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1997/0266(SYN) Ambient air quality: limit values for sulphur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead ENVI POLLACK Anita Jean (icon: PES PES)
Former Responsible Committee ENVI POLLACK Anita Jean (icon: PES PES)
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
EC before Amsterdam E 130S-p1

Events

2005/01/04
   EC - Follow-up document
Details

The European Commission has presented its review of Council Directive 1999/30/EC relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air, with consideration of Council Directive 96/62/EC on ambient air quality assessment and management. This review is based on the most recent scientific understanding but focuses on experience to date and suggests planned amendments via Comitology procedure.

The Directive entered into force on 19 July 1999 and had to be transposed into national law within two years. Despite the limited experience with the first daughter Directive, it is already clear that the concept of air quality legislation has been successful in terms of raising public and political awareness of remaining air quality problems and promoting effective action to reduce air pollution throughout the EU. However, only three Member States (UK, Belgium and Sweden) have submitted plans or programmes to improve air quality. In 2004, the Commission started infringement procedures against ten Member States for not submitting plans or programmes on time, or because the plans submitted were incomplete.

According to the report, it is important to set air quality limit values. While tighter air quality limit values are recognised as important and useful further clarification and guidance on the application of limit values will be part of the Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution.

The Commission has launched a contract to gather information on "health relevant ambient air quality measurement". Depending on the results of this contract, the monitoring requirements in the first daughter Directive might be modified.

While continuous action to improve air quality needs to focus on PM10 and NO2 , the Commission is also evaluating the effectiveness of short-term measures. The report states that Member States have reported that they comply well with the limit values for SO2 and lead in ambient air, with some exceptions. However, the situation is different for PM10 and NO2 since concentrations of these pollutants at many monitoring stations exceed the limit value plus margin of tolerance.

In addition, all Member States have, to varying degrees, adapted their measurement networks to the requirements of the first daughter Directive. This has helped the harmonisation process. The report does, however, highlight then need for further technical improvements (ensure a sufficient number of rural background stations; ensure a substantial proportion of different station types, such as traffic-related stations and urban background stations; limit the distance from the road where PM10 monitoring is undertaken at traffic related monitoring stations; improve the conditions for applying random sampling; ensure the uniform use of statistical terms (accuracy/uncertainty) and update Annex IX - which describes the reference measurement methods - taking into account the technical development and including the provisions on how to demonstrate equivalence of non-reference methods) which will be adopted by the Commission through Comitology procedure.

While no change in the provisions on air quality modelling is suggested for now, the Commission will follow up this issue.

Lastly, the report states that reporting through electronic means has become more and more but there are considerable delays, and a need for further harmonisation and streamlining.

2001/03/08
   CSL - Council Meeting
1999/06/29
   Final act published in Official Journal
1999/04/22
   EP/CSL - Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
1999/04/22
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
1999/04/22
   CSL - Council Meeting
1999/03/05
   EC - Modified legislative proposal
1999/03/04
   EC - Modified legislative proposal published
1999/01/13
   EP - Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading
1999/01/13
   EP - Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading
Documents
1999/01/12
   EP - Debate in Parliament
1998/11/25
   EP - Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading
1998/11/25
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1998/11/24
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Documents
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1998/10/09
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1998/09/30
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1998/09/24
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Details

Commissioner Bjerregaard welcomed the amendments which introduced an alert threshold for nitrogen dioxide and reinforced monitoring for sulphur dioxide. She also agreed with including islands, ensuring the understandability of information provided to the public and reviewing the directive in 2003. However, the Commissioner could not accept Amendments Nos 7, 20 and 27 on particulates due to continuing difficulties with measuring their concentration. She also rejected Amendments Nos 8 and 34 which introduced exceptions for industrial zones emitting lead. Likewise, Amendment No 40, which went beyond the content of the proposal, and Amendments Nos 15, 16, second part, 37, 38 and 39, which fixed overly stringent limit values for sulphur dioxide, were rejected as their application would be difficult in certain southern regions of Europe.

