Decree-Law No. 47/2017 amending the Ambient air quality assessment and management regime, transposing EU Directive 2015/1480. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Legislation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, I Serie, No. 90, 10 May 2017. Subject Air & atmosphere Keyword Air quality/air pollution Environmental standards Pollution control Public health Standards Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Decree-Law enters into force on the day after its publication. Abstract This Decree-Law amends, consolidates and republishes Decree-Law No. 102/2010 establishing the Ambient air quality assessment and management regime, transposing EU Directive 2015/1480. Amendments deal with the requirements to be set in order to measure Ambient air quality Standard, authorized methods for the measurement of the concentration of specific substances in the air in order to protect human health. In addition, it amends a number of Annexes regulating methods, data validation and location of sampling areas for assessing the air quality. Full text Portuguese Website www.dre.pt References - Legislation Amends Decree-Law No. 47/2017 amending the Ambient air quality assessment and management regime, transposing EU Directive 2015/1480. Legislation | Portugal | 2010 Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Environmental standards, Pollution control, Public health, Standards, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Decree-Law No. 351/2007 on air quality. Legislation | Portugal | 2007 Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Environmental standards, Pollution control, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree-Law No. 320/2003 introducing in the National legal order the Directive 2002/3/EC of the European Parliament and Council related to the ozone in the atmosphere. Legislation | Portugal | 2003 Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Transboundary effects, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Decree-Law No. 47/2017 amending the Ambient air quality assessment and management regime, transposing EU Directive 2015/1480. Legislation | Portugal | 2010 Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Environmental standards, Pollution control, Public health, Standards, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX