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"The main purpose of the Commission’s proposal is to establish upper limits on the sulphur content of marine fuels agreed in the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). Substances from ships are currently responsible for some 50 000 premature deaths every year in Europe, and therefore this is an important reform in the health sector in this legislative period. Sulphur and nitrogen oxides give rise to secondary particulates in the air that are harmful to health. Reducing emissions from ships will make it easier to achieve air quality standards in the Member States. At present, the maximum sulphur content in Sulphur Emission Control Areas is set at 1%. The Commission is proposing that the new maximum sulphur value for these areas (0.1%) should also apply to all passenger ships, and that this limit should enter into force in 2020. If we moved to a more stringent maximum sulphur content value, the health benefits achieved would exceed the costs of reducing marine emissions by a factor of between two and 25. The directive will also clarify and standardise the implementation and monitoring within the EU of the limits agreed in the IMO, level the playing field for competition, facilitate the transition stage, and encourage innovation."@en1
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