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