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Legislative Decree No. 351 implementing Directive 96/62/EC on ambient air quality assessment and management.

Country/Territory
Italy
Document type
Legislation
Date
1999
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 241, 13 October 1999.
Subject
Air & atmosphere
Keyword
Air quality/air pollution Pollution control Data collection/reporting Hazardous substances Basic legislation
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Abstract

With a view to implementing Directive 96/62/EC in matter of ambient air quality management and assessment, the present Legislative Decree lays down principles to be applied in order to: (a) establish the objectives to be attained to prevent, avoid and reduce harmful effects to human beings and to the environment; (b) assess the ambient air quality; (c) obtain adequate information as regards ambient air quality and make it available to the public; (d) maintain ambient air quality where it is good and improve it in other cases. The Central Government, the Regions, the Provinces, the Communes and other local entities shall be responsible for the implementation of these provisions. Limit values are to be adopted by Decree of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed by article 4. The Regions shall assess the ambient air quality by following the procedure described under article 6. Adequate information on ambient air quality as regards the pollutants referred to in article 4 shall be made available to the public. The Regions shall transmit to the Ministry of the Environment and to the Ministry of Health the information specified in article 12.

Full text
Italian
Website
www.parlamento.it

References - Legislation

Implements

Council Directive 96/62/EC on ambient air quality assessment and management.

Legislation | European Union | 1996

Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Regional Act No. 16 laying down provisions on protection against air pollution.

Legislation | Italy | 2011

Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Policy/planning, Emissions, Monitoring, Basic legislation, Environmental planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ministerial Decree No. 60 implementing Council Directive 1999/30/EC relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air and Directive 2000/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2000 relating to limit values for benzene and carbon monoxide in ambient air.

Legislation | Italy | 2002

Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Access-to-information, Environmental standards, Pollution control, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ministerial Decree No. 261 laying down technical directives for the preliminary assessment of ambient air quality and criteria for the elaboration of the plan and the programmes referred to in articles 8 and 9 of Legislative Decree No. 351 of 4 August 1999

Legislation | Italy | 2002

Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Hazardous substances, Environmental planning, Emissions, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX