The Law aims at harmonizing the Cypriot legislative framework with Directive 2008/50/EC on ambient air quality and intends creating the suitable legislative framework for implementing this Directive through secondary legislation. The law provides for the assessment and management of ambient air quality and particularly aims at (a) defining and establishing objectives for ambient air quality designed to avoid, prevent or reduce harmful effects on human health and the environment as a whole; (b) assessing the ambient air quality in the Cypriot Republic on the basis of common methods and criteria; (c) obtaining information on ambient air quality in order to help combat air pollution and nuisance and to monitor long-term trends and improvements resulting from national and Community measures; (d) ensuring that such information on ambient air quality is made available to the public; (e) maintaining air quality where it is good and improving it in other cases; (f) promoting increased cooperation between the EU Member States in reducing air pollution. The law is divided in three Parts as follows: Part I, introductory provisions (arts. 1-3); Part II, specific provisions (arts. 4-26); Part II, transitional provisions (art. 27). Seven Annexes are attached to the text of this law.

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