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Commission Implementing Decision of 12 December 2011 laying down rules for Directives 2004/107/EC and 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the reciprocal exchange of information and reporting on ambient air quality (notified under document C(2011) 9068) (2011/850/EU)
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Commission Implementing Decision of 12 December 2011 laying down rules for Directives 2004/107/EC and 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the reciprocal exchange of information and reporting on ambient air quality (notified under document C(2011) 9068) (2011/850/EU)
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 12 December 2011 laying down rules for Directives 2004/107/EC and 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the reciprocal exchange of information and reporting on ambient air quality (notified under document C(2011) 9068) (OJ L 335 17.12.2011, p. 86) |
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 12 December 2011
laying down rules for Directives 2004/107/EC and 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the reciprocal exchange of information and reporting on ambient air quality
(notified under document C(2011) 9068)
(2011/850/EU)
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Subject matter
This Decision establishes rules implementing Directives 2004/107/EC and 2008/50/EC as regards:
Member States obligations to report on the assessment and management of ambient air quality;
Member States reciprocal exchange of information concerning networks and stations, and the measurements of air quality obtained from those stations that are selected by Member States for the purpose of reciprocal exchange from amongst existing stations.
Article 2
Definitions
For the purposes of this Decision, and in addition to the definitions laid down in Article 2 of Directive 2004/107/EC, Article 3 of Directive 2007/2/EC, and Article 2 of and Annex VII to Directive 2008/50/EC, the following definitions shall apply:
‘station’ means a location where measurements or samples are taken at one or more sampling points at the same site within an area of approximately 100 m2;
‘network’ means an organisational structure performing assessment of ambient air quality by measuring at one or more stations;
‘measurement configuration’ means the technical facilities used for the measurement of one pollutant or one of its compounds at a certain station;
‘measurement data’ means information on the concentration or deposition level of a specific pollutant obtained by measurements;
‘modelling data’ means information on the concentration or deposition level of a specific pollutant obtained through numerical simulation of physical reality;
‘objective estimation data’ means information on the concentration or deposition level of a specific pollutant obtained through expert analysis and may include use of statistical tools;
‘primary data’ means information on the concentration or deposition level of a specific pollutant at the highest time resolution considered in this Decision;
‘primary up-to-date assessment data’ means primary data collected with the frequency appropriate to each pollutant assessment method and made available to the public without delay;
‘ambient air quality portal’ means a webpage managed by the Commission assisted by the European Environment Agency, through which information related to the implementation of this Decision including the data repository is provided;
‘data repository’ means an information system, linked to the ambient air quality portal and managed by the European Environment Agency, containing air quality information and data made available through national data reporting and exchange nodes under the control of the Member States;
‘data type’ means a descriptor by which similar data to be used for different purposes is categorised as set out in Part A of Annex II to this Decision;
‘environmental objective’ means an ambient air quality objective to be attained within a given period, or where possible over a given period respectively or in the long term as laid down in Directives 2004/107/EC and 2008/50/EC.
CHAPTER II
COMMON PROVISIONS ON THE PROCESS FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION AND ON QUALITY CONTROL
Article 3
Ambient air quality portal and data repository
Article 4
Encoding of information
The Commission, assisted by the European Environment Agency, shall on the portal make available to Member States the standardised machine-readable description of how to encode the information required by this Decision.
Article 5
Procedure for making information available
The tool referred to in paragraph 1 shall be used to perform the following functions:
a consistency check of the information which is to be made available;
a check of the primary data relative to the specific data quality objectives specified in Annex IV to Directive 2004/107/EC and Annex I to Directive 2008/50/EC;
the aggregation of primary data according to the rules set out in Annex I to this Decision and Annexes VII and XI to Directive 2008/50/EC.
The Commission shall acknowledge the receipt of the updated information. After that acknowledgment, the updated information shall be considered as the official information.
CHAPTER III
MAKING AVAILABLE MEMBER STATES’ INFORMATION ON AMBIENT AIR QUALITY
Article 6
Zones and agglomerations
For zones and agglomerations to which an exemption or a postponement applies pursuant to Article 22 of Directive 2008/50/EC, the information made available shall include an indication thereof.
