Directive 2001/81 / EC on national emission ceilings for certain air pollutants

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Directive 2001/81 / EC

Title: Directive 2001/81 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2001 on national emission ceilings for certain air pollutants
Designation:
(not official) 		NEC directive
Scope: EEA
Legal matter: Environmental law
Basis: EC Treaty , in particular Article 175 paragraph 1
Procedure overview: European Commission
European Parliament
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To be
implemented in national law by: 		November 27, 2002
Implemented by: Ordinance on air quality standards and emission ceilings
Reference: OJ L 309 of November 27, 2001, pp. 22-30
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The regulation must have been implemented in national law.
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The directive on national emission ceilings for certain air pollutants 2001/81 / EG, engl. The National Emission Ceilings Directive , or NEC Directive for short , was an EU directive that set national emission limits for four air pollutants for the first time in the European Union. The emission ceilings are different for each EU member state and apply to the air pollutants sulfur dioxide , nitrogen oxides , ammonia and volatile organic compounds except methane (NMVOC). The emission ceilings had to be complied with in 2010. The determination of the maximum emission levels was based on the Göteborg Protocol of 1999, which set national reduction rates and maximum emission levels for the same four air pollutants and was agreed within the framework of the Geneva Air Quality Control Agreement .

In order to comply with the emission ceilings, the guideline provides that each member state draws up a national program to ensure that emissions of the four air pollutants are reduced below the emission ceilings.

occasion

The air pollutants sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, ammonia and VOC lead to health problems, illnesses and premature death as well as environmental damage in the European Union. The guide values ​​of the World Health Organization for nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide are not complied with in all regions of Europe. Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides cause environmental damage through acidification; Nitrogen oxides and ammonia contribute to overfertilization and the resulting environmental damage; Nitrogen oxides and VOC are precursors of ozone ( summer smog ).

Goal setting

The aim of the directive is to reduce environmental pollution from air pollutants.

Entry into force and implementation in national law

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The directive came into force on November 27, 2002. Since the guideline prescribes maximum quantities for the sum of all emission sources in a country, a classic "implementation" in national law is not possible. Rather, each Member State must take measures for its emission sources so that total emissions in 2010 do not exceed the maximum levels set.

In 2002 and 2006, the German federal government created national programs to comply with the maximum emission levels. In 2007 the Federal Environment Agency drew up an action plan with further measures to achieve the target values. In August 2010, the federal government anchored the creation of a program in the 39th ordinance on the Federal Immission Control Act , which should contain permanent measures to ensure compliance with the maximum emission levels. The program is to be reviewed annually and further developed if necessary. The old NEC Directive has now been replaced by Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and the Council of December 14, 2016 on the reduction of national emissions of certain air pollutants.

Emission ceilings

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The guideline provides for the following emission ceilings for Germany:

  1. Sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ): 520 kilotons
  2. Nitrogen oxides (NO x ): 1,051 kilotons
  3. Ammonia (NH 3 ): 550 kilotons
  4. Volatile organic compounds other than methane (NMVOC): 995 kilotons

Review of the target values ​​in 2010

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At the end of 2011, the German Federal Environment Agency reported the following emissions of the four air pollutants:

  1. Sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ): 449 kilotons → 14% below the emission limit
  2. Nitrogen oxides (NO x ): 1,319 kilotons → 26% above emission limit
  3. Ammonia (NH 3 ): 548 kilotons → 0.4% below the emission limit
  4. Volatile organic compounds except methane (NMVOC): 1,051 kilotons → 6% above the emission limit

Text of the directive

Web links

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Measures to comply with the maximum emission levels of the NEC directive (PDF; 4.8 MB), IER / DFIU / IZT, Federal Environment Agency (ed.), Dessau, 2007.
  2. ↑ Ordinance on air quality standards and maximum emissions ( memento of the original from July 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Website of the Federal Environment Ministry, Bonn @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bmu.de
  3. ↑ Development of emissions from 1990 to 2010, classic air pollutants ( memento of the original from June 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , ZIP (XLS), 186 kB, Federal Environment Agency Dessau / Germany @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.umweltbundesamt.de