The Air Pollution Control Act is the central law for keeping the air clean, for air pollution control in Austria as well as for the implementation of relevant EU Directives.
The European Commission published a proposal in October 2022 to revise the European air quality legislation. Following intensive negotiations, representatives of the Belgian Presidency of the Council and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety of the European Parliament reached an agreement on the content of the new Air Quality Directive at the end of February 2024.
The Ozone Act regulates the measurement of ozone concentrations in the air, provides for the corresponding public information, and obliges the Federal Government to implement measures to reduce emissions of ozone precursor substances and to ensure compliance with target values.