Article 7
Assessment regime
Article 8
Methods for the demonstration and subtraction of exceedances attributable to natural sources or to winter-sanding or -salting
Article 9
Assessment methods
Where in a particular zone or agglomeration fixed measurement is mandatory according to Article 4 of Directive 2004/107/EC and Articles 6 and 9 and Article 10(6) of Directive 2008/50/EC, the information shall include at least the following:
the measurement configuration;
the demonstration of equivalence where a non-reference method is used;
the sampling point location, its description and classification;
the documentation of data quality.
Where in a particular zone or agglomeration indicative measurement is applied in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 2004/107/EC and Articles 6 and 9 and Article 10(6) of Directive 2008/50/EC, the information shall include at least the following:
the measurement method applied;
the sampling points and the coverage area;
the validation method;
the documentation of data quality.
Where in a particular zone or agglomeration modelling techniques are applied in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 2004/107/EC and Articles 6 and 9 of Directive 2008/50/EC, the information shall include at least the following:
the description of the modelling system and its inputs;
the model validation through measurements;
the coverage area;
the documentation of data quality.
Where in a particular zone or agglomeration objective estimation is applied in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 2004/107/EC and Articles 6 and 9 of Directive 2008/50/EC, the information shall include at least the following:
the description of the estimation method;
the documentation of data quality.
Article 10
Primary validated assessment data and primary up-to-date assessment data
Where in a particular zone or agglomeration modelling techniques are applied, Member States shall make available the information set out in Part E of Annex II at the highest time resolution available.
The information shall include:
the spatial extent of the subtraction;
the quantity of the primary validated assessment data made available according to paragraph 1 of this Article that can be attributed to natural sources or winter-sanding or -salting;
the results of the application of the methods reported according to Article 8.
The information shall include:
assessed concentration levels;
a status indication on the quality control.
Article 11
Aggregated validated assessment data
For pollutants with defined environmental objectives, the information generated by the tool shall consist of the concentration levels expressed in the metric associated with the defined environmental objective set out in Part B of Annex I and shall include:
the annual average, where an annual average target or limit value is defined;
the total hours in exceedance where an hourly limit value is defined;
the total days in exceedance where a daily limit value is defined, or the percentile 90,4 for PM10 in the particular case when random measurements are applied instead of continuous measurements;
the total days in exceedance where a maximum daily eight-hour mean target or limit value is defined;
the AOT40 as defined in Part A of Annex VII to Directive 2008/50/EC in case of the ozone target value for the protection of vegetation;
the Average Exposure Indicator in case of the PM2,5 exposure reduction target and the exposure concentration obligation.
Article 12
Attainment of environmental objectives
The information shall include the following:
a declaration of attainment of all environmental objectives in each specific zone or agglomeration, including information on the exceedance of any applicable margin of tolerance;
where relevant, a declaration that the exceedance in the zone is attributable to natural sources;
where relevant, a declaration that the exceedance of a PM10 air quality objective in the zone or agglomeration is due to the re-suspension of particulate matter following the winter-sanding or -salting of roads;
information on the attainment of the PM2,5 exposure concentration obligation.
Article 13
Air quality plans
In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 5 of this Decision, Member States shall make available the information set out in Parts H, I, J and K of Annex II to this Decision on air quality plans as required by Article 23 of Directive 2008/50/EC including:
the mandatory elements of the air quality plan as listed pursuant to Article 23 of Directive 2008/50/EC in Section A of Annex XV to Directive 2008/50/EC;
references to where the public can have access to regularly updated information on the implementation of the air quality plans.
Article 14
Measures to comply with the target values of Directive 2004/107/EC
CHAPTER IV
TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 15
Repeal
Decisions 2004/224/EC and 2004/461/EC are repealed with effect from 1 January 2014.
Article 16
Applicability
Article 17
Addressees
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
ANNEX I
(A) Data requirements
(1) Reporting of time
All time references shall be made available in accordance with the ISO standard 8601:2004(E) using the extended format (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss ± hh:mm) that includes the information on difference from UTC.
The time stamp refers to the end of the measurement period.
(2) Number of digits and rounding
Data should be made available with the same number of digits as they are used in the monitoring network.
Rounding has to be the very last step of any calculation, i.e. immediately before comparing the result with the environmental objective and has to be done only once. By default the system will perform rounding of the data made available where appropriate following the commercial rounding rules.
(3) Equivalence
When more than one assessment method is used at a specific location, data should be supplied using the assessment method exhibiting the lowest uncertainty at that specific location.
(4) Standardisation
The provisions set out in Part IV of Annex IV to Directive 2004/107/EC and Part C of Annex VI to Directive 2008/50/EC should apply to the reciprocal exchange of information.
