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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)407Final
Brussels.1August1977
Amendmentofthe
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proposaltotheCouncilforadirectiverelatingtotheuse
offuel-oilswiththeaimofdecreasingsulphurousemissions
(PresentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncilpursuant
tothesecondparagraphofarticle149oftheEECTreaty)
COM(77)407Final

iModificationoftheproposaltotheCouncilforadirectiverelating
totheuseoffuel-oilswiththeaimofdecreasingsulphurousemissions.
Article3
Paragraph1:unchanged
Paiaf~aph2:
Perrvonsinwhichalevelofairpollutionrepresented "byanyoneofpairs
ofvaluerangesfortheconcentration ofsulphurdioxideandtheassociated
concentration ofsuspendedparticulatematterlaiddovminTable1ofAnnexI
tothisdirectivehasbeenexoeededintheprecedingyearshallbespecified
aszonesofspecialprotection *
Article6
Paragraph1:
Prom1October1978combustioninstallations situatedoutsidethezonesof
specialprotection,havingathermalpowerratingof100MWormoreand
burningfuel-oilsmustuselowsulphurfuel-oil,oranequivalentfuel,as
soonasfora24-hourperiodtheaverageconcentration ofsulphurdioxide
andofsuspendedparticulatematteratgroundlevelwithintheareaofin­
fluenceoftheseinstallations hasexceededanyofthepairsofthevalue
rangeslaiddowninTable2ofAnnexItothisdirective,andcontinuethat
useuntiltheseconcentrations foraperiodof6hoursatleasthavefallen
backbelowthevaluerangesinTable2ofAnnex!•
Article8
Paragraph1s
Paragraph1ofArticle4shallnotapplyto:a)unchanged
b)unchanged
c)unohanged
d)combustioninstallations burningacombinationoffuels,e.g.oilrefineries
burninggasandfuel-oil,providedthatthetotalemissionsofsulphurdioxide
donotexceedthosethatwouldoccurfromburningonlylowsulphurfuel-oil#
Paragraph2Iunohanged

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Paragraph3J
Where,however,fora24-hourperiodtheaverageconcentration ofsulphur
dioxideandsuspendedparticulatenatter,measuredatgroundlevelinthe
zoneofspecialprotectioninwhichaninstallation exemptedvoiderparagraph1(b)
issituated,hasexceededany-ofthepairsofvaluerangeslaiddownin
Table2ofAnnexItothisdireotive,theuseoflowsulphurfuel-oiloran
equivalentfuelbysuchaninstallation shallbemandatoryuntiltheseconcen­
trationshavefallenbackbelowthevaluerangesinTable2ofAnnexI
foraperiodof6hoursatleant.
Article9
M«iberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionofthezonesofspeoialprotection
specifiedpursuanttoArticle3»notlaterthansixmonthsafterthedecision
inquestion.Theyshallalsonotifyan,"otheroriteriatakenintoconsiderationtitheirdecision(forexamplepopulationdensity,industrialactivities
givingrisetopollutionandspecialtopographical andmeteorological conditions
inthearaaaconcerned)«•;
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