximate distance fromstation,kms (4.76-80)

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3.13Closest/Localsourcesofpollution (5»^6–75)
Approximate distance fromstation,kms (5.76-80)
3.14Comments onthesiteorstation: (6.16-80)
Pollutants measuredatstation (0.11–12)
Sulphurdioxide 01■Suspended particulates 02
Blacksmoke03Strongacidity 04Particulate lead19
Nitrogendioxide 08Nitrogen monoxide 07Qzond 14
Mixedoxidesofnitrogen 12Carbonmonoxide 06
Particulate cadmium 28Others I
Meteorological parameters
5.1Measuredatthestation: (0.11–12)
Windvelocity 81Hinddireotion 82Average
temperature °C83Maximumtemeperature °C84
Minimumtemperature °C85Relativehumidity$86
Barometric pressure mb87Sunshine,hours88
Rainfall,mms89Atmospheric stability 90
Cloudcoverage$91

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5.2 Measured at«oaedistance from station : (0.11-12-80)
Wind velocity ? Wind direction ? Average temperature ?
Maximum temperature ? Minimum temperature ? Relative
humidity ? Barometric pressure ? Hours ofsunshine ?
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Rainfall ? Atmospheric stability ? Cloud coverage ?
A |•fT
Others .(0,15–75 )
Distance from station ,kms (0.76-79 )
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SPECIFIC POLLUTANTS –complete onesheetperpollutant !
Urbanarea/town Station.
1.Pollutant :. . (0.11–12*PL)
2.Methods: (0.13-14»TM)
2.1Sampling method:.
....... (0.15-75)
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2.2Analytical method: i­
(0.15-75)
*3.Thecontribution ofthispollutant totheoverallpollution
levelatthisstation couldbedescribed as:
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Undefined 0High 1Average 2.Low3(0.79)
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4»Calibration s
4.1Calibration technique/method:
(1.16-75)
4.2Calibration frequency :days/weeks/months(1.76–80)
5«Normaldurationofsampling: *hrs/mins (7.16-20)
(Forcontinuous ,non-integrating equipment put'C*)
6.Timeofdaywhenfirstsamplebeginst.^..hrs....(7.21–24)
*7*Timeofdaywhenlastsampleends $.....hrs....(7.25-28)
8.Techniquefirstusedatthisstation :
Year Month Date..... (7.29–34)
9.Technique discontinued atthisstation:
Year Month Date..... (7»35"40)
10.Distancefromintaketoroad/streetlmetres(7»41*^43)
11.Heirfitofintakeaboyeground/streetlevell (7.44-48)

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FINANCIAL STATSf.ENT
1.Budgetary lines concerned .(Exercise 1932 ).
–post 6601 :measurement ofpollution ,intercalibration andsurveillance
networks (part ofoldline 35-1-2);
–post 6640 :operation ofjuridical acts relating topollution and
nuisances ;report ontheexchange ofinformation relating to
atmospheric pollution inthemember States (part ofoldline 3543 )«
Thedivision ofthe costs between these posts isdefined inthetext .
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2.Juridical base and description oftheaction .
2.aJuridical base '
Article 235 of "theTreaty .
"Proposed Council decision establishing areciprocal exchange of
information anddata between thenetworks and isolated stations measuring
airpollution within themember States ."
2.b Description ofthe action
This foresees thecontinuation andtheenlargement oftheprocedure
fortheexchange ofinformation established byCouncil Decision 75/4-4I/EEC
of24June 19755 inparticular ,other pollutants tobeincluded are :
lead andother heavy metals ,asparticulates ,
nitrogen oxides ,
carbon monoxide and
ozone .
TheCommission agrees toorganise ,incollaboration with interested
member States ,intercomparsion programmes with theaimofimproving the
comparability ofairpollution data collected aswell astheharmonisation
ofthe methods ofmeasurement .
3.ITature ofthe expenditure .
Costs ofstudies and costs ofinterventions .
4.Justification forthe action .
Article 5ofCouncil D^bision 75/44l'/EE!C .of24June 1975requires the
Commission tosubmit anappropriate proposal foranewprocedure .
5.Financial implications oftheaction onintervention credits .
5.1 Onepart oftheaction (exchange ofinformation –post 6640 ,point
4hereunder )isofunlimited duration ;theother part ,oflimited duration
(harmonisation ofmeasurement methods –post 6601 ,points 5&6hereunder )
may last formore than thesixyears foreseen inthefollowing tables .
Unlimited duration J90,000 Euas in1932 ,75»000 Euas in1983 and
50,000 Euas peryear thereafter .
cost 1932 – 90.000 Euas
qost 1982-86 -315,000 Euas
1987 onwards - 50,000 Euas/year .