1998/04/29
   ESC - Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report
1998/04/23
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
1998/04/23
   EP - Vote in committee
1998/04/22
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Documents
1998/03/23
   CSL - Debate in Council
Documents
1998/03/23
   CSL - Council Meeting
1997/12/17
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
1997/11/27
   EP - POLLACK Anita Jean (PES) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI
1997/10/08
   EC - Legislative proposal
1997/10/07
   EC - Legislative proposal published

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  • date: 1998-05-13T00:00:00 docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:C:1998:167:TOC title: OJ C 167 01.06.1998, p. 0079-0110 title: T4-0271/1998 summary: type: Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 1998-07-08T00:00:00 docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=1998&nu_doc=386 title: EUR-Lex url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:C:1998:259:TOC title: OJ C 259 18.08.1998, p. 0010 title: COM(1998)0386 summary: type: Modified legislative proposal body: EC
  • date: 1998-09-24T00:00:00 docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=10275%2F98&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC title: 10275/2/1998 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:C:1998:360:TOC title: OJ C 360 23.11.1998, p. 0099 summary: type: Council position body: CSL
  • date: 1998-09-30T00:00:00 docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=SECfinal&an_doc=1998&nu_doc=1633 title: EUR-Lex title: SEC(1998)1633 summary: type: Commission communication on Council's position body: EC
  • date: 1998-11-16T00:00:00 docs: title: PE229.046/AM type: Amendments tabled in committee body: EP
  • date: 1998-11-25T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A4-1998-483&language=EN title: A4-0483/1998 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:C:1999:098:TOC title: OJ C 098 09.04.1999, p. 0007 type: Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading body: EP
  • date: 1999-01-13T00:00:00 docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:C:1999:104:TOC title: OJ C 104 14.04.1999, p. 0036-0044 title: T4-0008/1999 summary: type: Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading body: EP
  • date: 2005-01-04T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2004/0845/COM_COM(2004)0845_EN.pdf title: COM(2004)0845 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2004&nu_doc=845 title: EUR-Lex summary: The European Commission has presented its review of Council Directive 1999/30/EC relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air, with consideration of Council Directive 96/62/EC on ambient air quality assessment and management. This review is based on the most recent scientific understanding but focuses on experience to date and suggests planned amendments via Comitology procedure. The Directive entered into force on 19 July 1999 and had to be transposed into national law within two years. Despite the limited experience with the first daughter Directive, it is already clear that the concept of air quality legislation has been successful in terms of raising public and political awareness of remaining air quality problems and promoting effective action to reduce air pollution throughout the EU. However, only three Member States (UK, Belgium and Sweden) have submitted plans or programmes to improve air quality. In 2004, the Commission started infringement procedures against ten Member States for not submitting plans or programmes on time, or because the plans submitted were incomplete. According to the report, it is important to set air quality limit values. While tighter air quality limit values are recognised as important and useful further clarification and guidance on the application of limit values will be part of the Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution. The Commission has launched a contract to gather information on "health relevant ambient air quality measurement". Depending on the results of this contract, the monitoring requirements in the first daughter Directive might be modified. While continuous action to improve air quality needs to focus on PM10 and NO2 , the Commission is also evaluating the effectiveness of short-term measures. The report states that Member States have reported that they comply well with the limit values for SO2 and lead in ambient air, with some exceptions. However, the situation is different for PM10 and NO2 since concentrations of these pollutants at many monitoring stations exceed the limit value plus margin of tolerance. In addition, all Member States have, to varying degrees, adapted their measurement networks to the requirements of the first daughter Directive. This has helped the harmonisation process. The report does, however, highlight then need for further technical improvements (ensure a sufficient number of rural background stations; ensure a substantial proportion of different station types, such as traffic-related stations and urban background stations; limit the distance from the road where PM10 monitoring is undertaken at traffic related monitoring stations; improve the conditions for applying random sampling; ensure the uniform use of statistical terms (accuracy/uncertainty) and update Annex IX - which describes the reference measurement methods - taking into account the technical development and including the provisions on how to demonstrate equivalence of non-reference methods) which will be adopted by the Commission through Comitology procedure. While no change in the provisions on air quality modelling is suggested for now, the Commission will follow up this issue. Lastly, the report states that reporting through electronic means has become more and more but there are considerable delays, and a need for further harmonisation and streamlining. type: Follow-up document body: EC
