Full name of Instrument & Measure (English):
Decree-Law No. 351/2007 on air quality
Full name of Instrument & Measure (native language):
Description:
This Decree-Law is composed of eight articles and five annexes. It introduces in the national legal order Directive 2004/107/EC relating to arsenic, cadmium, mercury, nickel and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air. In particular, it rules on assessment of air concentrations and on related communication procedures. Annexes provide: standards and methods for concentration assessment; reference values of arsenic, cadmium, mercury, nickel and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; quality objectives.
Goal/Aim:
Regulate air quality and protection of the atmosphere.
Responsible Authority:
Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente - Portuguese Environmental Agency
