Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe
- In force
- CELEX number: 32008L0050
- Official Journal: JOL_2008_152_R_0001_01
- Form: Directive
- Procedure number: 2005/0183(COD), 2005/0183/COD
- Languages:
- bg
- cs
- da
- de
- el
- en
- et
- fi
- fr
- hr
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- lv
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Dates
Date of document: - May 21, 2008
- June 11, 2008
- June 11, 2008
- Entry into force - Date pub. See Art 34
- June 10, 2010
- At the latest See Art 33.1
- December 11, 2026
- Repealed by 32024L2881
Modified by
Modified by:
- Commission Directive (EU) 2015/1480 of 28 August 2015 amending several annexes to Directives 2004/107/EC and 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the rules concerning reference methods, data validation and location of sampling points for the assessment of ambient air quality (Text with EEA relevance) - detail
All documents based on this document:
Modifies
Repeal:
- Council Directive 1999/30/EC of 22 April 1999 relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air
- Directive 2000/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2000 relating to limit values for benzene and carbon monoxide in ambient air
- Council Directive 96/62/EC of 27 September 1996 on ambient air quality assessment and management
- 97/101/EC: Council Decision of 27 January 1997 establishing a reciprocal exchange of information and data from networks and individual stations measuring ambient air pollution within the Member States
- Directive 2002/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2002 relating to ozone in ambient air
Implicit repeal:
- Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 September 2003 adapting to Council Decision 1999/468/EC the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers laid down in instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the EC Treaty
- 2001/744/EC: Commission Decision of 17 October 2001 amending Annex V to Council Directive 1999/30/EC relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 3091)
- 2001/752/EC: Commission Decision of 17 October 2001 amending the Annexes to Council Decision 97/101/EC establishing a reciprocal exchange of information and data from networks and individual stations measuring ambient air pollution within the Member States (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 3093)
Affected by case
- Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber), 19 November 2014. The Queen, on the application of: ClientEarth v The Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — Air quality — Directive 2008/50/EC — Limit values for nitrogen dioxide — Obligation to apply for postponement of the deadline by submitting an air quality plan — Penalties. Case C‑404/13.
- A22P1
- A13
- N11
- A23P1
- A13P1L2
- A22
- A30
- Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 26 June 2019. Lies Craeynest and Others v Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest and Brussels Instituut voor Milieubeheer. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Nederlandstalige rechtbank van eerste aanleg Brussel. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 2008/50/EC — Articles 6, 7, 13 and 23 — Annex III — Assessment of air quality — Criteria for determining whether the nitrogen dioxide limit values have been exceeded — Measurements using fixed sampling points — Choice of appropriate sites — Interpretation of the values measured at the sampling points — Obligations of the Member States — Judicial review — Intensity of the review — Power to issue directions. Case C-723/17.
- A07
- A13P1
- N3SBPT1LA
- A23P1
- A06
- N11
- Case C-375/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Varhoven administrativen sad (Bulgaria) lodged on 17 June 2021 — Sdruzhenie ‘Za Zemiata — dostap do pravosadie’ and Others, ‘The Green Tank — grazhdansko sdruzhenie s nestopanska tsel’ — Hellenic Republic, NS v Izpalnitelen direktor na Izpalnitelna agentsia po okolna sreda, TETS Maritsa-iztok 2 EAD
- article 23
- article 13
- Case C-730/19: Action brought on 3 October 2019 — European Commission v Republic of Bulgaria
- article 13 paragraph 1
- annex XV section A
- article 23 paragraph 1 unnumbered paragraph 2
- article 23 paragraph 1
- annex XI
- Case C-61/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour administrative d’appel de Versailles (France) lodged on 2 February 2021 — JP v Ministre de la Transition écologique, Premier ministre
- article 23 paragraph 1
- article 13 paragraph 1
- Case C-723/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Brussel (Belgium) lodged on 29 December 2017 — Lies Craeynest and Others v Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest and Brussels Instituut voor Milieubeheer; other party: Belgische Staat
- article 7
- annex VII
- article 6
- annex III P. B point 1 PT (a)
- article 23 paragraph 1
- article 13 paragraph 1
Legal basis
- Treaty establishing the European Community (consolidated version) Part Three - Community policies TITLE XIX - Environment Article 175
- Treaty establishing the European Community (consolidated version) Part Five - Institutions of the Community TITLE I - Provisions governing the institutions Chapter 2 - Provisions common to several institutions Article 251
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