Ministerial Decree No. 11824 establishing special measures for the assessment of ambient air pollution in the area of the city of Athens. Country/Territory Greece Document type Regulation Date 1993 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Efimeris tis Kyverniseos No. 369, Part II, 24 May 1993, pp. 4021-4030. Subject Air & atmosphere Keyword Air quality/air pollution Emissions Environmental standards Pollution control Standards Protection of environment Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Entry into force notes The Decree shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract The Decree aims at assessing in a satisfactory manner the emergency situations deriving from ambient air pollution in the city of Athens and the wider area so as to ensure that appropriate measures are taken in order to avoid adverse effects on human health and the environment, which might arise from the ambient concentrations of certain pollutants. The Decree is composed as follows: definitions (level of ambient air pollution, limit values for pollution, etc.(art. 1); determination of pollutants to be monitored (art. 2); levels of actions (art.3); limit values for air pollutants (art. 4); establishment of a timeline for the levels of actions to be applied (art. 5); duration of levels of action (art. 6); content of the various levels of action (art. 7); obligation of industries (art. 8); sanctions (art. 9). Full text Greek Website www.et.gr References - Legislation Amended by Ministerial Decree No. H.P. 14122/549/Ε.103 establishing measures for a better ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe, in compliance with the provisions of Directive 2008/50/EC. Legislation | Greece | 2011 Keyword: 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