(5) Provisions for PM2,5
For PM2,5, in accordance with Part E of Annex XIV to Directive 2008/50/EC, the following sum of limit value (LV) + margin of tolerance (MOT) shall apply in the respective years mentioned below:
Year |
LV + MOT |
2008 |
30 |
2009 |
29 |
2010 |
29 |
2011 |
28 |
2012 |
27 |
2013 |
26 |
2014 |
26 |
2015 |
25 |
Calculation is made for each individual year, calculating PM2,5 annual means for each of the selected sampling points. The selection of the sampling points has to be evident from the appropriate information made available.
Valid annual means complying with the data quality objectives are averaged over all designated AEI sites of the Member State to obtain an annual average.
The procedure is repeated for each of the 3 years, and the three annual averages are then averaged to obtain the AEI.
The AEI shall be made available annually as a three-year running mean. In case of a need to update any of the data that could directly or indirectly (through selection of sampling point) influence the AEI, the complete update of all affected information is necessary.
(B) Environmental objectives and reporting metrics
Formula |
Protection target |
Environmental Objective type (Code (1)) |
Averaging period of assessments |
Reporting metric of environmental objective |
Numerical values of the environmental objective (allowed number of exceedances) |
Pollutants for which up-to-date and validated data have to be reported |
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NO2 |
Health |
LV |
1 hour |
Hours in exceedance in a calendar year |
200 μg/m3 (18) |
LVMT |
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LV |
1 calendar year |
Annual average |
40 μg/m3 |
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LVMT |
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ALT |
1 hour |
Three consecutive hours in exceedance (at locations representative of air quality over at least 100 km2 or an entire zone or agglomeration, which ever is smaller) |
400 μg/m3 |
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NOx |
Vegetation |
CL |
1 calendar year |
Annual average |
30 μg/m3 |
PM10 |
Health |
LV |
1 day |
Days in exceedance in a calendar year |
50 μg/m3 (35) Percentile of 90,4 |
LV |
1 calendar year |
Annual average |
40 μg/m3 |
||
WSS (2) |
1 day |
Deducted days in exceedance in a calendar year |
n.a. |
||
1 calendar year |
Deduction of annual average |
n.a. |
|||
NAT (2) |
1 day |
Deducted days in exceedance in a calendar year |
n.a. |
||
1 calendar year |
Deduction of the annual average |
n.a. |
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PM2,5 |
Health |
ECO |
3 subsequent calendar years |
Average Exposure Indicator (calculation see Directive 2008/50/EC) |
20 μg/m3 |
ERT |
in accordance with Annex XIV, Part B to Directive 2008/50/EC |
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TV |
1 calendar year |
Annual average |
25 μg/m3 |
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LV |
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LVMT |
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SO2 |
Health |
LV |
1 hour |
Hours in exceedance in a calendar year |
350 μg/m3 (24) |
1 day |
Days in exceedance in a calendar year |
125 μg/m3 (3) |
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ALT |
1 hour |
Three consecutive hours in exceedance (at locations representative of air quality over at least 100 km2 or an entire zone or agglomeration, which ever is smaller) |
500 μg/m3 |
||
NAT (2) |
1 hour |
Deducted hours in exceedance in a calendar year |
n.a. |
||
1 day |
Deducted days in exceedance in a calendar year |
n.a. |
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Vegetation |
CL |
1 calendar year |
Annual average |
20 μg/m3 |
|
Winter |
Average value over the winter months, i.e. 1 October year x-1 to 31 March year x |
20 μg/m3 |
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O3 |
Health |
TV |
Maximum daily eight-hour mean |
Days when maximum daily eight-hour mean exceeded the target value averaged over 3 years |
120 μg/m3 (25) |
LTO |
Maximum daily eight-hour mean |
Days when maximum daily eight-hour mean exceeded the long term objective in 1 calendar year |
120 μg/m3 |
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INT |
1 hour |
Hours in exceedance in a calendar year |
180 μg/m3 |
||
ALT |
1 hour |
Hours in exceedance in a calendar year |
240 μg/m3 |
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Vegetation |
TV |
1 May to 31 July |
AOT40 (calculation see Dir. 2008/50/EC Annex VII) |
18 000 μg/m3·h |
|
LTO |
1 May to 31 July |
AOT40 (calculation see Dir. 2008/50/EC Annex VII) |
6 000 μg/m3 ·h |
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CO |
Health |
LV |
Maximum daily eight-hour mean |
Days when maximum daily eight-hour mean exceeded the limit value |
10 mg/m3 |
Pollutants for which only validated data have to be reported |
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Benzene |
Health |
LV |
1 calendar year |
Annual average |
5 μg/m3 |
Lead |
Health |
LV |
1 calendar year |
Annual average |
0,5 μg/m3 |
Cadmium |
Health |
TV |
1 calendar year |
Annual average |
5 ng/m3 |
Arsenic |
Health |
TV |
1 calendar year |
Annual average |
6 ng/m3 |
Nickel |
Health |
TV |
1 calendar year |
Annual average |
20 ng/m3 |
B(a)P |
Health |
TV |
1 calendar year |
Annual average |
1 ng/m3 |
(1)
LV: limit value, LVMT: Limit value plus margin of tolerance, TV: target value, LTO: long-term objective, INT: Information threshold, ALT: Alert threshold, CL: Critical level, NAT: Assessment of natural contribution, WSS: Assessment of winter-sanding and -salting, ERT: Exposure reduction target, ECO: Exposure concentration obligation.
