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Air Quality Law, 2010 (Law No. 77(Ι)/2010).

Country/Territory
Cyprus
Document type
Legislation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Efimerida tis Dimokratias No. 4251, Part I, Supplement I, 16 July 2010, pp. 483-504.
Subject
Air & atmosphere, Environment gen.
Keyword
Basic legislation Pollution control Air quality/air pollution Ozone layer Emissions Hazardous substances Monitoring Access-to-information Data collection/reporting Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment
Geographical area
Asia, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia
Abstract

The Law aims at harmonizing the Cypriot legislative framework with Directive 2008/50/EC on ambient air quality and intends creating the suitable legislative framework for implementing this Directive through secondary legislation. The law provides for the assessment and management of ambient air quality and particularly aims at (a) defining and establishing objectives for ambient air quality designed to avoid, prevent or reduce harmful effects on human health and the environment as a whole; (b) assessing the ambient air quality in the Cypriot Republic on the basis of common methods and criteria; (c) obtaining information on ambient air quality in order to help combat air pollution and nuisance and to monitor long-term trends and improvements resulting from national and Community measures; (d) ensuring that such information on ambient air quality is made available to the public; (e) maintaining air quality where it is good and improving it in other cases; (f) promoting increased cooperation between the EU Member States in reducing air pollution. The law is divided in three Parts as follows: Part I, introductory provisions (arts. 1-3); Part II, specific provisions (arts. 4-26); Part II, transitional provisions (art. 27). Seven Annexes are attached to the text of this law.

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References - Legislation

Implements

Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe.

Legislation | European Union | 2008 (2015)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Ozone layer, Emissions, Hazardous substances, Monitoring, Access-to-information, Data collection/reporting, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

Air Quality Law, 2002 (Law No. 188(I)/2002).

Legislation | Cyprus | 2002

Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Monitoring, Environmental standards, Basic legislation, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX