# Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants, amending Directive 2003/35/EC and repealing Directive 2001/81/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Annex II: NATIONAL EMISSION REDUCTION COMMITMENTS Extent: E+W+S+N.I. Table A Emission reduction commitments for sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC). The reduction commitments have the year 2005 as base year, and for road transport, apply to emissions calculated on the basis of fuels sold. Member States having the choice to use the national emission total calculated on the basis of fuels used as a basis for compliance under the LRTAP Convention may keep that option in order to ensure coherence between international and Union law. Member State SO2 reduction compared with 2005 NOx reduction compared with 2005 NMVOC reduction compared with 2005 For any year from 2020 to 2029 For any year from 2030 For any year from 2020 to 2029 For any year from 2030 For any year from 2020 to 2029 For any year from 2030 Belgium 43 % 66 % 41 % 59 % 21 % 35 % Bulgaria 78 % 88 % 41 % 58 % 21 % 42 % Czech Republic 45 % 66 % 35 % 64 % 18 % 50 % Denmark 35 % 59 % 56 % 68 % 35 % 37 % Germany 21 % 58 % 39 % 65 % 13 % 28 % Estonia 32 % 68 % 18 % 30 % 10 % 28 % Greece 74 % 88 % 31 % 55 % 54 % 62 % Spain 67 % 88 % 41 % 62 % 22 % 39 % France 55 % 77 % 50 % 69 % 43 % 52 % Croatia 55 % 83 % 31 % 57 % 34 % 48 % Ireland 65 % 85 % 49 % 69 % 25 % 32 % Italy 35 % 71 % 40 % 65 % 35 % 46 % Cyprus 83 % 93 % 44 % 55 % 45 % 50 % Latvia 8 % 46 % 32 % 34 % 27 % 38 % Lithuania 55 % 60 % 48 % 51 % 32 % 47 % Luxembourg 34 % 50 % 43 % 83 % 29 % 42 % Hungary 46 % 73 % 34 % 66 % 30 % 58 % Malta 77 % 95 % 42 % 79 % 23 % 27 % Netherlands 28 % 53 % 45 % 61 % 8 % 15 % Austria 26 % 41 % 37 % 69 % 21 % 36 % Poland 59 % 70 % 30 % 39 % 25 % 26 % Portugal 63 % 83 % 36 % 63 % 18 % 38 % Romania 77 % 88 % 45 % 60 % 25 % 45 % Slovenia 63 % 92 % 39 % 65 % 23 % 53 % Slovakia 57 % 82 % 36 % 50 % 18 % 32 % Finland 30 % 34 % 35 % 47 % 35 % 48 % Sweden 22 % 22 % 36 % 66 % 25 % 36 % United Kingdom 59 % 88 % 55 % 73 % 32 % 39 % EU 28 59 % 79 % 42 % 63 % 28 % 40 % Table B Emission reduction commitments for ammonia (NH3) and fine particulate matter (PM2,5). The reduction commitments have the year 2005 as base year, and for road transport, apply to emissions calculated on the basis of fuels sold. Member States having the choice to use the national emission total calculated on the basis of fuels used as a basis for compliance under the LRTAP Convention may keep that option in order to ensure coherence between international and Union law. Member State NH3 reduction compared with 2005 PM2,5 reduction compared with 2005 For any year from 2020 to 2029 For any year from 2030 For any year from 2020 to 2029 For any year from 2030 Belgium 2 % 13 % 20 % 39 % Bulgaria 3 % 12 % 20 % 41 % Czech Republic 7 % 22 % 17 % 60 % Denmark 24 % 24 % 33 % 55 % Germany 5 % 29 % 26 % 43 % Estonia 1 % 1 % 15 % 41 % Greece 7 % 10 % 35 % 50 % Spain 3 % 16 % 15 % 50 % France 4 % 13 % 27 % 57 % Croatia 1 % 25 % 18 % 55 % Ireland 1 % 5 % 18 % 41 % Italy 5 % 16 % 10 % 40 % Cyprus 10 % 20 % 46 % 70 % Latvia 1 % 1 % 16 % 43 % Lithuania 10 % 10 % 20 % 36 % Luxembourg 1 % 22 % 15 % 40 % Hungary 10 % 32 % 13 % 55 % Malta 4 % 24 % 25 % 50 % Netherlands 13 % 21 % 37 % 45 % Austria 1 % 12 % 20 % 46 % Poland 1 % 17 % 16 % 58 % Portugal 7 % 15 % 15 % 53 % Romania 13 % 25 % 28 % 58 % Slovenia 1 % 15 % 25 % 60 % Slovakia 15 % 30 % 36 % 49 % Finland 20 % 20 % 30 % 34 % Sweden 15 % 17 % 19 % 19 % United Kingdom 8 % 16 % 30 % 46 % EU 28 6 % 19 % 22 % 49 % --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2016/2284/annex/II (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2016-2284/annex-II Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.