Article 8

Report and review 1. No later than 31 December 2004 the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report based on the experience acquired in the application of this Directive and, in particular, on the results of the most recent scientific research concerning the effects on human health, paying particular attention to sensitive populations, and on ecosystems of exposure to benzene and carbon monoxide, and on technological developments including the progress achieved in methods of measuring and otherwise assessing concentrations of benzene and carbon monoxide in ambient air. 2. The report referred to in paragraph 1 shall take into account in particular as regards benzene and carbon monoxide: current air quality and trends up to and beyond the year 2010; the scope for making further reductions to polluting emissions across all relevant sources, taking account of their technical feasibility and cost-effectiveness; the relationships between pollutants and opportunities for combined strategies for achieving Community air quality and related objectives; current and future requirements for informing the public and for the exchange of information between Member States and Commission; the experience acquired in the application of this Directive in Member States including, in particular, the conditions laid down in Annex IV under which measurement has been carried out. 3. With a view to maintaining a high level of protection of human health and the environment, the report referred to in paragraph 1 shall be accompanied, if appropriate, by proposals for the amendment of this Directive which could include further extensions to the timetable for meeting the limit value for benzene in Annex I which may be agreed under Article 3(2).

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.