(2)
No up-to-date data is to be made available. |
(C) Pollutants with monitoring requirements
The list includes all pollutants with monitoring requirements referred to in Directives 2004/107/EC and 2008/50/EC. A list including further pollutants on which Member States shall have reciprocal data exchange, as available, is kept by the European Environment Agency and is made available at the portal.
Airbase code |
Pollutant formula |
Pollutant name |
Measurement unit |
Gaseous inorganic pollutants |
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1 |
SO2 |
Sulphur dioxide |
μg/m3 |
8 |
NO2 |
Nitrogen dioxide |
μg/m3 |
9 |
NOx (1) |
Nitrogen oxides |
μg/m3 |
7 |
O3 |
Ozone |
μg/m3 |
10 |
CO |
Carbon monoxide |
mg/m3 |
Particulate Matter (PM) |
|||
5 |
PM10 |
PM10 |
μg/m3 |
6001 |
PM2,5 |
PM2,5 |
μg/m3 |
PM2,5 Speciation |
|||
1047 |
SO4 2- in PM2,5 |
Sulphate in PM2,5 |
μg/m3 |
1046 |
NO3 - in PM2,5 |
Nitrate in PM2,5 |
μg/m3 |
1045 |
NH4 + in PM2,5 |
Ammonium in PM2,5 |
μg/m3 |
1771 |
elem. C in PM2,5 |
Elemental Carbon in PM2,5 |
μg/m3 |
1772 |
org. C in PM2,5 |
Organic Carbon in PM2,5 |
μg/m3 |
1629 |
Ca2 + in PM2,5 |
Calcium in PM2,5 |
μg/m3 |
1659 |
Mg2 + in PM2,5 |
Magnesium in PM2,5 |
μg/m3 |
1657 |
K + in PM2,5 |
Potassium in PM2,5 |
μg/m3 |
1668 |
Na + in PM2,5 |
Sodium in PM2,5 |
μg/m3 |
1631 |
Cl- in PM2,5 |
Chloride in PM2,5 |
μg/m3 |
Heavy Metals |
|||
5012 |
Pb in PM10 |
Lead in PM10 |
μg/m3 |
5014 |
Cd in PM10 |
Cadmium in PM10 |
ng/m3 |
5018 |
As in PM10 |
Arsenic in PM10 |
ng/m3 |
5015 |
Ni in PM10 |
Nickel in PM10 |
ng/m3 |
Heavy Metals Deposition |
|||
7012 |
Pb deposition |
wet/total Pb deposition |
μg/m2.day |
7014 |
Cd deposition |
wet/total Cd deposition |
μg/m2.day |
7018 |
As deposition |
wet/total As deposition |
μg/m2.day |
7015 |
Ni deposition |
wet/total Ni deposition |
μg/m2.day |
7013 |
Hg deposition |
wet/total Hg deposition |
μg/m2.day |
Mercury |
|||
4013 |
Metallic gaseous Hg |
elemental gaseous Mercury |
ng/m3 |
4813 |
Total gaseous Hg |
Total gaseous Hg |
ng/m3 |
653 |
Reactive gaseous Hg |
reactive gaseous Mercury |
ng/m3 |
5013 |
Hg in PM10 |
Mercury in PM10 |
ng/m3 |
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
|||
5029 |
B(a)P |
Benzo(a)pyrene in PM10 |
ng/m3 |
5610 |
Benzo(a)anthracene |
Benzo(a)anthracene in PM10 |
ng/m3 |
5617 |
Benzo(b)fluoranthene |
Benzo(b)fluoranthene in PM10 |
ng/m3 |
5759 |
Benzo(j)fluoranthene |
Benzo(j)fluoranthene in PM10 |
ng/m3 |
5626 |
Benzo(k)fluoranthene |
Benzo(k)fluoranthene in PM10 |
ng/m3 |
5655 |
Indeno(1,2,3,-cd)pyrene |
Indeno(1,2,3,-cd)pyrene in PM10 |
ng/m3 |
5763 |
