Ordinance on assessing methods relating to the Emission Protection Act. Country/Territory Austria Document type Regulation Date 2004 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Air & atmosphere Keyword Pollution control Air quality/air pollution Emissions Monitoring Inspection Data collection/reporting Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment 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 39 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). Three 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 Amended by Ordinance amending the Ordinance on assessing methods relating to the Emission Protection Act. Legislation | Austria | 2006 Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Monitoring, Environmental standards, Pollution control, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Emission Protection Act – Assessment Method Ordinance. Legislation | Austria | 2012 Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Monitoring, Inspection, Data collection/reporting, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX