Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (c. 50)

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1 Subject matter

This Directive lays down measures aimed at the following:

1.

defining and establishing objectives for ambient air quality designed to avoid, prevent or reduce harmful effects on human health and the environment as a whole;

2.

assessing the ambient air quality in Member States on the basis of common methods and criteria;

3.

obtaining information on ambient air quality in order to help combat air pollution and nuisance and to monitor long-term trends and improvements resulting from national and Community measures;

4.

ensuring that such information on ambient air quality is made available to the public;

5.

maintaining air quality where it is good and improving it in other cases;

6.

promoting increased cooperation between the Member States in reducing air pollution.