Ambient Air Quality Directive
Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe
- Stage
- In force, reached 11 Jun 2008
- In force
- In force since 11 Jun 2008 · CELEX 32008L0050
- Transposition deadline
- 10 Jun 2010
- Procedure
- Directive · Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteur
- Holger Krahmer (ALDE)
- Last activity
- 11 Jun 2008
Where it stands
Latest: Publication in the Official Journal, 11 Jun 2008.
- 26 Sept 2006
- EP position at first reading
- 11 Dec 2007
- Adoption of amendments to the Council’s first reading position by the EP
- 21 May 2008
- Signature by the president of the EP and by the president of the Council
- 11 Jun 2008
- Publication in the Official Journal
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Holger Krahmer | ALDE | DE | ENVI |
Delegated and implementing acts beneath it
By status: 1 cancelled.
| Act | Kind | Status | Adoption |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/778 | Implementing · Directive | Cancelled | Q3 2022 |
Titles link to EUR-Lex where the act has been published.
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Report · A6-0234/2006Parliament
- Report · A6-0398/2007Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2005)0447Commission
- Proposal · COM(2007)0320Commission
- Text adopted · Directive 2008/0050Commission
- Text adopted · OJ L 152 11.06.2008, p. 0001Commission
- Report · PE371.908Parliament
- Amendments · PE374.011Parliament
- Report · PE392.253Parliament
- Amendments · PE394.128Parliament
- SEC(2008)2132Commission
- Text adopted · SP(2006)4772Parliament
- Text adopted · T6-0362/2006Parliament
- Text adopted · T6-0596/2007Parliament
Summary
GeneratedDirective 2008/50/EC sets EU ambient air quality standards, including limit values for PM10, PM2.5, NO2, and other pollutants, with assessment, planning, and public reporting obligations for Member States. It entered into force on publication in June 2008, with transposition due by 11 June 2010. The directive is currently in force, as amended by Commission Directive (EU) 2015/1480.
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