1. Streamlining and making more effective monitoring and reporting
Andrej Kobe European Commission, DG Environment, unit C1 “Clean Air and Transport”

2. Content of the presentation
Uverture: current obligations for new MS
Concepts
Process
Actions
Monitoring
Requirements: existing/upcoming
Provisions & harmonization
Reporting
Content
Technical issues
Supplier/User perspective
Presentation limited to AQ FWD/DD + NEC

3. Obligations New Member States
Note prepared by C1, cleared by A2 (DG ENV legal unit)
Obligations apply only after accession, therefore
AQ Dirs/Questionnaire 2004/461/EC (data 2003): voluntary submission
September 2005 (Data 2004)
most MS prepared to report full year, recommended
Enforceable since May 1st
NEC 2001/81/EC
Inventories, 2010 projections : first submission at 31 December 2005
National programmes
Unreasonable without inventories, also past obligation (2002)
Participation in NP update 2006
Recommended preparation ASAP
2010 closing in
Active Participation in NEC revision
Communication to the Cion appreciated

4. Concepts Streamlining Simplification Effectiveness
Arrange different instruments to work well together
Use same instruments, where appropriate
Use appropriate tools (electronic reporting etc.)
Balance need to know/good to know
Clear, harmonized definitions, requirements, follow-up
Simplification
Remove double reporting
Remove superfluous monitoring/reporting
Effectiveness
Is it fit for purpose?
‘Bang for the buck’
Indicators and user perspective

5. Process DG ENV Cooperation EEA, ETC/ACC, JRC, MS Groups/networks
C1 Implementation
CAFE (including Workshops)
Horizontal initiatives (between T/S, INSPIRE…)
Cooperation with other units (CC, Emissions, EH/Urban, Water, Soil)
Other activities: revision of AQ structural indicators
Cooperation EEA, ETC/ACC, JRC, MS
Groups/networks
WG’s Implementation, PM, Equivalence
AQUILA
EIONET
Data Exchange Group
Steering Group

6. Actions T/S : general description of the issue Action
Revision of AQ Directives (+ changes in EoI)
NEC revision
Continuous upgrade tools EEA, ETC/ACC
Future development (modelling, new monitoring techniques)

7. Monitoring FWD 1,2,3 DD revision 1.
Assessment of AQ
Toolshop/best practices exchange
Fixed/continuous & indicative monitoring
Clear, harmonized requirements and DQO
Measurement methods
EN standards
Equivalence
Appropriate position for modelling
QAQC, FWD Art.3
Ends covered (JRC+NRL/AQUILA, AIRBASE/ETC), work on measurement/reporting chain
Ongoing AQUILA work

8. Monitoring FWD 1,2,3 DD revision 2.
Upcoming
Transition PM10/PM2.5
Making monitoring more health relevant (ongoing contract)
Background monitoring / EMEP (equivalence issue)
Indicators and users
(Are we getting what is wanted?)
Users
Cion (compliance, monitoring impl., policies development)
EEA, MS, research&health, public
Additional provision to assure data availability for selected indicators

9. Monitoring 4 DD - Upcoming requirements
New requirements
Ar,Ni,Cd in ambient air
BaP in ambient air
Hg, PAH in ambient air
Ar,Ni,Cd,Hg,PAH in deposition
Background monitoring requirements
Harmonization
EN standards, CRM(?) in preparation
Streamlining with EMEP

10. Reporting Streamline – Content (Data)
Streamlining FWD&DDs + EoI
Merits of the rep AQ Dirs and EoI undisputed / fine tunning needed
Methodology : statistics should give same numbers
Re-evaluation of mandatory/non-mandatory requirements for efficient use of information
Common definitions/classifications
Inclusion of 4th DD
User perspective
Quality data and metadata with defined DQO (non-ambiguity)
Efficient tools to retrieve data based on metadata selection
Double, obsolete
3 year reporting (3rd DD)
Details

11. Reporting Streamline – Content (PP,Inv)
Plans and Programmes (FWD&DDs)
Template provided
Workshop exchange sufficient, or further guidance needed?
Reporting programmes after attainment date
National programmes (NEC)
Addressed in NEC review (EEA + ongoing contract)
WG Implementation - Guidance
Emission Inventories (NEC)
Link to CLRTAP through CORINAIR (legal issues?)
Link/Integration with GHG MM
Double reporting NEC/Gothenburg P
User perspective
Comparability between programs
relevant information (governance, attainability prospects, costs, synergies and trade-offs)
Evaluation
Coherence with other policies (urban, transport, climate change)

12. Reporting Streamline - Technical issues
Data Exchange Group ‘turf’
Electronic reporting
Legal aspects, practical considerations
Enhanced use of EEA reporting tools (Reportnet)
A bit more SG tomorrow
FWD&DDs + EoI
2004/461/EC combined reporting exceedances for all DDs
EoI code in 2004/461/EC (Linkage EoI/FWD)
Provisional ozone reporting
Inclusion of 4th DD data
DEM,AIRBASE : possible import for data from random and indicative sampling
QAQC data and metadata
Procedures
resubmissions of past data
appropriate demonstration of equivalence / correction factors
Assessment
Harmonisation in spatial data reporting
Enhanced public access / Aarhus
Tools (EEA;ETC/ACC, MS)

13. Reporting Streamlining - Time
Timing issues
Supplier side – timeliness of delivery
Systematic
Gothenburg : impossible timing for EU party
NEC/GHG MM
Problems
Too much, too complex reporting requirements?
Non-optimal delivery tools
User side
Provisional ozone reporting (October Council)
EoI – no time to upload, prepare data from last year in AIRBASE for its use in structural indicators (Spring Council)

14. Streamlining Conclusions Input from MS, CAFE SG
No grand scheme – no specific WG
Stakeholders in different fora
Input through WGs, SG, DEG, bilateral (with Cion, EEA)
Proposal: commenting Cion note(s) on the subject
‘Target based’ approach
(Changes in their ‘environment’, importance of details)
AQ Dir revision
NEC revison
Technology aspects
Reporting tools and delivery processes
Enhanced public access
Spatial aspects & data assimilation
Important inputs still pending, still time to contribute
DEG, Cion contracts, AQUILA, EIONET
Immediate reporting issues: SG tomorrow (or note)

15. Thank you for your attention!