80/779/EEC - Air quality limit values and guide values for sulphur dioxide and suspended particulates
Council Directive 80/779/EEC establishes limit and guide values for sulphur dioxide and suspended particulates in the atmosphere to protect human health and the environment within EU Member States. The Directive mandates that by 1 April 1983, air pollution levels must not exceed specified limit values, with temporary derogations allowed if Member States submit improvement plans. It also introduces guide values as long-term benchmarks for air quality. To ensure compliance, Member States must set up monitoring stations, provide regular reports to the Commission on pollution levels and measures taken, and use standardized reference methods for sampling and analysis or demonstrate equivalence with other methods. The Directive emphasizes harmonization to prevent competitive disparities in the common market and calls for coordination on border pollution issues. A committee is established to adapt the Directive to scientific and technical progress, and Member States are required to adopt implementing laws within 24 months. The framework aims at balanced economic development while reducing pollution to improve quality of life and environmental protection across the EU.
Purpose
Council Directive 80/779/EEC, adopted on 15 July 1980, aims to protect human health and the environment by setting harmonized air quality limit values and guide values for two major air pollutants: sulphur dioxide (SO₂) and suspended particulates (measured mainly by the black-smoke method). This directive seeks to reduce pollution levels across the European Community to ensure a balanced economic expansion without compromising air quality, taking into account scientific findings, especially from the World Health Organization (WHO), regarding the harmful effects of these pollutants.
Key Obligations
Setting Limit Values: Member States must ensure that from 1 April 1983, concentrations of sulphur dioxide and suspended particulates do not exceed fixed limit values (Annex I).
Temporary Derogations: Where compliance is unlikely in certain zones, Member States must notify the European Commission by 1 October 1982, submitting air quality improvement plans to bring pollution below the limit values as soon as possible and no later than 1 April 1993.
Guide Values: These represent longer-term precautionary benchmarks (Annex II). Member States are required to fix stricter air quality targets than these guide values in areas expected to experience urban or industrial development and in special environmental protection zones.
Monitoring and Reporting: Member States must establish air quality monitoring stations, particularly in zones with pollution near or exceeding limit values. Annual reporting of exceedances and follow-up measures to the Commission is mandatory. The Commission publishes an annual summary on directive implementation.
Sampling and Analysis Methods: The directive specifies reference methods for sampling and analysis (Annex III), but allows alternative methods given their proven equivalence or stable correlation with reference methods. Where alternative methods (Annex IV) are used, Member States must carry out parallel measurements and report results regularly to the Commission.
Cross-border Cooperation: Member States must conduct consultations with neighbors on air quality values in border zones and cooperate to address transboundary pollution problems.
Adaptation to Scientific Progress: A Committee on Adaptation to Scientific and Technical Progress will oversee updates to reference methods without changing concentration limits.
No Deterioration Clause: Implementation must not substantially worsen air quality in low-pollution areas.
Affected Products and Actors
Products: The directive regulates ambient atmospheric concentrations of sulphur dioxide and suspended particulates (black smoke), primarily addressed through monitoring and control of emissions affecting ambient air quality rather than specific industrial products.
Actors:
- Member States: Responsible for establishing monitoring networks, enforcing compliance with limit values and guide values, preparing improvement plans, reporting to the Commission, and cooperating cross-border.
- European Commission: Oversees implementation, receives reports, publishes summaries, manages adaptation procedures, and facilitates harmonization of measurement methods.
- Environmental Monitoring Stations: Required to operate measurement equipment using specified methods.
- Industries and urban planners: Indirectly impacted through measures to reduce emissions from industrial activities and urban development to meet air quality standards.
Implementation Timeline
Notification and Preparation: By 1 October 1982 – Member States must inform the Commission about potential exceedances of limit values and submit improvement plans.
Compliance Date: From 1 April 1983 – Member States shall ensure sulphur dioxide and suspended particulate levels do not exceed the limit values.
Improvement Deadline: No later than 1 April 1993 – Pollutant concentrations in any derogation zones must be reduced to meet or fall below prescribed limit values.
Reporting Requirements: Within six months after each reference year (31 March) – report exceedances to the Commission; within one year – report reasons and corrective measures.
Parallel Measurements and Method Evaluation: On an ongoing basis, with a Commission report and possible legislative proposals scheduled five to six years after the Directive’s implementation.
Legal Transposition: Member States must implement necessary laws, regulations, and administrative provisions within 24 months of the directive’s notification.
This directive constitutes an early and important step towards harmonized air quality standards in the European Community, focusing on critical pollutants and creating mechanisms for managing and improving urban and industrial air pollution systematically.
This Directive applies to the ambient air quality concerning two specific pollutants: sulphur dioxide and suspended particulates. It covers the entire territory of the Member States of the European Community and focuses on monitoring and controlling the concentrations of these pollutants in the atmosphere. The scope includes setting limit values and guide values to protect human health and the environment by regulating air quality levels. It is relevant to urban, industrial, and other areas where pollution from these substances could exceed set limits, and it mandates the establishment of measuring stations to supply necessary data. The Directive applies to activities and sectors contributing to air contamination by sulphur dioxide and suspended particulates, requiring Member States to take appropriate measures to comply with the air quality standards set forth.
