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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
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This Directive | Directive 96/62/EC | Directive 1999/30/EC | Directive 2000/69/EC | Directive 2002/3/EC |
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Article 1 | Article 1 | Article 1 | Article 1 | Article 1 |
Article 2(1) to (5) | Article 2(1) to (5) | — | — | — |
Article 2(6) and (7) | — | — | — | — |
Article 2(8) | Article 2(8) | Article 2(7) | — | — |
Article 2(9) | Article 2(6) | — | — | Article 2(9) |
Article 2(10) | Article 2(7) | Article 2(6) | — | Article 2(11) |
Article 2(11) | — | — | — | Article 2(12) |
Article 2(12) and (13) | — | Article 2(13) and (14) | Article 2(a) and (b) | — |
Article 2(14) | — | — | — | Article 2(10) |
Article 2(15) and (16) | Article 2(9) and (10) | Article 2(8) and (9) | — | Article 2(7) and (8) |
Article 2(17) and (18) | — | Article 2(11) and (12) | — | — |
Article 2(19), (20), (21), (22) and (23) | — | — | — | — |
Article 2(24) | — | Article 2(10) | — | — |
Article 2(25) and (26) | Article 6(5) | — | — | — |
Article 2(27) | — | — | — | Article 2(13) |
Article 2(28) | — | — | — | Article 2(3) |
Article 3, with the exception of paragraph (1)(f) | Article 3 | — | — | — |
Article 3(1)(f) | — | — | — | — |
Article 4 | Article 2(9) and (10), Article 6(1) | — | — | — |
Article 5 | — | Article 7(1) | Article 5(1) | — |
Article 6(1) to (4) | Article 6(1) to (4) | — | — | — |
Article 6(5) | — | — | — | — |
Article 7 | — | Article 7(2) and (3) with amendments | Article 5(2) and (3) with amendments | — |
Article 8 | — | Article 7(5) | Article 5(5) | — |
Article 9 | — | — | — | Article 9(1) first and second subparagraphs |
Article 10 | — | — | — | Article 9(1) to (3) with amendments |
Article 11(1) | — | — | — | Article 9(4) |
Article 11(2) | — | — | — | — |
Article 12 | Article 9 | — | — | — |
Article 13(1) | — | Articles 3(1), 4(1), 5(1) and 6 | Articles 3(1) and 4 | — |
Article 13(2) | — | Articles 3(2) and 4(2) | — | — |
Article 13(3) | — | Article 5(5) | — | — |
Article 14 | — | Articles 3(1) and 4(1) with amendments | — | — |
Article 15 | — | — | — | — |
Article 16 | — | — | — | — |
Article 17(1) | — | — | — | Articles 3(1) and 4(1) |
Article 17(2) | — | — | — | Article 3(2) and (3) |
Article 17(3) | — | — | — | Article 4(2) |
Article 18 | — | — | — | Article 5 |
Article 19 | Article 10 with amendments | Article 8(3) | — | Article 6 with amendments |
Article 20 | — | Articles 3(4) and 5(4) with amendments | — | — |
Article 21 | — | — | — | — |
Article 22 | — | — | — | — |
Article 23 | Article 8(1) to (4) with amendments | — | — | — |
Article 24 | Article 7(3) with amendments | — | — | Article 7 with amendments |
Article 25 | Article 8(5) with amendments | — | — | Article 8 with amendments |
Article 26 | — | Article 8 with amendments | Article 7 with amendments | Article 6 with amendments |
Article 27 | Article 11 with amendments | Article 5(2) second subparagraph | — | Article 10 with amendments |
Article 28(1) | Article 12(1) with amendments | — | — | — |
Article 28(2) | Article 11 with amendments | — | — | — |
Article 28(3) | — | — | — | — |
Article 28(4) | — | Annex IX with amendments | — | — |
Article 29 | Article 12(2) | — | — | — |
Article 30 | — | Article 11 | Article 9 | Article 14 |
Article 31 | — | — | — | — |
Article 32 | — | — | — | — |
Article 33 | Article 13 | Article 12 | Article 10 | Article 15 |
Article 34 | Article 14 | Article 13 | Article 11 | Article 17 |
Article 35 | Article 15 | Article 14 | Article 12 | Article 18 |
Annex I | — | Annex VIII with amendments | Annex VI | Annex VII |
Annex II | — | Annex V with amendments | Annex III | — |
Annex III | — | Annex VI | Annex IV | — |
Annex IV | — | — | — | — |
Annex V | — | Annex VII with amendments | Annex V | — |
Annex VI | — | Annex IX with amendments | Annex VII | Annex VIII |
Annex VII | — | — | — | Annex I, Annex III section II |
Annex VIII | — | — | — | Annex IV |
Annex IX | — | — | — | Annex V |
Annex X | — | — | — | Annex VI |
Annex XI | — | Annex I, section I, Annex II, section I and Annex III (with amendments); Annex IV (unchanged) | Annex I, Annex II | — |
Annex XII | — | Annex I, section II, Annex II, section II, | — | Annex II, section I |
Annex XIII | — | Annex I, section I, Annex II, section I | — | — |
Annex XIV | — | — | — | — |
Annex XV Section A | Annex IV | — | — | — |
Annex XV Section B | — | — | — | — |
Annex XVI | — | Article 8 | Article 7 | Article 6 with amendments |
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