148As regards the Italian Republic’s argument that it is essential for the Member State concerned to have long deadlines so that the measures provided for in the various air quality plans can produce their effects, since Directive 2008/50 does not provide for a predefined timetable in that regard, it must be held that that consideration cannot, in any event, justify a particularly long deadline for putting an end to an exceedance of the limit values, such as those envisaged in the present case, which must be assessed, in any event, in the light of the temporal references provided for in Directive 2008/50 within which to comply with its obligations, or, as in the present case, taking account of the judgment of 19 December 2012, Commission v Italy (C‑68/11, EU:C:2012:815), and thus 1 January 2008 for the limit values for PM10 and 11 June 2010 for the adoption of air quality plans, and in the light of the importance of the objectives of protection of human health and the environment pursued by that directive.
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