ANNEX II
(A)

Common Data types
Wherever a certain data type is to be made available pursuant to Parts B to K of this Annex, all information listed under the relevant data type specified below is to be included.
(1)

Data type ‘Contact Details’
1.
Name of responsible authority, institution or body
2.
Name of responsible person
3.
Web address
4.
Address
5.
Telephone number
6.
E-mail
(2)

Data type ‘Exceedance Situation’
1.
Exceedance Situation ID
2.
Exceeded environmental objective
3.
Area of the exceedance situation (data type ‘Spatial Extent’)
4.
Classification of the area
5.
Administrative units
6.
Estimate of the surface area where the level was above the environmental objective
7.
Estimate of the length of road where the level was above the environmental objective
8.
Monitoring stations in exceedance area (link to D)
9.
Modelled exceedance (link to D)
10.
Estimate of the total resident population in the exceedance area
11.
Estimate of the ecosystem/vegetation area exposed above the environmental objective
12.
Reference year
(3)

Data type ‘Environmental Objective’
1.
Objective type
2.
Averaging period of assessment
3.
Protection target
(4)

Data type ‘Spatial Extent’
1.
GIS information provided as coordinates
(5)

Data type ‘Spatial Observation’
1.
Spatial assessment data
(6)

Data type ‘Publication’
1.
Publication
2.
Title
3.
Author(s)
4.
Publication date
5.
Publisher
6.
Web link
(7)

Data type ‘Documentation of Change’
1.
Change
2.
Description of change
(B)

Information on zones and agglomerations (Article 6)
(1)
Provider (data type ‘Contact Details’)
(2)
Change documentation (data type ‘Documentation of Change’)
(3)
Zone code
(4)
Zone name
(5)
Zone type
(6)
Zone delimitation (data type ‘Spatial Extent’)
(7)
Zone history: application start and end date
(8)
Predecessors (link to B)
(9)
Resident population
(10)
Resident population reference year
(11)
Code of designated pollutant
(12)
Protection Target
(13)
Exemption or postponement according to Article 22 of Directive 2008/50/EC
(C)

Information on the assessment regime (Article 7)
(1)
Provider (data type ‘Contact Details’)
(2)
Change documentation (data type ‘Documentation of Change’)
(3)
Information on zone (link to B)
(4)
Pollutant
(5)
Environmental objective (data type ‘Environmental Objective’)
(6)
Attainment of assessment threshold
(7)
Assessment threshold classification year
(8)
Documentation of the classification (web link)
(9)
Assessment type
(10)
Assessment type: Description
(11)
Individual assessment metadata, including station ID, location information (link to D)
(12)
Authority responsible for the assessment of air quality (data type ‘Contact Details’)
(13)
Authority responsible for the approval of measurement systems (data type ‘Contact Details’)
(14)
Authority responsible for ensuring the accuracy of measurements (data type ‘Contact Details’)
(15)
Authority responsible for the analysis of assessment method (data type ‘Contact Details’)
(16)
Authority responsible for the coordination of nation-wide quality assurance (data type ‘Contact Details’)
(17)...
(D)

Information on the assessment methods (Articles 8 and 9)
(i)

General: information for all assessment methods
(1)
Provider (data type ‘Contact Details’)
(2)
Change documentation (data type ‘Documentation of change’)
(3)
Assessment Type
(4)
Information on zone (Link to B)
(5)
Pollutant
(ii)

Fixed measurement Information
(1)
Measurement configuration ID
(2)
European station ID
(3)
Network ID
(4)
National station code
(5)
Name of the monitoring station
(6)
Name of the municipality
(7)
Measurement start and end date
(8)
Measurement type
(9)
Measurement/sampling/analytical method
(10)
Measurement/sampling equipment (where available)
(11)
Detection limit (where available)
(12)
Demonstration of equivalence
(13)
Demonstration of equivalence: Documentation (web link)
(14)
Sampling time
(15)
Sampling interval
(16)
Spatial Extent of representative area (data type ‘Spatial Extent’) (where available)
(17)
Evaluation of representativeness (where available)
(18)
Documentation of representativeness (web link) (where available)
(19)
Sampling point location: height of air inlet above ground
(20)
Sampling point location: horizontal distance of air inlet from the next building (for traffic stations)
(21)
Sampling point location: Distance of air inlet from nearest lane (for traffic stations)
(22)
Classification of station in relation to predominant emission sources relevant for the measurement configuration for each pollutant
(23)
Main sources (traffic, domestic heating, industrial sources or source area etc.) (where available)
(24)
Distance from predominant industrial source or source area (for industrial stations)
(25)
Station time references: start and end date
(26)
Geographical coordinates: longitude, latitude and altitude of monitoring station
(27)
Documentation of station information including maps and photographs (web link) (where available)
(28)
Classification of the area
(29)
Distance to major junction (for traffic stations)
(30)
Assessed traffic volume (for traffic stations)
(31)
Heavy-duty fraction of traffic (for traffic stations, where available)
(32)
Traffic speed (for traffic stations, where available)
(33)
Street canyon — width of street (for traffic stations, where available)
(34)
Street canyon — mean height of building facades (for traffic stations, where available)
(35)
Network name
(36)
Network: start and end date of operation
(37)
Body responsible for network management (data type ‘Contact Details’)
(38)
Assessment method for winter sanding and salting (where Article 21 of Directive 2008/50/EC applies)
(39)
Assessment method for natural contribution (where Article 20 of Directive 2008/50/EC applies)
(40)
Data quality objectives: time coverage
(41)
Data quality objectives: data capture
(42)
Data quality objectives: uncertainty estimation
(43)
Data quality objectives: documentation of traceability and uncertainty estimation
(44)
Data quality objectives: documentation of QA/QC (Web Link)
(iii)

Indicative Measurement Information
(1)
Indicative measurement ID
(2)
Description of measurement method
(3)
Measurement type
(4)
Measurement method
(5)
Measurement/sampling equipment (where available)
(6)
Detection limit (where available)
(7)
Sampling time
(8)
Sampling interval
(9)
Geographical coordinates: geographical longitude, latitude and altitude
(10)
Assessment method for winter sanding and salting (where Article 21 of Directive 2008/50/EC applies)
(11)
Assessment method for natural contribution (where Article 20 of Directive 2008/50/EC applies)
(12)
Data quality objectives: time coverage
(13)
Data quality objectives: data capture
(14)
Data quality objectives: uncertainty estimation
(15)
Data quality objectives: documentation of traceability and uncertainty estimation
(16)
Data quality objectives: documentation of QA/QC (Web Link)
(iv)

Modelling Information
(1)
Modelling ID
(2)
Environmental objective type (data type ‘Environmental Objective’)
(3)
Modelling method: name
(4)
Modelling method: description
(5)
Modelling method: documentation (web link)
(6)
Modelling method: validation by measurement
(7)
Modelling method: validation by measurement at sites not reported under the AQD
(8)
Modelling period
(9)
Area for modelling (data type ‘Spatial Extent’)
(10)
Spatial resolution
(11)
Assessment method for winter sanding and salting (where Article 21 of Directive 2008/50/EC applies)
(12)
Assessment method for natural contribution (where Article 20 of Directive 2008/50/EC applies)
(13)
Data quality objectives: uncertainty estimation
(14)
Data quality objectives: documentation of QA/QC (Web Link)
(v)

Objective Estimation Information
(1)
Objective estimation ID
(2)
Description
(3)
Area for objective estimation (data type ‘Spatial Extent’)
(4)
Data quality objective: uncertainty estimation
(5)
Data quality objectives: documentation of traceability and uncertainty estimation
(6)
Data quality objectives: documentation of QA/QC (Web Link)
(E)

Information on primary validated assessment data and primary up-to-date assessment data (Article 10)
(1)
Provider (data type ‘Contact Details’)
(2)
Documentation of change (data type ‘Documentation of Change’)
(3)
Version number
(4)
Pollutant
(5)
Unit of pollutant
(6)
Assessment Type
(7)
Assessment Method (Link to D)
(8)
Start and end date of sampling
(9)
Time units and number of units of sampling
(10)
Measurement value (including quantity of pollutant concentration levels attributed to natural sources and winter-sanding and -salting (where Articles 20 and 21 of Directive 2008/50/EC apply))
(11)
Modelled value (data type ‘Spatial Observation’) (including quantity of pollutant concentration levels attributed to natural sources and winter-sanding and -salting (where Articles 20 and 21 of Directive 2008/50/EC apply))
(12)
Validity
(13)
Verification status
(F) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(G)