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  • date: 1997-10-08T00:00:00 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=1997&nu_doc=500 title: EUR-Lex title: COM(1997)0500 summary:
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  • date: 1998-03-23T00:00:00 type: Debate in Council body: CSL docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=SMPL&ROWSPP=25&RESULTSET=1&NRROWS=500&DOC_LANCD=EN&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC&CONTENTS=2076*&MEET_DATE=23/03/1998 title: 2076
  • date: 1998-04-23T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading body: EP summary:
  • date: 1998-04-23T00:00:00 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A4-1998-161&language=EN title: A4-0161/1998
  • date: 1998-05-12T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP summary: Commissioner Bjerregaard welcomed the amendments which introduced an alert threshold for nitrogen dioxide and reinforced monitoring for sulphur dioxide. She also agreed with including islands, ensuring the understandability of information provided to the public and reviewing the directive in 2003. However, the Commissioner could not accept Amendments Nos 7, 20 and 27 on particulates due to continuing difficulties with measuring their concentration. She also rejected Amendments Nos 8 and 34 which introduced exceptions for industrial zones emitting lead. Likewise, Amendment No 40, which went beyond the content of the proposal, and Amendments Nos 15, 16, second part, 37, 38 and 39, which fixed overly stringent limit values for sulphur dioxide, were rejected as their application would be difficult in certain southern regions of Europe.
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  • date: 1998-07-08T00:00:00 type: Modified legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=1998&nu_doc=386 title: EUR-Lex title: COM(1998)0386 summary:
  • date: 1998-09-24T00:00:00 type: Council position published body: CSL docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=10275%2F98&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC title: 10275/2/1998 summary:
  • date: 1998-10-09T00:00:00 type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 2nd reading body: EP
  • date: 1998-11-25T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 2nd reading body: EP summary:
  • date: 1998-11-25T00:00:00 type: Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A4-1998-483&language=EN title: A4-0483/1998
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  • date: 1999-03-05T00:00:00 type: Modified legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=1999&nu_doc=93 title: EUR-Lex title: COM(1999)0093 summary:
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  • date: 1999-04-22T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
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  • date: 1997-10-08T00:00:00 docs: url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=1997&nu_doc=500 celexid: CELEX:51997PC0500:EN type: Legislative proposal published title: COM(1997)0500 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC commission:
  • date: 1997-12-17T00:00:00 body: EP type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP responsible: True committee: ENVI date: 1998-10-12T00:00:00 committee_full: Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection rapporteur: group: PSE name: POLLACK Anita Jean body: EP responsible: True committee: ENVI date: 1997-11-27T00:00:00 committee_full: Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection rapporteur: group: PSE name: POLLACK Anita Jean
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  • date: 1998-07-08T00:00:00 docs: url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=1998&nu_doc=386 celexid: CELEX:51998PC0386:EN type: Modified legislative proposal published title: COM(1998)0386 type: Modified legislative proposal published body: EC commission:
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  • date: 1998-10-09T00:00:00 body: EP type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 2nd reading committees: body: EP responsible: True committee: ENVI date: 1998-10-12T00:00:00 committee_full: Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection rapporteur: group: PSE name: POLLACK Anita Jean body: EP responsible: True committee: ENVI date: 1997-11-27T00:00:00 committee_full: Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection rapporteur: group: PSE name: POLLACK Anita Jean
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Ambient air quality: limit values for sulphur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead
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