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Ordinance on assessing methods relating to the Emission Protection Act.

Country/Territory
Austria
Document type
Regulation
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Bundesesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part II, No. 263, 28 June 2004, 12 pp.
Subject
Air & atmosphere
Keyword
Pollution control Air quality/air pollution Emissions Monitoring Inspection Data collection/reporting Environmental standards
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, Western Europe
Abstract

The present Ordinance by the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Resources implements article 4 of the Emission Protection Act (BGBl. I No. 34/2003). It lays down regulations dealing with the monitoring of emission into air of harmful substances. The Federal Minister has to ensure that specified methods are used for assessing air quality in relation to each pollutant in each zone. The text consists of 41 articles divided into 9 Parts as follows: Control of limit values to protect human health (1); Control of limit values of dust particles to protect human health (2); Assessment of limit values on import and export of harmful substances (3); General considerations (4); Control of limit values to protect ecosystems and vegetation (5); Assessment of PM2,5 (6); Assessment of greenhouse gas (7); Data exchange and reporting (8); Inspection of assessment methods (9). Two Annexes are enclosed.

Full text
German
Website
www.ris.bka.gv.at

References - Legislation

Implements

Emission Protection Act - Air.

Legislation | Austria | 1997 (2017)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Monitoring, Data collection/reporting, Inspection, Enforcement/compliance, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX