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)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Directive 2004/107/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 relating to arsenic, cadmium, mercury, nickel and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air1, and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,
Having regard to Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe2, and in particular Article 28(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Directive 2004/107/EC lays down target values to be met by a certain date, determines common methods and criteria for the assessment of the listed pollutants, lays down the information that needs to be transmitted to the Commission and ensures that adequate information on concentration levels of those pollutants is made available to the public. It requires that detailed arrangements for forwarding the ambient air quality information are adopted.

(2)

Directive 2008/50/EC establishes the framework for the assessment and management of ambient air quality. It provides that the information on ambient air quality and the timescales in which such information is to be made available by Member States are to be laid down for the reporting and the reciprocal exchange of information on air quality. It also requires that ways are identified to streamline how such information are reported and exchanged.

(3)
Council Decision 97/101/EC of 27 January 1997 establishing a reciprocal exchange of information and data from networks and individual stations measuring ambient air pollution within the Member States3 lists the information on air quality which Member States are to provide in view of the reciprocal exchange.
(4)

Directive 2008/50/EC provides that Decision 97/101/EC is to be repealed with effect from the end of the second calendar year following the entry into force of the implementing measures on transmission of information and reporting. Accordingly, the provisions of Decision 97/101/EC should be reflected in this Decision.

(5)
The scope of this Decision covers the annual reporting on ambient air quality assessment and the submission of information on plans and programmes in relation to limit values for certain pollutants in ambient air currently covered by Commission Decision 2004/224/EC of 20 February 2004 laying down arrangements for the submission of information on plans or programmes required under Council Directive 96/62/EC in relation to limit values for certain pollutants in ambient air4 and Commission Decision 2004/461/EC of 29 April 2004 laying down a questionnaire to be used for annual reporting on ambient air quality assessment under Council Directives 96/62/EC and 1999/30/EC and under Directives 2000/69/EC and 2002/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council5. Accordingly, in the interest of clarity and consistency of Union legislation, those Decisions should be repealed.
(6)

An Internet interface called the ambient air quality portal should be created by the Commission, assisted by the European Environment Agency, where Member States should make the air quality information available and where the public has access to the environmental information made available by Member States.

(7)
To streamline the amount of information made available by Member States, to maximise the usefulness of such information and to reduce the administrative burden, Member States should be required to make the information available in a standardised, machine-readable form. The Commission, assisted by the European Environment Agency, should develop such a standardised machine-readable form in line with the requirements of Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE)6. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level.
(8)

To reduce the administrative burden and the scope for errors, Member States should use an electronic, Internet-based tool accessible through the ambient air quality portal when making information available. That tool should be used to check the consistency of the information, the data quality and to aggregate the primary data. Where this Decision requires information to be made available in aggregate form, the tool should therefore undertake this aggregation. Member States should be able to use the tool independently from making available the ambient air quality information to the Commission to fulfil a reporting obligation or to exchange ambient air quality data.

(9)

The European Environment Agency should assist the Commission, as appropriate, with the management of the ambient air quality portal and the development of the tool for information consistency, data quality and aggregation of primary data. The European Environment Agency should in particular assist the Commission in the monitoring of the data repository, as well as the analysis relating to fulfilment by the Member States of their obligations under Directives 2004/107/EC and 2008/50/EC.

(10)

It is necessary for the Member States and the Commission to collect, exchange and assess up-to-date air quality information in order to understand better the impacts of air pollution and develop appropriate policies. In order to facilitate the handling and comparison of up-to-date air quality information, the up-to-date information should be made available to the Commission in the same standardised form as validated data within a reasonable timeframe after it has been made available to the public.

(11)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Ambient Air Quality Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

CHAPTER IGENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1Subject matter

This Decision establishes rules F1... as regards:

  1. (a)

    F2appropriate authorities obligations to report on the assessment and management of ambient air quality;

  2. (b)

    F3appropriate authorities reciprocal exchange of information F4between each other concerning networks and stations, and the measurements of air quality obtained from those stations that are selected by F3appropriate authorities for the purpose of reciprocal exchange from amongst existing stations.