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene |
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene in PM10 |
ng/m3 |
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Deposition |
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7029 |
B(a)P |
Benzo(a)pyrene deposition |
μg/m2.day |
611 |
Benzo(a)anthracene |
Benzo(a)anthracene deposition |
μg/m2.day |
618 |
Benzo(b)fluoranthene |
Benzo(b)fluoranthene deposition |
μg/m2.day |
760 |
Benzo(j)fluoranthene |
Benzo(j)fluoranthene deposition |
μg/m2.day |
627 |
Benzo(k)fluoranthene |
Benzo(k)fluoranthene deposition |
μg/m2.day |
656 |
Indeno(1,2,3,-cd)pyrene |
Indeno(1,2,3,-cd)pyrene deposition |
μg/m2.day |
7419 |
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene |
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene deposition |
μg/m2.day |
Volatile Organic Compounds |
|||
20 |
C6H6 |
Benzene |
μg/m3 |
428 |
C2H6 |
Ethane |
μg/m3 |
430 |
C2H4 |
Ethene (ethylene) |
μg/m3 |
432 |
HC≡CH |
Ethyne (acetylene) |
μg/m3 |
503 |
H3C-CH2-CH3 |
Propane |
μg/m3 |
505 |
CH2 = CH-CH3 |
Propene |
μg/m3 |
394 |
H3C-CH2-CH2-CH3 |
n-butane |
μg/m3 |
447 |
H3C-CH(CH3)2 |
2-methylproprane (i-butane) |
μg/m3 |
6005 |
H2C = CH-CH2-CH3 |
1-butene |
μg/m3 |
6006 |
H3C-CH = CH-CH3 |
trans-2-butene |
μg/m3 |
6007 |
H3C-CH = CH-CH3 |
cis-2-butene |
μg/m3 |
24 |
CH2 = CH-CH = CH2 |
1,3-butadiene |
μg/m3 |
486 |
H3C-(CH2)3-CH3 |
n-pentane |
μg/m3 |
450 |
H3C-CH2-CH(CH3)2 |
2-methylbutane (i-pentane) |
μg/m3 |
6008 |
H2C = CH-CH2-CH2-CH3 |
1-pentene |
μg/m3 |
6009 |
H3C-HC = CH-CH2-CH3 |
2-pentene |
μg/m3 |
451 |
CH2 = CH-C(CH3) = CH2 |
2-methyl-1,3-butadiene (isoprene) |
μg/m3 |
443 |
C6H14 |
n-hexane |
μg/m3 |
316 |
(CH3)2-CH-CH2-CH2-CH3 |
2-methylpentane (i-hexane) |
μg/m3 |
441 |
C7H16 |
n-heptane |
μg/m3 |
475 |
C8H18 |
n-octane |
μg/m3 |
449 |
(CH3)3-C-CH2-CH-(CH3)2 |
2,2,4-trimethylpentane (i-octane) |
μg/m3 |
21 |
C6H5-CH3 |
Toluene |
μg/m3 |
431 |
C6H5-C2H5 |
Ethyl benzene |
μg/m3 |
464 |
m,p-C6H4(CH3)2 |
m,p-xylene |
μg/m3 |
482 |
o-C6H4(CH3)2 |
o-xylene |
μg/m3 |
6011 |
C6H3(CH3)3 |
1,2,4-trimethylbenzene |
μg/m3 |
6012 |
C6H3(CH3)3 |
1,2,3-trimethylbenzene |
μg/m3 |
6013 |
C6H3(CH3)3 |
1,3,5-trimethylbenzene |
μg/m3 |
32 |
THC(NM) |
total non methane Hydrocarbons |
μg/m3 |
25 |
HCHO |
Methanal (formaldehyde) |
μg/m3 |
(1)
NOx or the sum of NO and NO2 measures at the same spot can be reported. To be reported as μg NO2/m3. |
ANNEX II
(A) Common Data types
Wherever a certain data type is to be made available pursuant to Parts B to K of this Annex, all information listed under the relevant data type specified below is to be included.