Information on the attainment of environmental objectives (Article 12)
This information must cover all zones and agglomerations and be fully coherent with the generated information under Part F of this Annex on aggregated validated assessment data for pollutants with defined environmental objectives.
(1)
Provider (data type ‘Contact Details’)
(2)
Reporting year
(3)
Change documentation (data type ‘Documentation of Change’)
(4)
Information on zone (link to B)
(5)
Exceedance situation (data type ‘Exceedance Situation’)
(6)
Pollutant
(7)
Assessment information (link to D)
(8)
Exceedance of the environmental objective
(9)
Exceedance of the environmental objective plus margin of tolerance
(10)
Exceedance taking into account natural sources
(11)
Exceedance taking into account winter sanding or salting
(12)
Exceedance situation after consideration of natural contributions and winter sanding or salting (data type ‘Exceedance Situation’).
(13)
Total numbers of exceedances (according to 8 to 11)
(H)

Information on air quality plans (Article 13)
(1)
Provider (data type ‘Contact Details’)
(2)
Change documentation (data type ‘Documentation of Change’)
(3)
Air quality plan: code
(4)
Air quality plan: name
(5)
Air quality plan: reference year of first exceedance
(6)
Competent authority (data type ‘Contact Details’)
(7)
Air quality plan: status
(8)
Air quality plan: pollutants covered
(9)
Air quality plan: date of official adoption
(10)
Air quality plan: timetable of implementation
(11)
Reference to air quality plan (web link)
(12)
Reference to implementation (web link)
(13)
Relevant publication (data type ‘Publication’)
(14)
Code of the relevant exceedance situation(s) (link to G)
(I)

Information on source apportionment (Article 13)
(1)
Code(s) of exceedance situation (link to G)
(2)
Reference year
(3)
Regional background: total
(4)
Regional background: from within Member State
(5)
Regional background: transboundary
(6)
Regional background: natural
(7)
Urban background increment: total
(8)
Urban background increment: traffic
(9)
Urban background increment: industry including heat and power production
(10)
Urban background increment: agriculture
(11)
Urban background increment: commercial and residential
(12)
Urban background increment: shipping
(13)
Urban background increment: off-road mobile machinery
(14)
Urban background increment: natural
(15)
Urban background increment: transboundary
(16)
Local increment: total
(17)
Local increment: traffic
(18)
Local increment: industry including heat and power production
(19)
Local increment: agriculture
(20)
Local increment: commercial and residential
(21)
Local increment: shipping
(22)
Local increment: off-road mobile machinery
(23)
Local increment: natural
(24)
Local increment: transboundary
(J)

Information on the scenario for the attainment year (Article 13)
(1)
Code of exceedance situation (link to G)
(2)
Code of scenario
(3)
Code of air quality plan (link to H)
(4)
Reference year for which projections are developed
(5)
Reference year from which projections are started
(6)
Source apportionment (link to I)
(7)
Relevant publication (data type ‘Publication’)
(8)
Baseline: description of the emission scenario
(9)
Baseline: total emissions in the relevant spatial unit
(10)
Baseline: included measures (link to K)
(11)
Baseline: expected concentration levels in the projection year
(12)
Baseline: expected number of exceedances in the projection year
(13)
Projection: description of the emission scenario
(14)
Projection: total emissions in the relevant spatial unit
(15)
Projection: included measures (Link to K)
(16)
Projection: expected concentration levels in the projection year
(17)
Projection: expected number of exceedances in the projection year
(K)

Information on measures (Articles 13 and 14)
(1)
Code(s) of exceedance situation (link to G)
(2)
Code of air quality plan (link to H)
(3)
Code of evaluation scenario (link to J)
(4)
Measure: code
(5)
Measure: name
(6)
Measure: description
(7)
Measure: classification
(8)
Measure: type
(9)
Measure: administrative level
(10)
Measure: time scale
(11)
Measure: affected source sector
(12)
Measure: spatial scale
(13)
Estimated implementation costs (where available)
(14)
Planned implementation: start and end date
(15)
Date when the measure is planned to take full effect
(16)
Other key implementation dates
(17)
Indicator for monitoring progress
(18)
Reduction in annual emissions due to applied measure
(19)
Expected impact in level of concentrations in the projection year (where available)
(20)
Expected impact in number of exceedances in the projection year (where available)
Annex 2 para. (C)(17) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Air Quality (Miscellaneous Amendment and Revocation of Retained Direct EU Legislation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1407), regs. 1, 4(20)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Annex 2 para. (F) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Air Quality (Miscellaneous Amendment and Revocation of Retained Direct EU Legislation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1407), regs. 1, 4(20)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)