Article 2

Directive 2001/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2001 on national emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants · European Union

Scope This Directive covers emissions in the territory of the Member States and their exclusive economic zones from all sources of the pollutants referred to in Article 4 which arise as a result of human activities. It does not cover: emissions from international maritime traffic; aircraft emissions beyond the landing and take-off cycle; for Spain, emissions in the Canary Islands; for France, emissions in the overseas departments; for Portugal, emissions in Madeira and the Azores.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-29 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.