Die Richtlinie 80/779/EWG vom 15. Juli 1980 legt Grenzwerte und Leitwerte für Schwefeldioxid und Schwebestaub in der Luft fest, um den Schutz der menschlichen Gesundheit und des Umweltschutzes in den Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Gemeinschaft zu verbessern. Sie verpflichtet die Mitgliedstaaten, geeignete Maßnahmen zu ergreifen, damit die definierten Grenzwerte spätestens bis 1. April 1983 nicht überschritten werden. Für Gebiete mit erwarteter Überschreitung können Ausnahmen mit Maßnahmenplänen zur schrittweisen Verbesserung genehmigt werden, die spätestens bis 1. April 1993 eingehalten werden müssen. Leitwerte dienen als Vorsorge- und Bezugspunkte für besonders schutzbedürftige Gebiete. Überwacht werden soll die Luftqualität mittels repräsentativer Messstationen, die nach einheitlichen Referenzmethoden arbeiten oder ggf. anerkannte alternative Verfahren nutzen. Die Mitgliedstaaten müssen der Kommission regelmäßig Daten übermitteln, Maßnahmen ergreifen und in grenzüberschreitenden Fällen zusammenarbeiten. Die Richtlinie strebt durch Harmonisierung der Luftqualitätsstandards eine ausgewogene wirtschaftliche Entwicklung und verbesserte Lebensqualität in der Gemeinschaft an.
Zweck
Die Richtlinie 80/779/EWG des Rates vom 15. Juli 1980 hat zum Ziel, Grenzwerte und Leitwerte für die Luftqualität hinsichtlich Schwefeldioxid und Schwebestaub in der Atmosphäre festzulegen. Zweck ist insbesondere der Schutz der menschlichen Gesundheit und die Verbesserung des Umweltschutzes. Auf Grundlage der damaligen Erkenntnisse und internationaler Arbeit, insbesondere der WHO, sollen die Konzentrationen dieser Schadstoffe auf einem gesundheitlich und ökologisch vertretbaren Niveau gehalten werden. Zudem dient die Richtlinie der Harmonisierung von Rechtsvorschriften in den Mitgliedstaaten, um einen fairen Wettbewerb innerhalb des Gemeinsamen Marktes sicherzustellen.
Wichtige Verpflichtungen
Grenzwerte: Die Mitgliedstaaten müssen sicherstellen, dass ab dem 1. April 1983 die in Anhang I festgelegten Grenzwerte für Schwefeldioxid und Schwebestaub nicht überschritten werden. Diese Grenzwerte gelten für bestimmte Zeiträume und müssen im gesamten Hoheitsgebiet eingehalten werden.
Ausnahmeregelungen: Falls in bestimmten Gebieten die Grenzwerte trotz Maßnahmen nicht eingehalten werden können, dürfen befristete Ausnahmen unter der Bedingung zugelassen werden, dass detaillierte Pläne für die schrittweise Luftqualitätsverbesserung vorgelegt und umgesetzt werden (bis spätestens 1. April 1993).
Leitwerte: Zur langfristigen Vorsorge und als Orientierungswerte für spezifische lokale Regelungen sind Leitwerte in Anhang II definiert, die von den Mitgliedstaaten als Untergrenze für strengere Maßnahmen in besonders schutzwürdigen Gebieten oder bei zu erwartenden Verschmutzungsanstiegen angenommen werden sollen.
Messung und Überwachung: Die Mitgliedstaaten müssen ein Netz von Messstationen einrichten, besonders in Problemgebieten oder dort, wo Grenzwerte annähernd erreicht werden. Die Messmethoden sollen nach einheitlichen Referenzverfahren erfolgen, aber auch alternative Methoden sind zulässig, wenn ihre Vergleichbarkeit zur Referenzmethode gewährleistet ist.
Berichtspflichten: Die Mitgliedstaaten müssen regelmäßig der Kommission über Überschreitungen der Grenzwerte, deren Ursachen und getroffene Maßnahmen Bericht erstatten. Die Kommission erstellt daraus einen jährlichen Gesamtbericht.
Methodenharmonisierung: Die Richtlinie sieht vor, dass die Probenahme- und Analysemethoden im Lichte technischer und wissenschaftlicher Fortschritte evaluiert und gegebenenfalls angepasst werden.
Beratung und Zusammenarbeit: Grenzwerte in Grenzgebieten zwischen Mitgliedstaaten sind vor Festlegung untereinander abzustimmen, und Überschreitungen, die grenzüberschreitend verursacht werden, sollen gemeinsam angegangen werden.
Betroffene Produkte und Akteure
Zu überwachende Schadstoffe: Schwefeldioxid (SO₂) und Schwebestaub (gemessen u.a. mit der sogenannten Black-Smoke-Methode).
Akteure:
- Mitgliedstaaten als Gesetzgeber und zuständige Behörden für Umweltschutz und Luftqualitätsüberwachung.
- Betreiber von Messtationen und Überwachungseinrichtungen.
- Die Europäische Kommission zur Koordination, Berichterstattung und Harmonisierung.
- Betroffene Industrien und Bereiche, die Emissionen verursachen (Industrie, Verkehr, Städteplanung).
Methodik: Referenzmessverfahren nach ISO- und OECD-Normen, jedoch sind auch alternative Methoden unter bestimmten Bedingungen zugelassen.
Umsetzungszeitplan
Die Richtlinie wurde am 15. Juli 1980 erlassen.
