<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Pursuant to Council Directive 1999/30/EC, a report is due to be published before the end of this year based on the experience acquired in the application of this Directive. An initial provisional Commission report (entitled 'Overview of Methods and Results of the Preliminary Assessment of Air Quality in Europe under Directives 96/62/EC and 1999/30/EC') shows that the threshold values for particulate matter (PM10) have been exceeded in a large number of cases.  Can the Commission indicate the extent to which more recent data have confirmed this alarming picture?  Can the Commission indicate the number of early deaths in the European Union that may be attributed to air pollution caused by particulate matter?  Does the Commission feel that the Member States in which the limits have been exceeded in this way have taken measures which were inadequate to ensure that emissions of particulate matter remained below the threshold values?  Can the Commission indicate what measures it is thinking of taking?"
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [7]. </s>
Pursuant to Council Directive 1999/30/EC, a report is due to be published before the end of this year based on the experience acquired in the application of this Directive. An initial provisional Commission report (entitled 'Overview of Methods and Results of the Preliminary Assessment of Air Quality in Europe under Directives 96/62/EC and 1999/30/EC') shows that the threshold values for particulate matter (PM10) have been exceeded in a large number of cases.  Can the Commission indicate the extent to which more recent data have confirmed this alarming picture?  Can the Commission indicate the number of early deaths in the European Union that may be attributed to air pollution caused by particulate matter?  Does the Commission feel that the Member States in which the limits have been exceeded in this way have taken measures which were inadequate to ensure that emissions of particulate matter remained below the threshold values?  Can the Commission indicate what measures it is thinking of taking?