FINANCIAL STATELISHT (page 2)
Limited duration :cost 1932 – 110,000 Euas
cost 1932-36 –3,825,000 Euas
cost 19"7 105,000 Euas
total cost –3f930 ,000Euas .
Totals :cost 1982 – 200.000 Euas
cost 1982-86 –4»140,000 Euas
cost 1987 - 155,000 Euas
following - 50,000 Euas/year .
5.2 0.004 c/oofI98O budget (assumption :divided uniformly over 5years ).
5.3 Five-year costs 1982 -1986 .
5.3.1 Total credits :4f140 ,000Euas
5«3.2 Calculations made onthebasis ,foreach pollutant ,of :
-2measurement stations permember State ,
-foreach station ,1reference method apparatus supplied by
theCommission ,i.e. ,20apparatus total (*), plus atleast twoother
apparatus supplied bythemember State concerned ,
-allsampling ,measurements andmaintenance will bedone by
each member State attheir ownexpense ;only the costs ofthereference
laboratory will beborne bytheCommission .
After 1932 thecosts arenotdefinitive ;theuncertainty is
estimated at+/-15 forthecosts oftheintercomparison programme ;the
inflation rate must also betaken into consideration .
6.Financial implications onpersonnel andcurrent operational credits .
6.1 1agent ,grade Aplus 1agent grade B.
6.2 6months in1983 ,full time from 1984 (points t&2hereafter ).
6.3 Convocation ofexperts (point 3hereafter ).
6.4 Always based on1981 levels (forpoints 1to3hereafter ).
7.Financing intervention expenses .
7.1 Fornitrogen oxides only ,atotal of90,000 Euas hasbeen expended
during theyears 1980 &1981 .
7-2&7.3 Nothing .
7.4 Future credits aredetailed inthefollowing tables .
8.Effects onresources .
These credits must beallocated from ourresources .
9.Controls foreseen .
Asforeseen byArticle 82oftheFinancial Regulations dated 21December
1977 ,asforallstudy contracts ,forstudies byoontr&ctants andalso bythe
procedures oftheStudy Committee ortheCCAM . i,
*Theactual price foreach apparatus liesipprwlMteiy between
17,500 and30,000 Euas according toth«pollutant .

FINANCIAL STATEMENT (page3)
Bxplainations concerning thecalculations .
POINT1–Needforsupplementary personnel .(Chap.11)
Evenallowingthatalltheintercomparison workwillbedoneunder
contract ,onemustnevertheless foreseeoneemployee geadeAplusoneemployee
ofgradeBtoassurethescientific andadministrative organisation ofthe
totalofthecontracts andalsotherunningoftheexchange ofinformation .
Theestimations arebasedon1981levelsandgive,therefore ,:
for1983–6ponthsonly–20.011+14.677"34«688eua,
from1984–fulltime–40.022+29.354*69.376eua.
P0INT2-Mieeions byperaorme1.(Chap.11)
Onthebasisof1missionof2daysduration perofficial toeachmember
Stateeachyearone.estimates5,000eua/official/year;onlyhalfin1983.
POINT3–Convocation ofexperts.(Chap.22)
Onthebasisof2expertspermemberStateforameetingof2days;
1meetingin1982,3meetingsperyearbetween1983and1986,2peryear
thereafter .
POINT4-Reportsonexchangeofinformation including management (post6640).
*from1983theexchangeofinformation contains 6pollutants inplace
ofonly2previously .
POINT5-Harmonisation programme .(Post6601)
Thedetailsoftheestimated costsforeachpollutant ,aretobefound
inTablesA&Bfollowing .Theyhavebeenestimated under6headings s
1.Examination ofproblems anddefinition ofprogramme .
2.Intercalibration ,evaluation ofresultsanddefinition ofthe
intercomparison programme itself.
3.Management ofintercomparison programme ,including secretarial
costs,thoseofatechnician andhis/hertravelexpenses.
4.Provisioning ,costsofthereference laboratory andtransport of
materials .
5.Datatreatment bycomputer .
6.Preparation ofreports.
POINT6–Purohaseofequipment .(Post6601)
ThedetailsaretobefoundinTablesA&Bfollowing .1982 1983 1984etc
-management ofdata -,
–management ofcomputer programs
–reports *
–adaption ofcomputer programsj25,00025,00025fOOO25,000
,10,000 25,000 25,000
55,000 25,000 nil
90,000 75,000 50,000

