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Air Quality (Ozone in Ambient Air), 2004 ((P.I. 194/2004).

Country/Territory
Cyprus
Document type
Regulation
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Episimi Efimerida tis Kypriakis Dimokratias No. 3830, Supplement III, Part I, 2 April 2004, pp. 1260-1281.
Subject
Air & atmosphere
Keyword
Air quality/air pollution Pollution control Hazardous substances Data collection/reporting Access-to-information Monitoring Emissions Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment
Geographical area
Asia, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia
Entry into force notes
In compliance with the provisions of paragraph (2), the Regulations shall enter into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic. The reporting obligations to the European Committee established in these regulations, shall enter into force on the date of accession of the Cypriot Republic to the European Union.
Abstract

The purpose of these regulations is a) to define long-term objectives, target values, alarm thresholds and information threshold for the public, for concentrations of ozone in ambient air of the Republic, intended to avoid, prevent or reduce harmful effects on human health and the environment; b) to ensure that common methods and criteria are used to assess concentrations of ozone and, according to specific cases, of ozone precursors including nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds in ambient air; c) to ensure that adequate information on ambient levels of ozone and relevant information is collected; d) to ensure that, as far as ozone is concerned, air quality where it is already at good levels is maintained and in other cases, improve; e) to promote increased cooperation between the Member States to reduce levels of ozone and the employment of transboundary measures and Agreements on these measures.

Full text
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References - Legislation

Implements

Directive 2002/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to ozone in ambient air

Legislation | European Union | 2002

Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Transboundary effects, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX