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Annex VIII – Section B – point 2 – point h c (new): (hc) measures to reduce emissions from agriculture and forestry;

Annex VIII – Section B – point 2 – point i: (i) measures to protect the health of children or other sensitive population and vulnerable groups;

Annex VIII – Section B – point 2 – point i a (new): (ia) measures by health authorities to encourage behavioural changes.

Annex VIII – Section B a (new): Ba. Guidance and minimum requirements for analysing the projected impact of air quality plans or air quality roadmaps and pollution abatement measures / 1. Member States shall rely on objective and scientific methods to assess the projected impact of air quality plans, air quality roadmaps and pollution abatement measures. Where relying on projected impacts of pollution abatement measures for the delivery of compliance with air quality objectives, those projections shall include a low level of uncertainty. / 2. Air quality plans or air quality roadmaps shall contain enough information in sufficient detail in order to justify the impact assessment, including: / (a) a description of the method used for forecasting the evolution of air quality; / (b) an explanation of whether the projections are based on objective data or on assumptions; when relying on assumptions, a sensitivity analysis to explain best-case, most likely and worst-case scenarios; / (c) background documents and information used for the assessment; / (d) an assessment of the individual impact of each air pollution abatement measure on emission reductions and related concentration reductions and the relevant assumptions; / (e) an assessment of the combined impact of the air pollution abatement measures included in the air quality plan or air quality roadmap on emission reductions and related concentration reductions and the relevant assumptions. / 3. The impact assessment shall include the margin of uncertainty of…

Annex VIII a (new): ANNEX VIIIa / EMERGENCY MEASURES TO BE CONSIDERED FOR INCLUSION IN THE SHORT-TERM ACTION PLANS REQUIRED UNDER ARTICLE 20 / 1. Measures to be taken in the short term aimed at addressing the sources which contribute to the risk of the relevant limit values, target values or alert threshold being exceeded: / (a) restricting the circulation of vehicles; / (b) low-fare or fare-free public transportation; / (c) implementing stricter emission limits; / (d) suspending operations at construction works; (e) street cleaning; (f) flexible work arrangements; / (g) introducing driving restrictions around locations frequented by sensitive population and vulnerable groups. / 3. Proactive steps to be taken in order to provide specific air pollution, health and health protection information, both to the general public and to sensitive population and vulnerable groups, by means of easily accessible, online or offline communication channels, as soon as exceedances of information and alert thresholds and of limit values and target values are projected.

Annex IX – point 1 – point b: (b) measured concentrations of all pollutants and how they compare with the most recent maximum concentrations recommended by the WHO, presented according to the appropriate periods as laid down in Annex I;

Annex IX – point 1 – point c – introductory part: (c) information on observed exceedance(s) of any limit value, ozone target value, information threshold, alert threshold, and average exposure reduction obligation, including at least:

Annex IX – point 1 – point d – point i: (i) the health impacts of air pollution, and specifically of each pollutant measured under this Directive, on general population,

Annex IX – point 1 – point d – point ii: (ii) the health impacts of air pollution, and specifically of each pollutant measured under this Directive, on vulnerable groups,

Annex IX – point 1 – point d – point iv: (iv) recommended precautions to be taken, broken down into precautions to be taken by the general population and by sensitive population and vulnerable groups, and actions to relieve the symptoms once exposure has occurred,

Annex IX – point 2 – point d: (d) information on short-term measures and preventive actions to reduce pollution and/or exposure to it: indication of main source sectors; recommendations for action to reduce emissions and limitations on exposure;