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Directive (EU) 2016/802 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels (codification)| Legal instrument | Directive |
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| Number legal act | Directive 2016/802 |
| Original proposal | COM(2014)466  |
| CELEX number i | 32016L0802 |
| Document | 11-05-2016; Date of signature |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 21-05-2016; OJ L 132 p. 58-78 |
| Signature | 11-05-2016 |
| Effect | 10-06-2016; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 20 |
| Deadline | 31-12-2013 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
| Transposition | 01-01-1001; At the latest See Art 19 |
21.5.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 132/58 |
DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/802 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 11 May 2016
relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels
(codification)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
After consulting the Committee of the Regions,
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (2),
Whereas:
(1) |
Council Directive 1999/32/EC (3) has been substantially amended several times (4). In the interests of clarity and rationality, that Directive should be codified. |
(2) |
The environmental policy of the Union, as set out in the action programmes on the environment, and in particular in the Sixth Environment Action Programme adopted by Decision No 1600/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (5), and in the Seventh Environment Action Programme adopted by Decision No 1386/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, (6) has as one of its objectives to achieve levels of air quality that do not give rise to significant negative impacts on, and risks to, human health and the environment. |
(3) |
Article 191(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provides that Union policy on the environment is to aim at a high level of protection, taking into account the diversity of situations in the various regions of the Union. |
(4) |
This Directive lays down the maximum permitted sulphur content of heavy fuel oil, gas oil, marine gas oil and marine diesel oil used in the Union. |
(5) |
Emissions from shipping due to the combustion of marine fuels with a high sulphur content contribute to air pollution in the form of sulphur dioxide and particulate matter, which harm human health and the environment and contribute to acid deposition. Without the measures set out in this Directive, emissions from shipping would soon have been higher than emissions from all land-based sources. |
(6) |
Acidification and atmospheric sulphur dioxide damage sensitive ecosystems, reduce biodiversity and amenity value and detrimentally affect crop production and the growth of forests. Acid rain falling in cities may cause significant damage to buildings and the architectural heritage. Sulphur dioxide pollution may also have a significant effect upon human health, particularly among those sectors of the population suffering from respiratory diseases. |
(7) |
Acidification is a transboundary phenomenon requiring Union as well as national or local solutions. |
(8) |
Emissions of sulphur dioxide contribute to the formation of particulate matter in the atmosphere. |
(9) |
Air pollution caused by ships at berth is a major concern for many harbour cities when it comes to their efforts to meet the Union's air quality limit values. |
(10) |
Member States should encourage the use of shore-side electricity, as the electricity for present-day ships is usually provided by auxiliary engines. |
(11) |
The Union and the individual Member States are Contracting Parties to the UN-ECE Convention of 13 November 1979 on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution. The second UN-ECE Protocol on transboundary pollution by sulphur dioxide stipulates that the Contracting Parties should reduce sulphur dioxide emissions in line with or beyond the 30 % reduction specified in the first Protocol, and the second UN-ECE Protocol is based on... |
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