Umsetzung durch die Mitgliedstaaten: Innerhalb von 24 Monaten nach Bekanntgabe, also spätestens bis Juli 1982, mussten die Mitgliedstaaten die erforderlichen nationalen Rechtsvorschriften erlassen.
Grenzwert-Geltungsbeginn: Ab 1. April 1983 sind die Grenzwerte einzuhalten.
Ausnahmefrist für bestimmte Gebiete: In Gebieten, in denen die Grenzwerte nicht sofort eingehalten werden können, gilt eine Übergangsfrist bis spätestens 1. April 1993, während der die Mitgliedstaaten schrittweise Maßnahmen ergreifen müssen.
Berichterstattung:
- Überschreitungen von Grenzwerten sind der Kommission spätestens sechs Monate nach Ablauf eines Jahreszeitraums zu melden.
- Ursachen und Gegenmaßnahmen sind spätestens ein Jahr nach Ablauf dieses Zeitraums zu berichten.
- Die Kommission veröffentlicht jährlich Berichte über die Umsetzung der Richtlinie.
Evaluation der Messmethoden: Nach fünf bis sechs Jahren sind durch die Kommission Berichte über die unterschiedlichen Messmethoden und Vorschläge zur Vereinheitlichung zu erarbeiten.
Diese Richtlinie bildet einen wichtigen Meilenstein für den Umweltschutz in der Europäischen Gemeinschaft, indem sie erstmals verbindliche Gesundheits- und Umweltgrenzwerte für Luftschadstoffe auf Gemeinschaftsebene festlegt und Überschreitungen der Belastungswerte bekämpft.
Die Richtlinie 80/779/EWG gilt für die Luftqualität hinsichtlich der Schadstoffe Schwefeldioxid und Schwebestaub in der Atmosphäre innerhalb des Hoheitsgebiets der Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Gemeinschaft. Sie legt Grenzwerte und Leitwerte für die Konzentrationen dieser Schadstoffe in der Luft fest, die bestimmten Zeiträumen nicht überschritten werden dürfen, um den Schutz der menschlichen Gesundheit und des Umweltschutzes zu gewährleisten. Die Richtlinie ist allgemein auf alle Gebiete und Aktivitäten anwendbar, die zur Luftverschmutzung durch Schwefeldioxid und Schwebestaub beitragen können, insbesondere in städtischen und industriellen Regionen. Die Mitgliedstaaten sind verpflichtet, geeignete Maßnahmen zu ergreifen, um die Einhaltung der Grenzwerte sicherzustellen, gegebenenfalls befristete Ausnahmeregelungen zu beantragen und Luftqualitätsmessungen durchzuführen. Auch Maßnahmen zur langfristigen Vorsorge und spezielle Regelungen für besonders schützenswerte Gebiete sind vorgesehen.
La directive 80/779/CEE du Conseil du 15 juillet 1980 fixe des valeurs limites et des valeurs guides pour la qualité de l'air concernant l'anhydride sulfureux (SO2) et les particules en suspension. Son objectif est de protéger la santé humaine et l'environnement en harmonisant les normes dans les États membres, évitant ainsi des distorsions de concurrence au sein du marché commun. Les États membres doivent s'assurer, à partir du 1er avril 1983, que les concentrations de ces polluants ne dépassent pas les seuils fixés. En cas de dépassement prévu, des plans d'amélioration progressive doivent être soumis à la Commission. La directive prévoit aussi des valeurs guides pour la prévention à long terme et la fixation de régimes spécifiques dans certaines zones. Des mesures de surveillance de la qualité de l'air, notamment via des stations de mesure, sont obligatoires pour garantir le respect des normes. Des méthodes de mesure harmonisées ou équivalentes sont définies, avec une coopération étroite entre les États membres et la Commission pour adapter les techniques selon les progrès scientifiques et techniques.
Objet
La directive 80/779/CEE du 15 juillet 1980 vise à fixer des valeurs limites et des valeurs guides de qualité de l’air pour l’anhydride sulfureux (SO₂) et les particules en suspension afin d’améliorer :
- La protection de la santé humaine ;
- La protection de l’environnement.
Elle répond à des préoccupations majeures relatives à la toxicité de ces polluants et vise à harmoniser les législations des États membres pour garantir des conditions de concurrence équitables et un fonctionnement adéquat du marché commun.
Obligations clés
Valeurs limites et valeurs guides
- Valeurs limites : Concentrations maximales admissibles d’anhydride sulfureux et de particules en suspension à ne pas dépasser sur l’ensemble du territoire des États membres pendant des périodes déterminées. Ces valeurs sont indicatives pour protéger la santé humaine.
- Valeurs guides : Concentrations destinées à la prévention à long terme en matière de protection de la santé et de l’environnement. Elles servent également de références pour l’établissement de régimes spécifiques dans certaines zones.
Respect des valeurs limites
- À partir du 1er avril 1983, les concentrations de SO₂ et de particules ne doivent pas dépasser les valeurs limites fixées en annexe I.
- En cas de risque de dépassement dans certaines zones, les États membres doivent informer la Commission avant le 1er octobre 1982 et soumettre des plans d’amélioration progressive de la qualité de l’air, avec l’objectif d’atteindre les valeurs limites avant le 1er avril 1993.
