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emission standards for vehicles, emissions from off-road machinery will become
more important. This is especially true for construction machinery, and also for
other means of off-road transport. In ports ships can contribute to PM
10
and NO
x
levels considerably. As this machinery often has a long lifetime, stringent emission
limit values are rather important.
In the foreseen revision of Directive 2004/26/EC stringent emission limit values
should be foreseen that are more in line with those for heavy duty vehicles than the
previous ones.
In addition, regular inspections should be foreseen.
For ships, the foreseen revision of Directive 2005/33/EC amending Directive
1999/32/EC should include stringent regulations for the sulphur content in marine
fuels for certain areas. Furthermore, limits for NO
x
and PM emissions should be
imposed, which are possible due to recent IMO amendments of MARPOL Annex
VI. Also, Emission Control Areas should be enlarged to the extent possible. PM and
NO
x
emissions of existing ships should be addressed e.g. via an emission trading
scheme.
7.3.5 Measures for Domestic Heating
For PM
10
emissions from domestic heating the ecodesign requirements for heating
and water heating equipment are of great importance. Stringent emission limit
values for PM
10
from heating appliances should be foreseen in these ecodesign
requirements for all domestic heating facilities.
In addition, the establishment of a suitable type of framework directive should be
considered, regulating the periodical inspection of small combustion facilities EU-
wide and, in case of emission limit value exceedances or for old facilities (e.g.
PM
10
,NO
x
, CO, etc.), stipulating the obligation to maintain, renovate or replace an
insufficient heating system.
The Energy Performance for Buildings Directive [
11
] foresees inspections of
boilers with respect to boiler efficiency and boiler sizing. These inspection
requirements could be extended to include air pollutants.
Binding targets for energy efficiency and sanctioning mechanisms should also be
foreseen.
7.3.6 Measures for Industrial Sources
In some areas industrial sources are of importance as well. A rigid adherence to
Directives regulating industrial facilities such as the IPPC and LCP Directives is
therefore of great importance.
In some countries a national emission reduction plan according to Article 4 (4) of
the LCP Directive [
12
] has been implemented instead of applying emission limit
values for individual installations. High local concentrations at specific sites might
therefore occur. As laid down in Article 10 of the IPPC Directive [
13
], stricter