Article 2Definitions

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:

  1. (1)

    ‘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;

  2. (2)

    ‘network’ means an organisational structure performing assessment of ambient air quality by measuring at one or more stations;

  3. (3)

    ‘measurement configuration’ means the technical facilities used for the measurement of one pollutant or one of its compounds at a certain station;

  4. (4)

    ‘measurement data’ means information on the concentration or deposition level of a specific pollutant obtained by measurements;

  5. (5)

    ‘modelling data’ means information on the concentration or deposition level of a specific pollutant obtained through numerical simulation of physical reality;

  6. (6)

    ‘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;

  7. (7)

    ‘primary data’ means information on the concentration or deposition level of a specific pollutant at the highest time resolution considered in this Decision;

  8. (8)

    ‘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;

  9. (9)

    F5...

  10. (10)

    ‘data repository’ means an information system F6... containing air quality information and data made available through national data reporting and exchange nodes under the control of the F7appropriate authorities;

  11. (11)

    ‘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;

  12. (12)

    ‘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.

  13. (13)

    F8“appropriate authority”

    1. (a)

      in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

    2. (b)

      in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

    3. (c)

      in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

    4. (d)

      in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.

  14. (14)

    For the purpose of this Decision a reference to a provision of a Directive is to be read as a reference to that provision in so far as it has been transposed into the law of any part of the United Kingdom.

CHAPTER IIF9...

Article 3Ambient air quality F10... data repository

1.

F11Each appropriate authority, shall establish a data repository F12....

F132.

The appropriate authority must include in its data repository information and data in accordance with Article 5.

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4.

The public shall have access to the data repository free of charge.

F155.

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F17Article 4Encoding of information

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Article 5Procedure for making information available

1.

F18The appropriate authority shall make available F19in its data repository the information required by this Decision in accordance with the data requirements set out in Part A of Annex I. F20...

F212.

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F223.

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F234.

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F245.

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CHAPTER IIIMAKING AVAILABLE F25... INFORMATION ON AMBIENT AIR QUALITY

Article 6Zones and agglomerations

1.

F26The appropriate authority must include in its data repository the information set out in Part B of Annex II to this Decision on the delimitation and type of zones and agglomerations established in accordance with Article 3 of Directive 2004/107/EC and Article 4 of Directive 2008/50/EC and in which the assessment and management of air quality is to be carried out in the following calendar year.

F27...

2.

F28The appropriate authority F29must include in its data repository the information referred to in paragraph 1 F30by no later than 31 December of each calendar year. F28The appropriate authority may indicate that there have been no changes to the information previously made available.

3.

Where changes are made to the delimitation and type of zones and agglomerations, the F31appropriate authority must update its data repository accordingly and by no later than 9 months after the end of the calendar year the changes were made.

Article 7Assessment regime

1.

F32The appropriate authority must include in its data repository the information set out in Part C of Annex II on the assessment regime to be applied in the following calendar year for each pollutant within individual zones and agglomerations in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 2004/107/EC and Articles 5 and 9 of Directive 2008/50/EC.

2.

F33The appropriate authority must include in its data repository the information referred to in paragraph 1 F34by no later than 31 December of each calendar year. F35The appropriate authority may indicate that there have been no changes to the information previously made available.

Article 8Methods for the demonstration and subtraction of exceedances attributable to natural sources or to winter-sanding or -salting

1.

F36The appropriate authority must include in its data repository the information set out in Part D of Annex II on the methods used for the demonstration and subtraction of exceedances attributable to natural sources or to winter-sanding or -salting applied within individual zones and agglomerations according to Articles 20 and 21 of Directive 2008/50/EC.

2.

F37The appropriate authorities must include in their data repository the information referred to in paragraph 1 F38... for a full calendar year no later than 9 months after the end of each calendar year.

Article 9Assessment methods

1.

F39The appropriate authority must include in its data repository the information set out in Part D of Annex II on the quality and traceability of the assessment methods applied.

2.

F40The appropriate authorities must include the information referred to in paragraph 1 F41... for a full calendar year no later than 9 months after the end of each calendar year.