- Des dérogations limitées dans le temps sont possibles sous réserve de l’adoption de plans ambitieux.
Protection renforcée dans certaines zones
- Les États membres peuvent définir des valeurs inférieures aux valeurs guides dans les zones nécessitant une protection particulière, notamment contre tout accroissement prévisible de pollution.
- Ils doivent informer la Commission des valeurs fixées et des mesures associées.
Mesures et surveillance
- Obligation d’établir des stations de mesure dans les zones où les valeurs limites sont proches d’être dépassées ou sont dépassées, en choisissant les sites les plus pollués pour assurer la représentativité.
- Transmission annuelle à la Commission des résultats de surveillance, dépassements, leurs causes, et mesures correctives adoptées.
- Publication par la Commission d’un rapport annuel de synthèse sur l’application de la directive.
Méthodes de mesure
- Utilisation obligatoire des méthodes de référence d’échantillonnage et d’analyse (annexe III) ou d’autres méthodes justifiées par des comparaisons régulières avec les méthodes de référence.
- Possibilité, dans l’attente de décisions du Conseil, d’utiliser certaines méthodes alternatives avec des valeurs limites spécifiques (annexe IV), sous contrainte de mesures parallèles.
- La Commission procède à des études et favorise l’harmonisation des méthodes.
Coopération entre États membres
- Consultation obligatoire en cas de fixation de valeurs dans les régions frontalières.
- Consultation en cas de pollution transfrontalière dépassant les valeurs limites pour remédier à la situation.
Adaptation au progrès scientifique et technique
- Mise en place d’un comité chargé d’examiner et d’adapter les méthodes de mesure selon l’évolution technique et scientifique, sans modifier les valeurs limites en elles-mêmes.
Produits et acteurs concernés
- Produits concernés : L’anhydride sulfureux (dioxyde de soufre) et les particules en suspension dans l’air ambiant.
- Acteurs concernés :
- Les États membres de la Communauté européenne, responsables de la transposition en droit national et de la mise en œuvre sur leur territoire.
- Les autorités chargées de la surveillance de la qualité de l’air et de la gestion environnementale.
- La Commission européenne, en tant qu’organe de coordination, de supervision et d’animation des mesures d’harmonisation.
- Potentiellement les industriels et collectivités locales impliqués dans les sources de pollution atmosphérique.
Calendrier de mise en œuvre
- Notification à compter de la date de la directive (15 juillet 1980).
- Délai de transposition par les États membres : 24 mois à partir de la notification (fin prévue autour de juillet 1982).
- Respect obligatoire des valeurs limites à partir du 1er avril 1983.
- En cas de dépassement prévisible, soumission de plans d’amélioration avant le 1er octobre 1982 pour garantir le respect des valeurs limites avant le 1er avril 1993.
- Rapport annuel de la Commission sur l’application de la directive.
Cette directive constitue une étape fondamentale vers la réduction des pollutions atmosphériques par le dioxyde de soufre et les particules, contribuant à la protection de la santé publique et à la qualité environnementale dans les États membres de l’Union européenne.
La directive 80/779/CEE s'applique à la qualité atmosphérique concernant spécifiquement l'anhydride sulfureux (dioxyde de soufre) et les particules en suspension dans l'air ambiant. Elle vise à fixer des valeurs limites de concentration à ne pas dépasser dans l'ensemble du territoire des États membres de l'Union européenne, ainsi que des valeurs guides à usage préventif à long terme, dans le but de protéger la santé humaine et l'environnement. La directive concerne donc les activités et secteurs susceptibles d'émettre ces polluants dans l'atmosphère, notamment les émissions industrielles, urbaines et tout autre développement entraînant la pollution de l'air par ces substances. Elle impose aux États membres de surveiller la qualité de l'air par des stations de mesure, de prendre des mesures adaptées pour respecter ces limites, d'élaborer des plans d'amélioration lorsque ces valeurs risquent d'être dépassées, et de coopérer entre eux en particulier dans les zones frontalières. Elle englobe ainsi la prévention, la surveillance, la réglementation et la gestion des polluants atmosphériques spécifiques que sont l'anhydride sulfureux et les particules en suspension.
Direktiva 80/779/EGS določa mejne in priporočene vrednosti kakovosti zraka za žveplov dioksid in suspendirane delce z namenom varovanja zdravja ljudi in okolja. Uvaja obvezne mejne vrednosti, ki jih države članice morajo spoštovati od 1. aprila 1983, in dovoljuje začasna odstopanja, če države predložijo načrte za izboljšanje kakovosti zraka, z doseganjem teh vrednosti najkasneje do 1. aprila 1993. Določa tudi priporočene vrednosti kot dolgoročne varnostne ukrepe ter omogoča uvedbo strožjih norm na določenih območjih. Direktiva zahteva vzpostavitev merilnih mest za spremljanje onesnaženosti in uporabo referenčnih metod merjenja, s fleksibilnostjo za druge metode ob zagotovitvi sorodnosti rezultatov. Predvideva sodelovanje med državami članicami, zlasti na obmejnih območjih, in omogoča prilagoditve glede na tehnični in znanstveni napredek. Ukrepi morajo biti ekonomsko izvedljivi in v skladu z uravnoteženim gospodarskim razvojem, s ciljem zmanjšanja emisij in izboljšanja kakovosti zraka v Evropski skupnosti.
