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EU legal background

Explore the European Union's policies and strategies for combating air pollution in Europe. Learn about the regulations and initiatives aimed at reducing pollutant emissions and improving air quality in various sectors such as transport, industry, and more.

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EU legal background

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  1. EU legal background Air pollution

  2. EU legal background: Air pollution Air pollution in Europe is regulated by several policies, which are targeting the various types - and sources - of pollutants. Also, in 2005 the Commission proposed a thematic strategy for reducing the number of deaths linked to air pollution by 40% (of 2000 levels) by 2020. The European policies are enlisted in the followings with active links.

  3. AIR QUALITY • Pure air for Europe • Management and quality of ambient air • Exchange of information and data on ambient air quality • Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution • Clean Air for Europe (CAFE) Programme

  4. ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION • Sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air • National emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants • Nitrogen dioxide • Phaseout of CFCs in metered dose inhalers • Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution • Protocol on Heavy Metals • Elimination and minimisation of production, use and release of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) • Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) resulting from the storage of petrol

  5. LAND MOTOR VEHICLES • All motor vehicles • Euro 5 and Euro 6 standards: reduction of pollutant emissions from light vehicles • Motor vehicles with trailers: polluting emissions • Motor vehicles with trailers: emission of gaseous pollutants from diesel engines • Sulphur content of certain liquid fuels • Quality of petrol and diesel fuels: sulphur and lead • EU strategy for biofuels • Motor vehicles: use of biofuels • Road vehicles • Clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles • CO2 emission limits on new vehicles • C02 emissions from new passenger cars: monitoring • Passenger car related taxes • Information on the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of new cars • Emissions from air conditioning systems in motor vehicles • Promotion of clean road transport vehicles within public authorities • Environmental problems caused by heavy goods vehicles • Off road vehicles • Non-road mobile machinery: gaseous pollutants • Wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors: pollutant gases

  6. OTHER VEHICLES • Aviation and climate change • Clean Sky JTI • Strategy to reduce atmospheric emissions from seagoing ships

  7. INDUSTRY • Integrated pollution prevention and control: IPPC Directive • Pollutants from large combustion plants • Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) resulting from certain industrial activities

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