(1) Data type ‘Contact Details’
1. Name of responsible authority, institution or body
2. Name of responsible person
3. Web address
4. Address
5. Telephone number
6. E-mail
(2) Data type ‘Exceedance Situation’
1. Exceedance Situation ID
2. Exceeded environmental objective
3. Area of the exceedance situation (data type ‘Spatial Extent’)
4. Classification of the area
5. Administrative units
6. Estimate of the surface area where the level was above the environmental objective
7. Estimate of the length of road where the level was above the environmental objective
8. Monitoring stations in exceedance area (link to D)
9. Modelled exceedance (link to D)
10. Estimate of the total resident population in the exceedance area
11. Estimate of the ecosystem/vegetation area exposed above the environmental objective
12. Reference year
(3) Data type ‘Environmental Objective’
1. Objective type
2. Averaging period of assessment
3. Protection target
(4) Data type ‘Spatial Extent’
1. GIS information provided as coordinates
(5) Data type ‘Spatial Observation’
1. Spatial assessment data
(6) Data type ‘Publication’
1. Publication
2. Title
3. Author(s)
4. Publication date
5. Publisher
6. Web link
(7) Data type ‘Documentation of Change’
1. Change
2. Description of change
(B) Information on zones and agglomerations (Article 6)
(1) Provider (data type ‘Contact Details’)
(2) Change documentation (data type ‘Documentation of Change’)
(3) Zone code
(4) Zone name
(5) Zone type
(6) Zone delimitation (data type ‘Spatial Extent’)
(7) Zone history: application start and end date
(8) Predecessors (link to B)
(9) Resident population
(10) Resident population reference year
(11) Code of designated pollutant
(12) Protection Target
(13) Exemption or postponement according to Article 22 of Directive 2008/50/EC
(C) Information on the assessment regime (Article 7)
(1) Provider (data type ‘Contact Details’)
(2) Change documentation (data type ‘Documentation of Change’)
(3) Information on zone (link to B)
(4) Pollutant
(5) Environmental objective (data type ‘Environmental Objective’)
(6) Attainment of assessment threshold
(7) Assessment threshold classification year
(8) Documentation of the classification (web link)
(9) Assessment type
(10) Assessment type: Description
(11) Individual assessment metadata, including station ID, location information (link to D)
(12) Authority responsible for the assessment of air quality (data type ‘Contact Details’)
(13) Authority responsible for the approval of measurement systems (data type ‘Contact Details’)
(14) Authority responsible for ensuring the accuracy of measurements (data type ‘Contact Details’)
(15) Authority responsible for the analysis of assessment method (data type ‘Contact Details’)
(16) Authority responsible for the coordination of nation-wide quality assurance (data type ‘Contact Details’)
(17) Authority responsible for the cooperation with other Member States and with the Commission (data type ‘Contact Details’)
(D) Information on the assessment methods (Articles 8 and 9)
(i) General: information for all assessment methods
(1) Provider (data type ‘Contact Details’)
(2) Change documentation (data type ‘Documentation of change’)
(3) Assessment Type
(4) Information on zone (Link to B)
(5) Pollutant
(ii) Fixed measurement Information
(1) Measurement configuration ID
(2) European station ID
(3) Network ID
(4) National station code
(5) Name of the monitoring station
(6) Name of the municipality
(7) Measurement start and end date
(8) Measurement type
(9) Measurement/sampling/analytical method
(10) Measurement/sampling equipment (where available)
(11) Detection limit (where available)
(12) Demonstration of equivalence
(13) Demonstration of equivalence: Documentation (web link)
(14) Sampling time
(15) Sampling interval
(16) Spatial Extent of representative area (data type ‘Spatial Extent’) (where available)
(17) Evaluation of representativeness (where available)
(18) Documentation of representativeness (web link) (where available)
(19) Sampling point location: height of air inlet above ground
(20) Sampling point location: horizontal distance of air inlet from the next building (for traffic stations)
(21) Sampling point location: Distance of air inlet from nearest lane (for traffic stations)
(22) Classification of station in relation to predominant emission sources relevant for the measurement configuration for each pollutant
(23) Main sources (traffic, domestic heating, industrial sources or source area etc.) (where available)
(24) Distance from predominant industrial source or source area (for industrial stations)
(25) Station time references: start and end date
(26) Geographical coordinates: longitude, latitude and altitude of monitoring station
(27) Documentation of station information including maps and photographs (web link) (where available)