Namen
Direktiva 80/779/EGS EU določa mejne in priporočene vrednosti kakovosti zraka za žveplov dioksid (SO2) in suspendirane delce z namenom izboljšanja varovanja zdravja ljudi ter zaščite okolja. Direktiva naslavlja potrebo po usklajevanju zakonodaj držav članic glede omejitev koncentracij teh dveh ključnih onesnaževalcev zraka, da bi preprečili neenake pogoje konkurence in negativne učinke zaradi onesnaženosti na zdravje in okolje.
Ključne obveznosti
Določitev mejnih in priporočenih vrednosti:
- Mejna vrednost za žveplov dioksid in suspendirane delce, ki se ne smejo preseči v določenih obdobjih.
- Priporočene vrednosti kot dolgoročni varnostni ukrepi in referenčne točke.
Zagotavljanje skladnosti do 1. aprila 1983:
Države članice morajo sprejeti ukrepe, da koncetracije SO2 in suspendiranih delcev ne presegajo določenih mejnih vrednosti.Načrti za postopno izboljšanje:
Kadar obstaja verjetnost preseganja mej, države članice predložijo Komisiji načrte za izboljšanje kakovosti zraka, pri čemer je cilj doseči skladnost najpozneje do 1. aprila 1993.Določitev strogih vrednosti na posebnih območjih:
Države članice lahko na podlagi priporočil določijo nižje vrednosti za območja s posebnimi potrebami varstva okolja ali zaradi hitre rasti industrije in urbanizacije.Vzpostavitev merilnih mest:
Države članice morajo vzpostaviti merilna mesta na območjih z višjo verjetnostjo preseganja mejnih vrednosti, da zagotovijo kakovostne podatke o onesnaženju.Obveščanje Komisije:
Redno poročanje o preseganjih mejnih vrednosti, sprejetih ukrepih in koncentracijah, vključno z vzporednimi meritvami, ko se uporabljajo druge metode merjenja.Uporaba referenčnih metod merjenja:
Direktiva določa standardizirane metode vzorčenja in analize (priloge III in IV), vendar dopušča tudi alternativne metode ob ustreznem utemeljevanju in vzporednih meritvah.Sodelovanje držav članic in Komisije:
Države članice se morajo med seboj posvetovati, zlasti na obmejnih območjih, Komisija pa pripravlja letna poročila in spremlja izvajanje direktive.
Prizadeti izdelki in akterji
Onesnaževalci zraka: Žveplov dioksid (SO2) in suspendirani delci so osrednji onesnaževalci, na katere se nanašajo mejne in priporočene vrednosti.
Države članice EU: So neposredno odgovorne za implementacijo direktive, določitev merilnih mest, spremljanje kakovosti zraka in pripravljenost ukrepov za izboljšanje stanja.
Komisija EU: Spremlja izvajanje direktive, pripravlja letna poročila, odobri metode merjenja in daje predloge za prilagoditve glede na tehnični napredek.
Industrijski in urbanistični sektorji: Neposredno vključeni, ker njihove dejavnosti vplivajo na koncentracije žveplovega dioksida in suspendiranih delcev v zraku.
Okoljske in zdravstvene agencije: Vključene v spremljanje, poročanje ter določanje in evalvacijo ukrepov za zaščito javnega zdravja in okolja.
Časovni okvir izvajanja
1. april 1983: Rok, do katerega morajo države članice doseči skladnost z določenimi mejami koncentracij SO2 in suspendiranih delcev.
1. oktober 1982: Rok za obveščanje Komisije o območjih z verjetnim preseganjem mej in predložitev načrtov za izboljšanje kakovosti zraka.
1. april 1993: Najpoznejši datum, do katerega morajo države članice zagotoviti izboljšanje kakovosti zraka na področjih s preseganjem mejnih vrednosti.
24 mesecev od notifikacije: Rok, v katerem morajo države članice sprejeti potrebne nacionalne predpise za uskladitev z direktivo.
Letno poročanje: Države članice vsako leto poročajo Komisiji o primerih preseganja mejnih vrednosti ter sprejetih ukrepih za preprečevanje ponovnega pojava teh preseganj.
5 do 6 let po začetku izvajanja: Komisija pripravi poročilo o rezultatih vzporednih meritev in morebitnih predlogih za prilagoditve merilnih metod.
Ta direktiva predstavlja zgodnji splošni okvir za varstvo kakovosti zraka na področju žveplovega dioksida in suspendiranih delcev, s ciljem zagotavljanja javnega zdravja in varovanja okolja v državah članicah EU ter usklajevanja notranjega trga.
Direktiva 80/779/EEC določa mejne in priporočene vrednosti kakovosti zraka za žveplov dioksid in suspendirane delce, ki se uporabljata za varovanje zdravja ljudi in okolja. Velja za celotno ozemlje držav članic EU in se osredotoča na spremljanje in zmanjševanje koncentracij teh dveh onesnaževal v zunanjem zraku. Direktiva zajema metode vzorčenja in analize za določitev vsebnosti žveplovega dioksida in suspendiranih delcev ter zahteva ustanovitev merilnih mest na območjih z največjim onesnaženjem ali kjer obstaja tveganje preseganja mejnih vrednosti. Namen je uskladiti nacionalne predpise glede kakovosti zraka, preprečiti konkurenco zaradi različnih standardov in izboljšati kakovost življenja ter zaščititi zdravje ljudi in okolje v sektorju varstva okolja in javnega zdravja. Primerna gospodarska izvedljivost ukrepov in uravnotežen razvoj sta prav tako upoštevana.
