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Council Directive 96/62/EC of 27 September 1996 on ambient air quality assessment and management · European Union
'limit value` shall mean a level fixed on the basis of scientific knowledge, with the aim of avoiding, preventing or reducing harmful effects on human health and/or the environment as a whole, to be attained within a given period and not to be exceeded once attained;
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