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Activities of Achille VARIATI related to 2022/0347(COD)

Plenary speeches (1)

Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (debate)
2023/09/12
Dossiers: 2022/0347(COD)

Amendments (2)

Amendment 532 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Where, in a given zone , conformity with the limit values for particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) or nitrogen dioxide cannot be achieved by the deadline specified in Table 1 of Section 1 of Annex I, because of site-specific dispersion characteristics, orographic boundary conditions, adverse climatic conditions or transboundary contributions, a Member State may postpone - that deadline once by a maximum of 57 years for that particular zone , if the following conditions are met:
2023/04/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 543 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Where, in a given zone, conformity with the limit values for particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) cannot be achieved by the deadline specified in Table 1 of Section 1 of Annex I, because of site- specific dispersion characteristics, orographic boundary conditions, adverse climatic conditions or transboundary contributions, a Member State may postpone that deadline once by a maximum of 7 years for that particular zone, if the following conditions are met: (a) an air quality plan is established in accordance with Article 19(4) and meeting the requirements listed in Article 19(5) to (7) for the zone to which the postponement would apply; (b) the air quality plan referred in point (a) is supplemented by the information listed in Point B of Annex VIII related to the pollutants concerned and demonstrates how exceedance periods above the limit values will be kept as short as possible ; (c) the air quality plan referred to in point (a) outlines how the public and, in particular, sensitive population and vulnerable groups will be informed about the consequences of the postponement for human health and the environment; (d) the air quality plan referred to in point (a) outlines how additional funding, including via relevant national and Union funding programmes, will be mobilised to accelerate the improvement of air quality in the zone to which the postponement would apply;
2023/04/04
Committee: ENVI