General Information
This document is applicable to solar supported gas-fired appliances producing domestic hot water. It applies to a system marketed as single unit or a fully specified system that:
- has a gas heat input not exceeding 70 kW;
- has a hot water storage tank capacity not exceeding 500 l;
- is equipped with at least one solar collector;
- is, with regard to the solar hydraulic circuit, considered as a forced circulation system (definition according to EN ISO 9488:1999).
The appliances covered by this document are described in Annex E (normative).
This document does not apply to thermo-siphon or integral collector storage tank systems according to definitions given by EN ISO 9488:1999.
NOTE In principle, the energy consumption of thermo-siphon solar preheat systems and integral collector storage tank preheat systems can also be assessed based on this document. One appropriate procedure for that purpose is to calculate the temperature level of the domestic hot water withdrawn from the thermal solar system for the reference conditions specified in this standard by using the numerical system model and the thermal solar system performance parameters according to ISO 9459-5. Based on the temperature level of the hot water withdrawn from the store the energy consumption of the gas appliance is determined. This determination can either be done by means of calculations or by performing a test according to EN 13203 2:2022 and using instead of the cold water inlet temperature the hot water temperature withdrawn from the store.
This document is not intended to assess the performance:
- of the solar collector(s), which should comply with EN 12975-1:2006+A1:2010 and EN 12975-2:2006;
- of thermal solar systems and components, which should comply with EN 12976-1:2021 and EN 12976-2:2019.
EN 13203-1:2015 sets out in qualitative and quantitative terms the performance in delivery of domestic hot water for a selected variety of uses. It also gives a presenting the information to the user.
The present document sets out a method for assessing the energy performance of a solar supported appliance. It specifies a few daily tapping cycles for each domestic hot water use, kitchen, shower, bath and a combination of these, together with corresponding test procedures including information about the available solar radiation. It enables the energy performances of different gas-fired appliances to be compared and matched to the needs of the user.
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This document is applicable to gas-fired appliances producing domestic hot water. It applies to both instantaneous and storage tank appliances; waters-heaters and combination boilers that have:
- a heat input not exceeding 400 kW;
- a hot water storage tank capacity (if any) not exceeding 2 000 l.
In the case of combination boilers, with or without storage tank, domestic hot water production is integrated or coupled, the whole being marketed as a single unit.
The water heaters covered by the present standard are considered "conventional water heaters" as defined by the Transitional Methods (Commission Communication 2014/C 207/03) then in the calculation formula for the Annual Electricity Consumption (AEC), Qcor is equal to zero.
In case of the boiler is equipped with an internal or external Passive Flue Heat Recovery Device (PFHRD), the boiler efficiency can be assessed by applying EN 13203-2:2022 in combination with EN 13203-7:2022. In case of a PFHRD, where the technology has the ability to recover energy out of flue gasses during central heating production to be able to preheat the domestic hot water (indirect contribution), to assess this indirect contribution EN 13203-7:2022 applies. EN 13203-2:2022 is applicable for measuring and calculating the direct efficiency (direct contribution) while combining the measuring results of EN 13203-7:2022 the overall efficiency (direct and indirect) can be calculated. EN 13203-1:2015 sets out in qualitative and quantitative terms the performance in delivery of domestic hot water for a selected variety of uses. It also gives a system for presenting the information to the user. The present document sets out a method for assessing the energy performance of the appliances. It specifies a few daily load profiles for each domestic hot water use, kitchen, shower, bath and a combination of these, together with corresponding test procedures, enabling the energy performances of different gas-fired appliances to be compared and matched to the needs of the user. Where other technologies are combined with a gas-fired boiler or a water heater to produce domestic hot water, specific parts of EN 13203 apply.
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This document is applicable to gas-fired appliances producing domestic hot water. It applies to both instantaneous and storage gas-fired combined with electric heat pump.
It applies to a package marketed as single unit or fully specified by the manufacturer that have:
- a heat input not exceeding 400 kW;
- a hot water storage tank capacity (if any) not exceeding 2 000 l.
EN 13203-1:2015 sets out in qualitative and quantitative terms the performance in delivery of domestic hot water for a selected variety of uses. It also gives a system for presenting the information to the user. The present document sets out a method for assessing the energy performance of gas fired appliances combined with heat pump with electrically driven compressor according to EN 16147. It specifies a number of daily load profiles for each domestic hot water use, kitchen, shower, bath and a combination of these, together with corresponding test procedures, enabling the energy performances of different gas-fired appliances to be compared and matched to the needs of the user. Where other technologies are combined with a gas-fired boiler or a water heater to produce domestic hot water, specific parts of EN 13203 apply.
The present document does not apply for gas boilers with recovery systems using combustion products as heat source for the electrical heat pump.
When the electrical heat pump does not work for domestic hot water production in the summer period, the present standard is not applicable for energy performances assessing, instead EN 13203-2:2022 is applicable.
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This document is applicable to gas-fired appliances producing domestic hot water. It applies to sorption heat pumps connected to or including a domestic hot water storage tank. It applies to a package marketed as single unit or fully specified that have:
- a heat input not exceeding 400 kW;
- a hot water storage tank capacity (if any) not exceeding 2 000 l.
