AIR QUALITY

Directives on ambient air (AAQ) quality assessment and management

• Framework Directive 96/62/EC on AAQ Assessment and Management   31996D0511
  
  • Clean Air Act
  • Regulation No7 from may 3, 1999 on ambient air quality assessment and management

• Directive 99/30/EC relating to limit values for sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides, particulate matter and lead in ambient air   31992L0072
  
  • Regulation No9 from may 3, 1999 on limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, fine 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   32000L0069
  
  • Regulation on limit values for benzene and carbon dioxide in ambient air

• Directive 2002/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2002 relating to ozone in ambient air   32002R0003
  
  • Regulation No 8 from may 3, 1999 on ambient air quality limit values for ozone

Directives on fuel quality
Existing legislation

• Directive 98/70/EC on the quality of petrol and diesel fuels    31998L0070
  

• Directive 99/32/EC is partially transposed through the above mentioned Regulation (in its part related to the limit values for sulphur content in gas oils)    31999L0032
  

Regulation on the requirements to liquid fuels, terms, procedure and method of control (State Gazette No 66/25.07.2003).

Directives on the reduction of VOC emissions from stationary sources

• Directive 94/63/EC of 20 December 1994 on the control of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions resulting from the storage of petrol and its distribution from terminals to service stations   31994L0063
  
  • Regulation No16 from august 12th, 1999 on the control of volatile organic compound (voc ) emissions resulting from the storage, loading or unloading and transportation of petrol
  • Bulgarian HCFC Phase-out strategy

• Directive 1999/13/EC of 11 March 1999 on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain activities and installations   31999L0013
  
  • Regulation No7 for emission limit values of VOC emitted into the air due to the use of solvents in certain installations

Directive 2001/80/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2001 on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants

32001L0080

• Regulation No. 10 of 6 October 2003 on the Emission Limit Values (Concentrations in Waste gasses) of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and total dust, discharged to the atmosphere from large combustion plants

• Regulation No.6 of 26 March 1999 on Methods and Procedures for Measurement of Harmful Substance Point-source Emissions Discharged to the Atmosphere

Directive 97/68/EC relating to measures against the emissions of gaseous and particulate pollutants from internal combustion engines to be installed in non-road machinery

31997L0068

Other EU-normative acts, concerning the responsibilities of the Member States in the framework of the international conventions on transboundary air pollution, climate change and ozone layer protection

• Vienna Convention
  
• Montreal Protocol

21991A1231(02), 21994A0207(01), 22000A1025(01)
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2000/l_272/l_27220001025en00260028.pdf

• Regulation EEC/2037/00 regarding the ozone depleting substances (ODS)

Regulation on the control and management of ozone depleting substances was adopted by Decree No 254/1999 of the Council of Ministers on the control and management of ODS (in force since 01.01.2000).

32000R2037

Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

22002A0515(01)

The Republic of Bulgaria signed on 11.09.1998, which aims at further reduction of the common national emissions of greenhouse gases. The obligations undertaken are to reduce the national emissions with 8 % (for the period 2008-2012).

Decision 93/389/EEC regarding the uniform mechanism for the monitoring on carbon dioxide-emissions

31993D0389

Ratification Law on the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (in force since 12.05.1995).

32000L0069

Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2000 on substances that deplete the ozone layer

32000R2037

Decision 2001/744/EC amending Annex V to 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)
32001D0744

Directive 2001/63/EC adapting to technical progress Directive 97/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from internal combustion engines to be installed in non-road mobile machinery

32001L0063

Decision 2001/379/EC on the approval, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution on Heavy Metals

32001D0379