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Convergence with EU Air Protection Policies - Short Guide for ENP Partners and Russia
2010
Convergence toward EU air quality legislation has the potential to bring a number of benefi ts to the EU’s European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) partner countries. The adoption of the approaches found in the EU legislation may contribute to more sustainable air quality management and to the reduction of ambient air pollution.
Convergence of the Air Quality Framework Directive, its Daughter Directives and the new Directive on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe of 2008 could serve as a model for the ENP partner countries for the assessment and management of ambient air quality. The zoning approach established in the Air Quality Framework Directive could help save human and financial resources. The daughter directives set air quality standards for the protection of human health, ecosystems and vegetation. The standards are particularly relevant as countries could avoid new or continued damage to human health and sensitive ecosystems. The Directives also define a framework for taking the abatement action where needed. In this respect, the adoption of EU air quality standards would be a step toward the reform of the requirements for permits for industrial installations (as required by the IPPC directive, see the Policy Guide on IPPC Directive for more information).
