CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Subject matter
Article 2
Definitions
CHAPTER II
...
Article 3
Ambient air quality ... data repository
Article 4
Encoding of information
Article 5
Procedure for making information available
CHAPTER III
MAKING AVAILABLE ... INFORMATION ON AMBIENT AIR QUALITY
Article 6
Zones and agglomerations
Article 7
Assessment regime
Article 8
Methods for the demonstration and subtraction of exceedances attributable to natural sources or to winter-sanding or -salting
Article 9
Assessment methods
Article 10
Primary validated assessment data and primary up-to-date assessment data
Article 11
Aggregated validated assessment data
Article 12
Attainment of environmental objectives
Article 13
Air quality plans
Article 14
Measures to comply with the target values of Directive 2004/107/EC
CHAPTER IV
TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 15
Repeal
Article 16
Applicability
Article 17
Addressees
ANNEX I
(A)
Data requirements
(1)
Reporting of time
(2)
Number of digits and rounding
(3)
Equivalence
(4)
Standardisation
(5)
Provisions for PM2,5
Limit values plus margin of tolerance
Calculation of the Average Exposure Indicator (AEI) in accordance with...
(B)
Environmental objectives and reporting metrics
(C)
Pollutants with monitoring requirements
ANNEX II
(A)
Common Data types
(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...
7.
Estimate of the length of road where the level was...
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...
(12)
Authority responsible for the assessment of air quality (data type...
(13)
Authority responsible for the approval of measurement systems (data type...
(14)
Authority responsible for ensuring the accuracy of measurements (data type...
(15)
Authority responsible for the analysis of assessment method (data type...
(16)
Authority responsible for the coordination of nation-wide quality assurance (data...
(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...
(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...
(21)
Sampling point location: Distance of air inlet from nearest lane...
(22)
Classification of station in relation to predominant emission sources relevant...
(23)
Main sources (traffic, domestic heating, industrial sources or source area...
(24)
Distance from predominant industrial source or source area (for industrial...
(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)...
(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...
(34)
Street canyon — mean height of building facades (for traffic...
(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...
(39)
Assessment method for natural contribution (where Article 20 of Directive...
(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...
(11)
Assessment method for natural contribution (where Article 20 of Directive...
(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...
(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...
(12)
Assessment method for natural contribution (where Article 20 of Directive...
(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...
(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...
(11)
Modelled value (data type ‘Spatial Observation’) (including quantity of pollutant...
(12)
Validity
(13)
Verification status
(F)
(G)
Information on the attainment of environmental objectives (Article 12)
(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...
(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...
(20)
Expected impact in number of exceedances in the projection year...
Commission Implementing Decision
of 12 December 2011
laying down rules for Directives 2004/107/EC and 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the reciprocal exchange of information and reporting on ambient air quality
(notified under document C(2011) 9068)
(2011/850/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2004/107/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 relating to arsenic, cadmium, mercury, nickel and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air , and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,
Having regard to Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe , and in particular Article 28(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Directive 2004/107/EC lays down target values to be met by a certain date, determines common methods and criteria for the assessment of the listed pollutants, lays down the information that needs to be transmitted to the Commission and ensures that adequate information on concentration levels of those pollutants is made available to the public. It requires that detailed arrangements for forwarding the ambient air quality information are adopted.
(2)
Directive 2008/50/EC establishes the framework for the assessment and management of ambient air quality. It provides that the information on ambient air quality and the timescales in which such information is to be made available by Member States are to be laid down for the reporting and the reciprocal exchange of information on air quality. It also requires that ways are identified to streamline how such information are reported and exchanged.
(3)
Council Decision 97/101/EC of 27 January 1997 establishing a reciprocal exchange of information and data from networks and individual stations measuring ambient air pollution within the Member States lists the information on air quality which Member States are to provide in view of the reciprocal exchange.
(4)
Directive 2008/50/EC provides that Decision 97/101/EC is to be repealed with effect from the end of the second calendar year following the entry into force of the implementing measures on transmission of information and reporting. Accordingly, the provisions of Decision 97/101/EC should be reflected in this Decision.
(5)
The scope of this Decision covers the annual reporting on ambient air quality assessment and the submission of information on plans and programmes in relation to limit values for certain pollutants in ambient air currently covered by Commission Decision 2004/224/EC of 20 February 2004 laying down arrangements for the submission of information on plans or programmes required under Council Directive 96/62/EC in relation to limit values for certain pollutants in ambient air and Commission Decision 2004/461/EC of 29 April 2004 laying down a questionnaire to be used for annual reporting on ambient air quality assessment under Council Directives 96/62/EC and 1999/30/EC and under Directives 2000/69/EC and 2002/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council . Accordingly, in the interest of clarity and consistency of Union legislation, those Decisions should be repealed.
(6)
An Internet interface called the ambient air quality portal should be created by the Commission, assisted by the European Environment Agency, where Member States should make the air quality information available and where the public has access to the environmental information made available by Member States.
(7)
To streamline the amount of information made available by Member States, to maximise the usefulness of such information and to reduce the administrative burden, Member States should be required to make the information available in a standardised, machine-readable form. The Commission, assisted by the European Environment Agency, should develop such a standardised machine-readable form in line with the requirements of Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE) . It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level.
(8)
To reduce the administrative burden and the scope for errors, Member States should use an electronic, Internet-based tool accessible through the ambient air quality portal when making information available. That tool should be used to check the consistency of the information, the data quality and to aggregate the primary data. Where this Decision requires information to be made available in aggregate form, the tool should therefore undertake this aggregation. Member States should be able to use the tool independently from making available the ambient air quality information to the Commission to fulfil a reporting obligation or to exchange ambient air quality data.
(9)
The European Environment Agency should assist the Commission, as appropriate, with the management of the ambient air quality portal and the development of the tool for information consistency, data quality and aggregation of primary data. The European Environment Agency should in particular assist the Commission in the monitoring of the data repository, as well as the analysis relating to fulfilment by the Member States of their obligations under Directives 2004/107/EC and 2008/50/EC.
(10)
It is necessary for the Member States and the Commission to collect, exchange and assess up-to-date air quality information in order to understand better the impacts of air pollution and develop appropriate policies. In order to facilitate the handling and comparison of up-to-date air quality information, the up-to-date information should be made available to the Commission in the same standardised form as validated data within a reasonable timeframe after it has been made available to the public.
(11)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Ambient Air Quality Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
OJ L 23, 26.1.2005, p. 3.
OJ L 152, 11.6.2008, p. 1.
OJ L 35, 5.2.1997, p. 14.
OJ L 68, 6.3.2004, p. 27.
OJ L 156, 30.4.2004, p. 78.
OJ L 108, 25.4.2007, p. 1.