(28) Classification of the area
(29) Distance to major junction (for traffic stations)
(30) Assessed traffic volume (for traffic stations)
(31) Heavy-duty fraction of traffic (for traffic stations, where available)
(32) Traffic speed (for traffic stations, where available)
(33) Street canyon — width of street (for traffic stations, where available)
(34) Street canyon — mean height of building facades (for traffic stations, where available)
(35) Network name
(36) Network: start and end date of operation
(37) Body responsible for network management (data type ‘Contact Details’)
(38) Assessment method for winter sanding and salting (where Article 21 of Directive 2008/50/EC applies)
(39) Assessment method for natural contribution (where Article 20 of Directive 2008/50/EC applies)
(40) Data quality objectives: time coverage
(41) Data quality objectives: data capture
(42) Data quality objectives: uncertainty estimation
(43) Data quality objectives: documentation of traceability and uncertainty estimation
(44) Data quality objectives: documentation of QA/QC (Web Link)
(iii) Indicative Measurement Information
(1) Indicative measurement ID
(2) Description of measurement method
(3) Measurement type
(4) Measurement method
(5) Measurement/sampling equipment (where available)
(6) Detection limit (where available)
(7) Sampling time
(8) Sampling interval
(9) Geographical coordinates: geographical longitude, latitude and altitude
(10) Assessment method for winter sanding and salting (where Article 21 of Directive 2008/50/EC applies)
(11) Assessment method for natural contribution (where Article 20 of Directive 2008/50/EC applies)
(12) Data quality objectives: time coverage
(13) Data quality objectives: data capture
(14) Data quality objectives: uncertainty estimation
(15) Data quality objectives: documentation of traceability and uncertainty estimation
(16) Data quality objectives: documentation of QA/QC (Web Link)
(iv) Modelling Information
(1) Modelling ID
(2) Environmental objective type (data type ‘Environmental Objective’)
(3) Modelling method: name
(4) Modelling method: description
(5) Modelling method: documentation (web link)
(6) Modelling method: validation by measurement
(7) Modelling method: validation by measurement at sites not reported under the AQD
(8) Modelling period
(9) Area for modelling (data type ‘Spatial Extent’)
(10) Spatial resolution
(11) Assessment method for winter sanding and salting (where Article 21 of Directive 2008/50/EC applies)
(12) Assessment method for natural contribution (where Article 20 of Directive 2008/50/EC applies)
(13) Data quality objectives: uncertainty estimation
(14) Data quality objectives: documentation of QA/QC (Web Link)
(v) Objective Estimation Information
(1) Objective estimation ID
(2) Description
(3) Area for objective estimation (data type ‘Spatial Extent’)
(4) Data quality objective: uncertainty estimation
(5) Data quality objectives: documentation of traceability and uncertainty estimation
(6) Data quality objectives: documentation of QA/QC (Web Link)
(E) Information on primary validated assessment data and primary up-to-date assessment data (Article 10)
(1) Provider (data type ‘Contact Details’)
(2) Documentation of change (data type ‘Documentation of Change’)
(3) Version number
(4) Pollutant
(5) Unit of pollutant
(6) Assessment Type
(7) Assessment Method (Link to D)
(8) Start and end date of sampling
(9) Time units and number of units of sampling
(10) Measurement value (including quantity of pollutant concentration levels attributed to natural sources and winter-sanding and -salting (where Articles 20 and 21 of Directive 2008/50/EC apply))
(11) Modelled value (data type ‘Spatial Observation’) (including quantity of pollutant concentration levels attributed to natural sources and winter-sanding and -salting (where Articles 20 and 21 of Directive 2008/50/EC apply))
(12) Validity
(13) Verification status
(F) Information on generated aggregated data (Article 11)
(1) Assessment ID
(2) Information on zone (Link to B)
(3) Pollutant
(4) Unit of pollutant
(5) Environmental Objective (data type ‘Environmental Objective’)
(6) Assessment Type
(7) Assessment Method (link to D)
(8) Time reference: start and end date of aggregation period
(9) Aggregated measurement value
(10) Aggregated modelled value (data type ‘Spatial Observation’)
(11) Data quality objective: time coverage
(12) Data quality objective: data capture
(13) Data quality objective: uncertainty estimation
(14) Validity
(15) Verification status
(G) Information on the attainment of environmental objectives (Article 12)
This information must cover all zones and agglomerations and be fully coherent with the generated information under Part F of this Annex on aggregated validated assessment data for pollutants with defined environmental objectives.