3.

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:

(a)

the measurement configuration;

(b)

the demonstration of equivalence where a non-reference method is used;

(c)

the sampling point location, its description and classification;

(d)

the documentation of data quality.

4.

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:

(a)

the measurement method applied;

(b)

the sampling points and the coverage area;

(c)

the validation method;

(d)

the documentation of data quality.

5.

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:

(a)

the description of the modelling system and its inputs;

(b)

the model validation through measurements;

(c)

the coverage area;

(d)

the documentation of data quality.

6.

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:

(a)

the description of the estimation method;

(b)

the documentation of data quality.

7.

F42The appropriate authority shall also make available the information set out in Part D of Annex II on the quality and traceability of the assessment methods applied, for the networks and stations selected by the F43appropriate authority for the purpose of the reciprocal exchange of information as referred to in point (b) of Article 1 for the pollutants listed in Part B of Annex I and where available for the additional pollutants listed in Part C of Annex I and for the additional pollutants listed on the portal for that purpose. Paragraphs 1 to 6 of this Article shall apply to the exchanged information.

Article 10Primary validated assessment data and primary up-to-date assessment data

1.

F44The appropriate authority must include in its data repository the information set out in Part E of Annex II on primary validated assessment data for all sampling points where measurement data is collected for the purpose of the assessment F45... according to Article 9 for the pollutants listed in Parts B and C of Annex I.

Where in a particular zone or agglomeration modelling techniques are applied, F46... the information set out in Part E of Annex II at the highest time resolution available F47must be included.

2.

The primary validated assessment data shall be F48included in the data repository for a full calendar year as complete time series no later than 9 months after the end of each calendar year.

3.

F49The appropriate authority must, where they make use of the possibility provided for in Articles 20(2) and 21(3) of Directive 2008/50/EC, F50include in its data repository information on the quantification of the contribution from natural sources pursuant to Article 20(1) of Directive 2008/50/EC or from the winter-sanding or -salting of roads pursuant to Article 21(1) and (2) of Directive 2008/50/EC.

The information shall include:

(a)

the spatial extent of the subtraction;

(b)

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;

(c)

the results of the application of the methods reported according to Article 8.

4.

F51The appropriate authority must include in its data repository the information set out in Part E of Annex II on primary up-to-date assessment data for the networks and stations selected F52... for the specific purpose of making available up-to-date information amongst the networks and stations selected F52... for the purpose of the reciprocal exchange of information as referred to in point (b) of Article 1 for the pollutants listed in Part B of Annex I and where available for the additional pollutants listed in Part C of Annex I F53....

5.

F54The appropriate authority must include in its data repository the information set out in Part E of Annex II on primary validated assessment data for the networks and stations selected F55... for the purpose of the reciprocal exchange of information as referred to in point (b) of Article 1 for the pollutants listed in Part B of Annex I and where available for the additional pollutants listed in Part C of Annex I F56.... Paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article shall apply to the exchanged information.

6.

The primary up-to-date assessment data pursuant to paragraph 4 shall be F57included in the data repository on a provisional basis with the frequency appropriate to each pollutant assessment method and within a reasonable timeframe after the data has been made available to the public according to Article 26 of Directive 2008/50/EC, for the pollutants specified for that purpose in Part B of Annex I to this Decision.

The information shall include:

(a)

assessed concentration levels;

(b)

a status indication on the quality control.

7.

The primary up-to-date information made available pursuant to paragraph 4 shall be coherent with the information made available pursuant to Articles 6, 7 and 9.

8.

F58The appropriate authority may update the primary up-to-date assessment data made available pursuant to paragraph 4 following further quality control. The updated information shall replace the original information and its status shall be clearly indicated.

F59Article 11Aggregated validated assessment data

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Article 12Attainment of environmental objectives

1.

F60The appropriate authority must include in its data repository the information set out in Part G of Annex II on the attainment of environmental objectives set by Directives 2004/107/EC and 2008/50/EC.

2.

The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be F61included in the data repository for a full calendar year no later than 9 months after the end of each calendar year.

