Directive (EU) 2024/28812022/0347(COD)COM(2022)542ENVI

Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe. Recast

Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (recast)

Stage: In force, reached 20 Nov 2024
In force: In force since 10 Dec 2024 · CELEX 32024L2881
Transposition deadline: 11 Dec 2026
Procedure: Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur: Javi López (S&D)
Lead DG: DG ENV
Commissioner: Virginijus Sinkevičius
Last activity: 20 Nov 2024

34 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 20 Nov 2024.

Show the earlier record: 18 dates, 14 Jan 2021 to 8 Nov 2023

14 Jan 2021
- Inception impact assessment closed: Revision of EU Ambient Air Quality legislation, 63 responses · Commission
16 Dec 2021
- Public consultation closed: Revision of EU Ambient Air Quality legislation, 935 responses · Commission
27 Oct 2022
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
3 Nov 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
19 Jan 2023
- Referred to committee
14 Feb 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
23 Feb 2023
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft report
14 Mar 2023
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Revision of EU Ambient Air Quality legislation, 60 responses · Commission
22 Mar 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
26 Apr 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
24 May 2023
- Committee opinion adopted
2 Jun 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
13 Jun 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
27 Jun 2023
- Committee opinion adopted
- Committee report adopted
5 Jul 2023
- Tabled for plenary
12 Sept 2023
- Debate in plenary
13 Sept 2023
- EP decision on amendments to the legislative proposal
- Plenary vote
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Referred back to committee for interinstitutional negotiations
8 Nov 2023
- Adoption of negotiating mandate by Coreper

9 Nov 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
8 Mar 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper
11 Mar 2024
- Committee approved the provisional agreement
24 Apr 2024
- EP position at first reading
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Plenary vote
18 Jun 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
14 Oct 2024
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
23 Oct 2024
- Signed
20 Nov 2024
- Published in the Official Journal

9 people

Who is on it

The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.

Role	Name	Group	Country	Committee
Rapporteur	Javi López	S&D	ES	ENVI
Shadow rapporteur	Anna Zalewska	ECR	PL	ENVI
Shadow rapporteur	Gianna Gancia	PfE	IT	ENVI
Shadow rapporteur	Karin Karlsbro	Renew	SE	ENVI
Shadow rapporteur	Nicolae Ștefănuță	Greens/EFA	RO	ENVI
Shadow rapporteur	Norbert Lins	EPP	DE	ENVI
Shadow rapporteur	Silvia Modig	The Left	FI	ENVI
Rapporteur for opinion	Magdalena Adamowicz	EPP	PL	JURI
Rapporteur for opinion	Vera Tax	S&D	NL	TRAN

14 amendments

Amendments

Tabled between 6 Sept 2023 and 16 Apr 2024. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By author

Anna Zalewska · ECR10
Alexander Bernhuber3
Andreas Schwab3
Angelika Niebler3
Angelika Winzig3
Axel Voss3
Christian Doleschal3
Christian Ehler3
Christine Schneider3
Daniel Buda3

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Daniel Caspary3
David Mcallister3
Dennis Radtke3
Esther de Lange3
Herbert Dorfmann3
Hildegard Bentele3
Jeroen Lenaers3
Jessica Polfjärd3
Lena Düpont3
Lukas Mandl3
Marion Walsmann3
Martin Hlaváček3
Monika Hohlmeier3
Norbert Lins3
Ondřej Knotek3
Ondřej Kovařík3
Peter Liese3
Ralf Seekatz3
Sabine Verheyen3
Stefan Berger3

Amendments each member tabled or co-signed.

By article

Annex I – Part 1 – paragraph 11
Annex I – Part 1 – paragraph 21
Annex I – Section 1 – Table 11
Annex I – Section 1 – Table 21
Annex I – Section 1 – Table 3 (new)1
Annex I – Section 1 – table 21
Annex I – Section 1 – table 2a new1
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 11
Article 28 – title1
Article 29 – paragraph 11

Show 4 more provisions

Article 29 – paragraph 21
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 11
Article I – Section 1 – table 11
–1

14 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

Report · A9-0233/2023Parliament
Proposal · COM(2022)0542Parliament
Text adopted · Directive 2024/2881Commission
Text adopted · OJ L 20.11.2024Commission
Committee opinion · PE742.298Parliament
Report · PE742.410Parliament
Amendments · PE745.423Parliament
Amendments · PE745.424Parliament
Amendments · PE745.427Parliament
PE749.886Parliament
Committee opinion · PE750.118Parliament
Text adopted · SP(2024)394Parliament
Text adopted · T9-0318/2023Parliament
Text adopted · T9-0319/2024Parliament

1 consultation

Consultations on it

The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Where we publish the positions filed, the title opens them here.

Consultation	Feedback deadline	Feedback received
Revision of EU Ambient Air Quality legislation Who filed what · Follow the consultation	14 Mar 2023	1,058

Summary

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This recast directive tightens EU air quality standards to align more closely with World Health Organization guidelines, setting stricter limits for pollutants like particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide. It primarily affects national and local authorities responsible for air quality monitoring and planning, as well as industrial and transport sectors that are major emission sources.

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