(1) Provider (data type ‘Contact Details’)
(2) Reporting year
(3) Change documentation (data type ‘Documentation of Change’)
(4) Information on zone (link to B)
(5) Exceedance situation (data type ‘Exceedance Situation’)
(6) Pollutant
(7) Assessment information (link to D)
(8) Exceedance of the environmental objective
(9) Exceedance of the environmental objective plus margin of tolerance
(10) Exceedance taking into account natural sources
(11) Exceedance taking into account winter sanding or salting
(12) Exceedance situation after consideration of natural contributions and winter sanding or salting (data type ‘Exceedance Situation’).
(13) Total numbers of exceedances (according to 8 to 11)
(H) Information on air quality plans (Article 13)
(1) Provider (data type ‘Contact Details’)
(2) Change documentation (data type ‘Documentation of Change’)
(3) Air quality plan: code
(4) Air quality plan: name
(5) Air quality plan: reference year of first exceedance
(6) Competent authority (data type ‘Contact Details’)
(7) Air quality plan: status
(8) Air quality plan: pollutants covered
(9) Air quality plan: date of official adoption
(10) Air quality plan: timetable of implementation
(11) Reference to air quality plan (web link)
(12) Reference to implementation (web link)
(13) Relevant publication (data type ‘Publication’)
(14) Code of the relevant exceedance situation(s) (link to G)
(I) Information on source apportionment (Article 13)
(1) Code(s) of exceedance situation (link to G)
(2) Reference year
(3) Regional background: total
(4) Regional background: from within Member State
(5) Regional background: transboundary
(6) Regional background: natural
(7) Urban background increment: total
(8) Urban background increment: traffic
(9) Urban background increment: industry including heat and power production
(10) Urban background increment: agriculture
(11) Urban background increment: commercial and residential
(12) Urban background increment: shipping
(13) Urban background increment: off-road mobile machinery
(14) Urban background increment: natural
(15) Urban background increment: transboundary
(16) Local increment: total
(17) Local increment: traffic
(18) Local increment: industry including heat and power production
(19) Local increment: agriculture
(20) Local increment: commercial and residential
(21) Local increment: shipping
(22) Local increment: off-road mobile machinery
(23) Local increment: natural
(24) Local increment: transboundary
(J) Information on the scenario for the attainment year (Article 13)
(1) Code of exceedance situation (link to G)
(2) Code of scenario
(3) Code of air quality plan (link to H)
(4) Reference year for which projections are developed
(5) Reference year from which projections are started
(6) Source apportionment (link to I)
(7) Relevant publication (data type ‘Publication’)
(8) Baseline: description of the emission scenario
(9) Baseline: total emissions in the relevant spatial unit
(10) Baseline: included measures (link to K)
(11) Baseline: expected concentration levels in the projection year
(12) Baseline: expected number of exceedances in the projection year
(13) Projection: description of the emission scenario
(14) Projection: total emissions in the relevant spatial unit
(15) Projection: included measures (Link to K)
(16) Projection: expected concentration levels in the projection year
(17) Projection: expected number of exceedances in the projection year
(K) Information on measures (Articles 13 and 14)
(1) Code(s) of exceedance situation (link to G)
(2) Code of air quality plan (link to H)
(3) Code of evaluation scenario (link to J)
(4) Measure: code
(5) Measure: name
(6) Measure: description
(7) Measure: classification
(8) Measure: type
(9) Measure: administrative level
(10) Measure: time scale
(11) Measure: affected source sector
(12) Measure: spatial scale
(13) Estimated implementation costs (where available)
(14) Planned implementation: start and end date
(15) Date when the measure is planned to take full effect
(16) Other key implementation dates
(17) Indicator for monitoring progress
(18) Reduction in annual emissions due to applied measure
(19) Expected impact in level of concentrations in the projection year (where available)
(20) Expected impact in number of exceedances in the projection year (where available)