Translation of "émission des polluants précurseurs " (French → English) :

The Protocols sets maximum permitted levels of emissions (emissions ceilings) for each national Party for the four main precursor pollutants responsible for the above mentioned damages: sulphur dioxyde, oxides of nitrogen, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and ammonia.

The aim of this Directive is to limit emissions of acidifying and eutrophying pollutants and ozone precursors in order to improve the protection in the Community of the environment and human health against risks of adverse effects from acidification, soil eutrophication and ground-level ozone and to move towards the long-term objectives of not exceeding critical levels and loads and of effective protection of all people against recognised health risks from air pollution by establishing national emission ceilings, taking the years 2010 and 2020 as benchmarks, and by means of s ...[+++]uccessive reviews as set out in Articles 4 and 10.

The aim of this Directive is to limit emissions of acidifying and eutrophying pollutants and ozone precursors in order to improve the protection in the Community of the environment and human health against risks of adverse effects from acidification, soil eutrophication and ground-level ozone and to move towards the long-term objectives of not exceeding critical levels and loads and of effective protection of all people against recognised health risks from air pollution by establishing national emission ceilings, taking the years 2010 and 2020 as benchmarks, and by means of s ...[+++]uccessive reviews as set out in Articles 4 and 10.

(13) In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty and taking account, in particular, of the precautionary principle, the objective of this Directive, namely limitation of emissions of acidifying and eutrophying pollutants and ozone precursors, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States because of the transboundary nature of the pollution and can therefore be better achieved by the Community; in accordance with the principle of proportionality this Directive does ...[+++] not go beyond what is necessary to achieve that purpose.

The first proposal aims at limiting emissions of acidifying and eutrophying pollutants and ozone precursors (sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds and ammonia), through the fixation of national emission ceilings (NEC), not to be exceeded after 2010.

The Commission has already taken steps to bring about a reduction in atmospheric emissions of ozone precursors such as the nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds produced by road transport and industry, and it has drawn up proposals for directives and regulations to promote technologies aimed at reducing fuel consumption and improving energy efficiency.