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The goal of this 4-session online workshop is to give a comprehensive overview of the key legal aspects of EU and Bulgarian Air Quality Legislation. Emphasis will be given to the analysis of the main provisions relating to limit and target values for certain pollutants (PM2.5 and PM10) as well as the air quality plans. In addition to this, the spotlight will be put on the right to clean air and the access to justice in air quality cases both at EU and Bulgarian level.

By addressing these issues concerning the implementation of the Air Quality Directive and the EU and Bulgarian challenges relating to air quality litigation, the e-workshop aspires to facilitate the handling of future national court proceedings relating to this topic.

Key topics

• Scientific and technical aspect of air pollution
• Aims and main elements of Air Quality Directive (AQD)
• Limit and target values – Art. 13(1) and Art. 16 AQD
• Air Quality Plans - Art.23(1) AQD
• Main provisions for the Bulgarian Air Quality Law
• Litigation for air quality
• Access to justice & clean air cases in Bulgaria
• Challenges in implementing Air Quality Law in Bulgaria
• Relevant CJEU and Bulgarian case law
• Case study on the topics

Who should attend?

Bulgarian judges and prosecutors interested in environmental law.

Interactive Webinar

The online workshop will be hosted on ERA’s own online training platform. You will be able to interact immediately and directly with our top-quality speakers and other participants, break out into working groups and work collaboratively on case studies. We will make the most of the technical tools available to deliver an intensive, interactive training experience. As the platform is hosted on our own server, the highest security settings will be applied to ensure that you can participate safely in a high-quality online training environment.