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3.Member States shall refine the areas identified pursuant to paragraph 2 in accordance with the rules laid down in this paragraph.The geographical area may include non-contiguous domains but shall, in principle, be limited in its extension by the borders of the zone under consideration. For sampling points intended to be representative of areas broader than a given air quality zone, Member States may apply alternative geographical limitations.Locations at or near heavily trafficked roads in suburban or rural areas may be excluded from the areas identified for urban background sampling points even if concentrations in those areas fall within the tolerance interval calculated for the sampling point.If the area identified for a sampling point covers a wider area than the city or urban area in which the sampling point is located, the area identified may further be limited to the city or the urban area.Locations where air quality assessment is not required pursuant to point A.2 of Annex IV to Directive (EU) 2024/2881 may be excluded from the identified area.
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