International Workshop of the German Federal Environmental Ministry

on the Implementation of the EC Air Quality Directives
within the Framework of the CAFE Programme

Berlin, 1 - 3 April 2003

On the basis of the EC Air Quality Framework Directive (96/62/EC) the so-called Daughter Directives (e.g. 1999/30/EC and 2000/69/EC) set new ambitious air quality limit values which have to be complied with by the EC Member States with effect from 2005 and 2010.

Mainly with respect to particulate matter (PM10) and NO2 European states envisage problems to meet the limit values.

The forthcoming workshop aims at continuing and intensifying the process of an international exchange of experiences with the on-going activities which was started by a workshop in September 2001 in Bruges.

It will focus on the exchange of information regarding experiences in the field of air pollution abatement measures – both their planning (drawing up action plans according to Art. 7 (3) and preparation of plans or programmes according to Art. 8 (3) of the Framework Directive) and their implementation.