In the case of gas-fired sorption heat pumps, with or without storage tank, domestic hot water production is integrated or coupled, the whole being marketed as a single unit.
EN 13203-1:2015 sets out in qualitative and quantitative terms the performance in delivery of domestic hot water for a selected variety of uses. It also gives a system for presenting the information to the user. The present document sets out a method for assessing the energy performance of the appliances. It specifies a number of daily load profiles for each domestic hot water use, kitchen, shower, bath and a combination of these, together with corresponding test procedures, enabling the energy performances of different gas-fired appliances to be compared and matched to the needs of the user. Where other technologies are combined with a gas-fired sorption heat to produce domestic hot water, specific parts of EN 13203 apply.
Horizontal ground heat sources are not covered by the scope of the present document.
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This document is applicable to gas-fired appliances producing domestic hot water. It applies to sorption heat pumps connected to or including a domestic hot water storage tank. It applies to a package marketed as single unit or fully specified that have:
- a heat input not exceeding 400 kW;
- a hot water storage tank capacity (if any) not exceeding 2 000 l.
In the case of gas-fired sorption heat pumps, with or without storage tank, domestic hot water production is integrated or coupled, the whole being marketed as a single unit.
EN 13203-1:2015 sets out in qualitative and quantitative terms the performance in delivery of domestic hot water for a selected variety of uses. It also gives a system for presenting the information to the user. The present document sets out a method for assessing the energy performance of the appliances. It specifies a number of daily load profiles for each domestic hot water use, kitchen, shower, bath and a combination of these, together with corresponding test procedures, enabling the energy performances of different gas-fired appliances to be compared and matched to the needs of the user. Where other technologies are combined with a gas-fired sorption heat to produce domestic hot water, specific parts of EN 13203 apply.
Horizontal ground heat sources are not covered by the scope of the present document.
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This document is applicable to solar supported gas-fired appliances producing domestic hot water. It applies to a system marketed as single unit or a fully specified system that:
- has a gas heat input not exceeding 70 kW;
- has a hot water storage tank capacity not exceeding 500 l;
- is equipped with at least one solar collector;
- is, with regard to the solar hydraulic circuit, considered as a forced circulation system (definition according to EN ISO 9488:1999).
The appliances covered by this document are described in Annex E (normative).
This document does not apply to thermo-siphon or integral collector storage tank systems according to definitions given by EN ISO 9488:1999.
NOTE In principle, the energy consumption of thermo-siphon solar preheat systems and integral collector storage tank preheat systems can also be assessed based on this document. One appropriate procedure for that purpose is to calculate the temperature level of the domestic hot water withdrawn from the thermal solar system for the reference conditions specified in this standard by using the numerical system model and the thermal solar system performance parameters according to ISO 9459-5. Based on the temperature level of the hot water withdrawn from the store the energy consumption of the gas appliance is determined. This determination can either be done by means of calculations or by performing a test according to EN 13203 2:2022 and using instead of the cold water inlet temperature the hot water temperature withdrawn from the store.
This document is not intended to assess the performance:
- of the solar collector(s), which should comply with EN 12975-1:2006+A1:2010 and EN 12975-2:2006;
- of thermal solar systems and components, which should comply with EN 12976-1:2021 and EN 12976-2:2019.
EN 13203-1:2015 sets out in qualitative and quantitative terms the performance in delivery of domestic hot water for a selected variety of uses. It also gives a presenting the information to the user.
The present document sets out a method for assessing the energy performance of a solar supported appliance. It specifies a few daily tapping cycles for each domestic hot water use, kitchen, shower, bath and a combination of these, together with corresponding test procedures including information about the available solar radiation. It enables the energy performances of different gas-fired appliances to be compared and matched to the needs of the user.
- Standard22 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This document is applicable to gas-fired appliances producing domestic hot water. It applies to both instantaneous and storage tank appliances; waters-heaters and combination boilers that have:
- a heat input not exceeding 400 kW;
- a hot water storage tank capacity (if any) not exceeding 2 000 l.
In the case of combination boilers, with or without storage tank, domestic hot water production is integrated or coupled, the whole being marketed as a single unit.
The water heaters covered by the present standard are considered "conventional water heaters" as defined by the Transitional Methods (Commission Communication 2014/C 207/03) then in the calculation formula for the Annual Electricity Consumption (AEC), Qcor is equal to zero.
In case of the boiler is equipped with an internal or external Passive Flue Heat Recovery Device (PFHRD), the boiler efficiency can be assessed by applying EN 13203-2:2022 in combination with EN 13203-7:2022. In case of a PFHRD, where the technology has the ability to recover energy out of flue gasses during central heating production to be able to preheat the domestic hot water (indirect contribution), to assess this indirect contribution EN 13203-7:2022 applies. EN 13203-2:2022 is applicable for measuring and calculating the direct efficiency (direct contribution) while combining the measuring results of EN 13203-7:2022 the overall efficiency (direct and indirect) can be calculated. EN 13203-1:2015 sets out in qualitative and quantitative terms the performance in delivery of domestic hot water for a selected variety of uses. It also gives a system for presenting the information to the user. The present document sets out a method for assessing the energy performance of the appliances. It specifies a few daily load profiles for each domestic hot water use, kitchen, shower, bath and a combination of these, together with corresponding test procedures, enabling the energy performances of different gas-fired appliances to be compared and matched to the needs of the user. Where other technologies are combined with a gas-fired boiler or a water heater to produce domestic hot water, specific parts of EN 13203 apply.
