Ministerial Decree No. H.P. 38638/2016 establishing limit and target values relating to ozone in ambient air, in compliance with Directive 2002/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.

The Decree aims at implementing the provisions of Law No. 1650/86 “on the protection for the environment”, more specifically articles 7 and 8. It also aims at harmonizing the Greek legislative frame with the provisions of Directive 2002/3/EC (and in extension of certain articles of Directive 96/62/EEC) so as ensure that all appropriate measures are taken in order to avoid adverse effects on human health and the environment, which might arise from ozone concentration in ambient air. The Decree is composed as follows: objectives (art. 1); definitions (ambient air, pollutant, target value, etc. (art. 2); target values – measures to be taken in excess of the threshold (art. 3); long-term objectives (art. 4); requirements for areas and agglomerations which fulfil the long-term objectives (art. 5); short-term action plans in case there is a risk of exceedance of the alert threshold (art6. 6); information of the public (art. 7); transboundary pollution (art. 8); assessment of concentrations of ozone and ozone precursors in ambient air (art. 9); transmission of information and reports to the Commission (art. 10); sanctions (art. 11). The eight Annexes included in the text constitute integral part of this Decree. Annex I, definitions, target values and long-term objectives for ozone; Annex II, information and alert thresholds; Annex III, information submitted to the commission and criteria for aggregating data and calculating statistical parameters; Annex IV, criteria for classifying and locating sampling points for assessments of ozone concentrations; Annex V, criteria for determining the minimum number of sampling points for fixed measurement of concentrations of ozone; Annex VI, measurements of ozone precursor substances; Annex VII, data quality objectives and compilation of the results of air quality assessment; Annex VIII, reference method for analysis of ozone and calibration of ozone instruments.