Article 7Improvement of ambient air qualityGeneral requirements
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Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure compliance with the limit values.
2
Measures taken in order to achieve the aims of this Directive shall:
a
take into account an integrated approach to the protection of air, water and soil;
b
not contravene Community legislation on the protection of safety and health of workers at work;
c
have no significant negative effects on the environment in the other Member States.
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Member States shall draw up action plans indicating the measures to be taken in the short term where there is a risk of the limit values and/or alert thresholds being exceeded, in order to reduce that risk and to limit the duration of such an occurrence. Such plans may, depending on the individual case, provide for measures to control and, where necessary, suspend activities, including motor-vehicle traffic, which contribute to the limit values being exceeded.