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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-470/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2004/470",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 29 April 2004 concerning guidance on a provisional reference method for the sampling and measurement of PM2.5 (notified under document number C(2004) 1713) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/470/EC)",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 29 April 2004\nconcerning guidance on a provisional reference method for the sampling and measurement of PM2.5\n(notified under document number C(2004) 1713)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2004/470/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to 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, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 7(5) and Section V of Annex IX thereof,\nAfter consulting the Committee instituted by Article 12 (2) of Council Directive 96/62/EC,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nPending the establishment by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) of a reference method for the sampling and measurement of PM2.5 guidance concerning a provisional reference method for such sampling and measurement should e provided;\n(2)\nCommission Decision 2003/37/EC of 16 January 2003 gives guidance on a such provisional reference method\n(3)\nDecision 2003/37/EC should be amended due to an omission in its Annex concerning the sampling devices used in field validation campaigns; at the same time other information in that Annex with regard to measurement methods and the state of validation work should be updated for clarification and to take account of technical progress;\n(4)\nDecision 2003/37/EC should be replaced in the interests of clarity,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 163, 29.6.1999, p. 41. Directive as amended by Commission Decision 2001/744/EC (OJ L 278, 23.10.2001, p. 35)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 296, 21.11.1996, p. 55. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 12, 17.1.2003, p. 31"
    }
  ],
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