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Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants, amending Directive 2003/35/EC and repealing Directive 2001/81/EC (Text with EEA relevance)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.Objectives and subject matter

  3. Article 2.Scope

  4. Article 3.Definitions

  5. Article 4.National emission reduction commitments

  6. Article 5.Flexibilities

  7. Article 6.National air pollution control programmes

  8. Article 7.Financial support

  9. Article 8.National emission inventories and projections, and informative inventory reports

  10. Article 9.Monitoring air pollution impacts

  11. Article 10.Reporting by Member States

  12. Article 11.Reports by the Commission

  13. Article 12.European Clean Air Forum

  14. Article 13.Review

  15. Article 14.Access to information

  16. Article 15.Cooperation with third countries and coordination within international organisations

  17. Article 16.Exercise of the delegation

  18. Article 17.Committee procedure

  19. Article 18.Penalties

  20. Article 19.Amendment to Directive 2003/35/EC

  21. Article 20.Transposition

  22. Article 21.Repeal and transitional provisions

  23. Article 22.Entry into force

  24. Article 23.Addressees

  25. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      MONITORING AND REPORTING OF ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS

    2. ANNEX II

      NATIONAL EMISSION REDUCTION COMMITMENTS

    3. ANNEX III

      CONTENT OF NATIONAL AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAMMES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 6 AND 10

      1. PART 1 Minimum content of national air pollution control programmes

        1. 1. The initial national air pollution control programmes referred to in...

        2. 2. The national air pollution control programme updates referred to in...

      2. PART 2 Emission reduction measures referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 6(2)

        1. A. Measures to control ammonia emissions

          1. 1. Member States shall establish a national advisory code of good...

          2. 2. Member States may establish a national nitrogen budget to monitor...

          3. 3. Member States shall prohibit the use of ammonium carbonate fertilisers...

          4. 4. Member States may reduce ammonia emissions from livestock manure by...

        2. B. Emission reduction measures to control emissions of fine particulate matter...

          1. 1. Without prejudice to Annex II on cross-compliance of Regulation (EU)...

          2. 2. Member States may establish a national advisory code of good...

        3. C. Preventing impacts on small farms

    4. ANNEX IV

      METHODOLOGIES FOR THE PREPARATION AND UPDATING OF NATIONAL EMISSION INVENTORIES AND PROJECTIONS, INFORMATIVE INVENTORY REPORTS AND ADJUSTED NATIONAL EMISSION INVENTORIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 5 AND 8

      1. For the pollutants referred to in Annex I, Member States...

      2. Reliance upon the EMEP Reporting Guidelines is without prejudice to...

      3. PART 1 National annual emission inventories

        1. 1. National emission inventories shall be transparent, consistent, comparable, complete and...

        2. 2. Emissions from identified key categories shall be calculated in accordance...

        3. 3. For emissions from transport, Member States shall calculate and report...

        4. 4. Emissions from road transport shall be calculated and reported on...

        5. 5. Member States shall report their annual national emissions expressed in...

      4. PART 2 National emission projections

        1. 1. National emission projections shall be transparent, consistent, comparable, complete and...

        2. 2. Projections of emissions shall be estimated and aggregated to relevant...

        3. 3. National emission projections shall be consistent with the national annual...

      5. PART 3 Informative inventory report

      6. PART 4 Adjustment of national emission inventories

        1. 1. A Member State that proposes an adjustment to its national...

        2. 2. Member States may submit the same supporting information for adjustment...

        3. 3. Member States shall recalculate adjusted emissions to ensure consistency, to...

    5. ANNEX V

      OPTIONAL INDICATORS FOR MONITORING AIR POLLUTION IMPACTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 9

      1. for freshwater ecosystems: establishing the extent of biological damage, including...

    6. ANNEX VI

      CORRELATION TABLE

  27. ATTACHMENTS

    1. Declaration by the Commission on the Review of Methane Emissions

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