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Directive 2001/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Directive 2001/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2001 on national emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants

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Article 1U.K.Objective

The aim of this Directive is to limit emissions of acidifying and eutrophying pollutants and ozone precursors in order to improve the protection in the Community of the environment and human health against risks of adverse effects from acidification, soil eutrophication and ground-level ozone and to move towards the long-term objectives of not exceeding critical levels and loads and of effective protection of all people against recognised health risks from air pollution by establishing national emission ceilings, taking the years 2010 and 2020 as benchmarks, and by means of successive reviews as set out in Articles 4 and 10.

F1Article 2U.K. [F1Scope

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F1Article 3U.K. Definitions]

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Article 4U.K.National emission ceilings

1.By the year 2010 at the latest, Member States shall limit their annual national emissions of the pollutants sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds (VOC) and ammonia (NH3) to amounts not greater than the emission ceilings laid down in Annex I, taking into account any modifications made by Community measures adopted following the reports referred to in Article 9.

2.Member States shall ensure that the emission ceilings laid down in Annex I are not exceeded in any year after 2010.

F1Article 5U.K. [F1Interim environmental objectives

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F1Article 6U.K. National programmes

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F1Article 7U.K. [F1Emission inventories and projections

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F1Article 8U.K. Reports by the Member States]

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F1Article 9U.K. Reports by the Commission

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F1Article 10U.K. Review

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F1Article 11U.K. Cooperation with third countries

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F1Article 12U.K. Reports concerning ship and aircraft emission

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F1Article 13U.K. Committee

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F1Article 14U.K. Penalties

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F1Article 15U.K. Transposition

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F1Article 16U.K. Entry into force

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F1Article 17U.K. Addressees]

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