# Directive 2002/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2002 relating to ozone in ambient air (repealed) EU Directive 2002/3 ยท adopted 12 February 2002 Directive 2002/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2002 relating to ozone in ambient air (repealed) ## Introductory text Directive 2002/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2002 relating to ozone in ambient air (repealed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1 Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Target values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Long-term objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Requirements in zones and agglomerations where ozone levels meet the long-term objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Information to the public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Short-term action plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Transboundary pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Assessment of concentrations of ozone and precursor substances in ambient air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Transmission of information and reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 Review and reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 Committee procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14 Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 Transposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16 Repeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 17 Entry into force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 18 Addressees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex I: DEFINITIONS, TARGET VALUES AND LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES FOR OZONE ## I Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## II Target values for ozone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## III Long-term objectives for ozone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex II: INFORMATION AND ALERT THRESHOLDS ## I Information and alert thresholds for ozone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## II Minimum details to be supplied to the public when the information or alert threshold is exceeded or exceedance is predicted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex III: INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY MEMBER STATES TO THE COMMISSION AND CRITERIA FOR AGGREGATING DATA AND CALCULATING STATISTICAL PARAMETERS ## I Information to be submitted to the Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## II Criteria for aggregating data and calculating statistical parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex IV CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFYING AND LOCATING SAMPLING POINTS FOR ASSESSMENTS OF OZONE CONCENTRATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex V: CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF SAMPLING POINTS FOR FIXED MEASUREMENT OF CONCENTRATIONS OF OZONE ## I Minimum number of sampling points for fixed continuous measurements to assess air quality in view of compliance with the target values, long-term objectives and information and alert thresholds where continuous measurement is the sole source of information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## II Minimum number of sampling points for fixed measurements for zones and agglomerations attaining the long-term objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex VI: MEASUREMENTS OF OZONE PRECURSOR SUBSTANCES ## Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Substances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Reference methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Siting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex VII: DATA QUALITY OBJECTIVES AND COMPILATION OF THE RESULTS OF AIR QUALITY ASSESMENT ## I Data quality objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## II Results of air quality assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## III Standardisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex VIII: REFERENCE METHOD FOR ANALYSIS OF OZONE AND CALIBRATION OF OZONE INSTRUMENTS ## I Reference method for analysis of ozone and calibration of ozone instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## II Reference modelling technique for ozone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2002/3 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2002-3 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.