- Standard43 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This document is applicable to gas-fired appliances producing domestic hot water. It applies to both instantaneous and storage gas-fired combined with electric heat pump.
It applies to a package marketed as single unit or fully specified by the manufacturer that have:
- a heat input not exceeding 400 kW;
- a hot water storage tank capacity (if any) not exceeding 2 000 l.
EN 13203-1:2015 sets out in qualitative and quantitative terms the performance in delivery of domestic hot water for a selected variety of uses. It also gives a system for presenting the information to the user. The present document sets out a method for assessing the energy performance of gas fired appliances combined with heat pump with electrically driven compressor according to EN 16147. It specifies a number of daily load profiles for each domestic hot water use, kitchen, shower, bath and a combination of these, together with corresponding test procedures, enabling the energy performances of different gas-fired appliances to be compared and matched to the needs of the user. Where other technologies are combined with a gas-fired boiler or a water heater to produce domestic hot water, specific parts of EN 13203 apply.
The present document does not apply for gas boilers with recovery systems using combustion products as heat source for the electrical heat pump.
When the electrical heat pump does not work for domestic hot water production in the summer period, the present standard is not applicable for energy performances assessing, instead EN 13203-2:2022 is applicable.
- Standard37 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This document is applicable to gas-fired appliances producing domestic hot water. It applies to both instantaneous and storage tank appliances; waters-heaters and combination boilers that have:
- a heat input not exceeding 400 kW; and
- a hot water storage tank capacity (if any) not exceeding 2000 l.
In the case of combination boilers, with or without storage tank, domestic hot water production is integrated or coupled, the whole being marketed as a single unit.
EN 13203-1 sets out in qualitative and quantitative terms the performance in delivery of domestic hot water for a selected variety of uses. It also gives a system for presenting the information to the user. The present document sets out a method for assessing the energy performance of the appliances. It defines a number of daily load profiles for each domestic hot water use, kitchen, shower, bath and a combination of these, together with corresponding test procedures, enabling the energy performances of different gas-fired appliances to be compared and matched to the needs of the user. Where other technologies are combined with a gas-fired boiler or a water heater to produce domestic hot water, specific parts of EN 13203 apply.
- Standard41 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This European Standard is applicable to gas-fired appliances producing domestic hot water. It applies to both instantaneous and storage tank appliances; waters-heaters and combination boilers that have:
- a heat input not exceeding 70 kW; and
- a hot water storage tank capacity (if any) not exceeding 500 l.
In the case of combination boilers, with or without storage tank, domestic hot water production is integrated or coupled, the whole being marketed as a single unit.
EN 13203-1 sets out in qualitative and quantitative terms the performance in delivery of domestic hot water for a selected variety of uses. It also gives a system for presenting the information to the user. The present document sets out a method for assessing the energy performance of the appliances. It defines a number of daily tapping cycles for each domestic hot water use, kitchen, shower, bath and a combination of these, together with corresponding test procedures, enabling the energy performances of different gas-fired appliances to be compared and matched to the needs of the user. Where other technologies are combined with a gas-fired boiler or a water heater to produce domestic hot water, specific parts of EN 13203 apply.
- Standard38 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This document is applicable to gas-fired appliances producing domestic hot water. It applies to both instantaneous and storage tank appliances; waters-heaters and combination boilers that have:
- a heat input not exceeding 400 kW; and
- a hot water storage tank capacity (if any) not exceeding 2000 l.
In the case of combination boilers, with or without storage tank, domestic hot water production is integrated or coupled, the whole being marketed as a single unit.
EN 13203-1 sets out in qualitative and quantitative terms the performance in delivery of domestic hot water for a selected variety of uses. It also gives a system for presenting the information to the user. The present document sets out a method for assessing the energy performance of the appliances. It defines a number of daily load profiles for each domestic hot water use, kitchen, shower, bath and a combination of these, together with corresponding test procedures, enabling the energy performances of different gas-fired appliances to be compared and matched to the needs of the user. Where other technologies are combined with a gas-fired boiler or a water heater to produce domestic hot water, specific parts of EN 13203 apply.
- Standard41 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This European Standard is applicable to gas-fired appliances producing domestic hot water. It applies to both instantaneous and storage tank appliances; waters-heaters and combination boilers that have:
- a heat input not exceeding 70 kW; and
- a hot water storage tank capacity (if any) not exceeding 500 l.
In the case of combination boilers, with or without storage tank, domestic hot water production is integrated or coupled, the whole being marketed as a single unit.
EN 13203-1 sets out in qualitative and quantitative terms the performance in delivery of domestic hot water for a selected variety of uses. It also gives a system for presenting the information to the user. The present document sets out a method for assessing the energy performance of the appliances. It defines a number of daily tapping cycles for each domestic hot water use, kitchen, shower, bath and a combination of these, together with corresponding test procedures, enabling the energy performances of different gas-fired appliances to be compared and matched to the needs of the user. Where other technologies are combined with a gas-fired boiler or a water heater to produce domestic hot water, specific parts of EN 13203 apply.
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