TABLE A
POST6601 Detailsofestimated costsperpollutant
NONO2NO
XPb°3CO Totals
Point5
1
2
3
4
5
625,000
125,000
30,000
25,000170,000
25,000
125,000
30,000
25,000»"*
(170,000)
(50,000)
(250,000)
(60,000)
(50,000):*1'··
30,000
120,000
50,000
80,000
50,000
40,00050,000
150,000
50,000
350,000
70,000
70,00030,000
70,000
50,000
150,000
50,000
40,000110,000
510,000
200,000
830,000
230,000
200,000
Total5205,000 375,000 (580,000)370,000 740,000 390,000 2,080,000
Point6* 600,000 400,000 500,000 350,000 1,850,000
Totals
Post6601 i205,000 375,000 600,000 770,0001,240,000 740,000 3,930,000
Notes
Thesameequipment willserveforthemeasurement ofbothnitrogen
oxidesandthesetwointercomparison programmes willbeoperated simultaneously ,
theexpensesbeingsharedbetweenNOandNOg.Theintercalibration programme
forNOisalreadyfinishedbutthatforNOghasstilltobedone.
.ThefiguresinbracketsrepresentthetotalsumsforNOandN02
andhavehotbeentakenintothetotalsexceptfortheequipment .
Forthedivision intoexpenses peryearseeTableBfollowing .
*For20apparatus .
A

TABLEB
POST6601 Division ofexpenses bybudgetary year
1982 •1983 1984
i1985 1986 Totals
1932-01987
POINT5
13,000
50,00012,000
75,000
15,000 15,000
25,00025,000
125,000
30,000
25,000NO-3
4
5
6
Tot.NO 63,000 102,000 40,000 205,000
NO-2
¿3
4
5
6110,000 60,000
12,000
50,00013,000
75,000
15,000 15,000
25,000170,000
25,000
125,000
30,000
25,000
Tot.NO,
<110,000 122,000 103,000 40,000 375,000J»
(Tot.NOx X(110,000)(185,000 .(205,000)(80,000) (580,000)
Pb-1
2
3
4
5
630,000
50,000 70,000
25,000 25,000
80,000
25,000 25,000
40,00030,000
120,000
50,000
80,000
50,000
40,000'
Tot.Pb 80,000 95,000 130,000 65,000 370,000
°3-1J2
3
4
5
6i50,000
100,000 50,000
25,000
50,00025,000
150,000
30,000150,000
40,000
30,00050,000
150,000
50,000
350,000
70,000
30,000 I40,000
Tot.0^150,000 125,000 205,000 220,000 700,000 40,000
CO-1
2
3
4
5
6-30,000
30,000 40,000
25,000
50,00025,000
100,000
'25,00030,000
70,000
50,000
150,000
25,000 25,000 '
/JO,000
Tot.CO 60,000 ii5fooo150,000 325,000 65,000|_....
Total5110,000 415,000 485,000 530,000 435,0001,975,000 105,000
POINT6
NO
PbX
ä600,000
400,000
500,000
350,000600,000
400,000
500,000
350,000
Total6 600,000 900,000350,000 1,850,000
TOTALS
Post6Ó01110,000
11,015,000 1,385,000 880,000 435»0003,825,000 105,000

S'TMAtfYTABLEOFFINANCIAL ACTIONS
...........
1932i1933 1984 1985 193ο Totals Later
-PERSONTJEl
Chao.11
Point 1
Point2JAOFEPAΓΙON
34,683
5,00069,376
10,00069,376
10,00069,376
10,000242,816
35,00069,376/y
10,000/y
Totals ί
Chap.1139.688 79,376 79,376 79,376 238,816 79,376/y
1b,OOO/yChap.22
Point33,000 24,000 24,000 24,000 24,000 104,000
TOTALS
Ch.11+22
13,000 63,688 103,376 103,376 103,376 392,816 95,376/y
INTERVENT
Point4*Ί0Ν(Cha
90,000p.66)
75,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 315,000 50,000/y
Point5**
NO
NO2
(NO)
X
Fb
°3
CO110,000
110,000)63,000
122,000
(185,000 ;
30,000
150,000'102,000
103,000
(205,000 ;
95,000
125,000
60,00040,000
40,000
(80,000)
130,000
205,000
115,00065,000
220,000
150,000205,000
375,000
(580,000)
370,000
700,.000
325,00040,000
65,000
1'
i
Tots5**110,000 415,000 485,000 530,000 435,000 1,975,000 105,000
Point6
ÎT0
X
Fb
°3
CO600,000
400,000
500,000
350,000600,000
400,000
500,000
350,000
Tot6** 600,000 900,000 350,000 1,850,000'
Totals
Ch.66200,0001,090,000
1,153,6831,435,000
1,533,376930,000 485,000 4,140,000155,000®
GRAND
TOTAL203,000 1,033,376 533,3764,521,816 250,37^®
*post66/10 **post6601
53Futureinterventions :1937=50,000(point4,postOo40)+
10",000(point5,post6601);later50,000eua/year(point4;.^ Toforesee:198?=»155,000(Chap.66)+95»376(Chape.11*22)\later50,000(point4,post664O)+95,376(Chape.11+22J
«145,376eua/year.