2008/50/EG
2008/50/EG is an EU directive that limits NO2 emissions from 2010. Hourly average emissions are limited 200 µg/m3 and yearly to 40 µg/m3.[1] Multiple countries are being sued for violating the limits: The United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Czechia and Germany.[2]
On 15 February 2018, five member countries were urged to safeguard public health.[3]
On 22 February 2018, Poland was found guilty in violating the limits.[4]
See also
- TA Luft, a set of laws that implement the directive
References
- ↑ "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". eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ↑ Gropp, Martin (21 February 2018). "Fahrverbot-Kommentar: Der Diesel, die Luft und das Verbot". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ↑ "Commission warns Germany, France, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom of continued air pollution breaches". European Commission Press Release Database.
- ↑ "EU court finds Poland guilty of violating air quality norms". jurist.org.
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