The information shall include the following:

(a)

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;

(b)

where relevant, a declaration that the exceedance in the zone is attributable to natural sources;

(c)

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;

(d)

information on the attainment of the PM2,5 exposure concentration obligation.

3.

Where an exceedance has occurred, the information made available shall also include information on the area of exceedance and the number of people exposed.

4.

The information made available shall be coherent with the zone delimitation made available pursuant to Article 6 for the same calendar year F62....

Article 13Air quality plans

1.

F63The appropriate authority must include in its data repository 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:

(a)

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;

(b)

references to where the public can have access to regularly updated information on the implementation of the air quality plans.

2.

The information shall be F64included in the data repository without delay, and no later than 2 years after the end of the calendar year in which the first exceedance was observed.

Article 14Measures to comply with the target values of Directive 2004/107/EC

1.

F65The appropriate authority must include in its data repository the information set out in Part K of Annex II to this Decision on measures taken to comply with the target values as required pursuant to Article 5(2) of Directive 2004/107/EC.

2.

The information shall be F66included in the data repository no later than 2 years after the end of the year in which the exceedance triggering the measure was observed.

CHAPTER IVTRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

F67Article 15Repeal

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F68Article 16Applicability

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F69Article 17Addressees

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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

Limit values plus margin of tolerance

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 of the Average Exposure Indicator (AEI) in accordance with Part A of Annex XIV to Directive 2008/50/EC

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 F70appropriate authorities and the appropriate authorities in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and the competent authority in England must cooperate with the Secretary of State to ensure the Secretary of State is able 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 (Code7)

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

NO2

Health

LV

1 hour

Hours in exceedance in a calendar year

200 μg/m3 (18)

LVMT

LV

1 calendar year

Annual average

40 μg/m3

LVMT

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

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

WSS8

1 day

Deducted days in exceedance in a calendar year

n.a.

1 calendar year

Deduction of annual average

n.a.

NAT8

1 day

Deducted days in exceedance in a calendar year

n.a.

1 calendar year

Deduction of the annual average

n.a.

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

TV

1 calendar year

Annual average

25 μg/m3

LV

LVMT

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)

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

NAT8

1 hour

Deducted hours in exceedance in a calendar year

n.a.

1 day

Deducted days in exceedance in a calendar year

n.a.

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

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

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

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

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

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

X1Nickel

Health

TV

1 calendar year

Annual average

20 ng/m 3

B(a)P

Health

TV

1 calendar year

Annual average

1 ng/m3

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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.

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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. F71...

Airbase code

Pollutant formula

Pollutant name

Measurement unit

Gaseous inorganic pollutants

1

SO2

Sulphur dioxide

μg/m3

8

NO2

Nitrogen dioxide

μg/m3

9

NOx9

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

X11047

SO 4 2- in PM 2,5

Sulphate in PM 2,5

μg/m 3

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

X15012

Pb in PM 10

Lead in PM 10

μg/m 3

5014

Cd in PM 10

Cadmium in PM 10

ng/m 3

5018

As in PM 10

Arsenic in PM 10

ng/m 3

5015

Ni in PM 10

Nickel in PM 10

ng/m 3

Heavy Metals Deposition

X17012

Pb deposition

wet/total Pb deposition

μg/m 2 .day

7014

Cd deposition

wet/total Cd deposition

μg/m 2 .day

7018

As deposition

wet/total As deposition

μg/m 2 .day

7015

Ni deposition

wet/total Ni deposition

μg/m 2 .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

X15013

Hg in PM 10

Mercury in PM 10

ng/m 3

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

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

X1Volatile 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

X1450

H 3 C-CH 2 -CH(CH 3 ) 2

2-methylbutane (i-pentane)

μg/m 3

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

X121

C 6 H 5 -CH 3

Toluene

μg/m 3

431

C 6 H 5 -C 2 H 5

Ethyl benzene

μg/m 3

464

m,p-C 6 H 4 (CH 3 ) 2

m,p-xylene

μg/m 3

482

o-C 6 H 4 (CH 3 ) 2

o-xylene

μg/m 3

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

9

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)

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(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

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(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)