Translation of "station santé " (French → English) :

13. Calls on the Commission to make assessments, within the Member States’ individual plans, regarding the siting of stations used to measure and monitor atmospheric pollution in the main urban agglomerations with air quality problems, bearing in mind that poor siting of such stations very often renders the data inaccurate and could therefore create a public health risk;

There is considerable concern in many of the Member States over exposure to radiation from these masts, which some studies argue could be damaging to health.

46. Considers, in view of the decline in health tourism, that there is a need for the adoption of a specific Community directive to define the recognition and use of hydro-thermal resorts and, more generally, the role of health tourism and thermal cures in connection with tourist facilities in the various Member States – apart from the health, social security and insurance aspects – by also making available sufficient financial resources to enable a strategically important sector of the Member States" economy to embark on a suitable development process, so as to significantly increase new direct and indirect employment;

46. Considers, in view of the decline in health tourism, that there is a need for the adoption of a specific Community directive to define the recognition and use of hydro-thermal resorts and, more generally, the role of health tourism and thermal cures in connection with tourist facilities in the various Member States – apart from the health, social security and insurance aspects – by also making available sufficient financial resources to enable a strategically important sector of the Member States" economy to embark on a suitable development process, so as to significantly increase new direct and indirect employment;

‘Function of station’ indicates whether the station is sited at a location where (a) the limit values for health, the SO limit value for ecosystems and the NOX limit value for vegetation apply (code ‘HEV’), (b) only the limit values for health and the SO limit value for ecosystems apply (code ‘HE’), (c) only the limit value for health and the NOX limit value for vegetation apply (code ‘HV’) or (d) only the limit values for health apply (code ‘H’).

These difficulties are due to environmental concerns relating to the installation of new 3G masts, as well as to the uncertain consequences on health of electromagnetic emissions from base stations.