Act No. 539 to amend the Fertilizing Substances Act in relation with sharpening of norms of the system regulating mineral charges. Country/Territory Netherlands Document type Legislation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Staatsblad No. 539, 7 December 2000, 13 pp. Subject Livestock, Land & soil, Cultivated plants Keyword Pollution control Soil pollution/quality Animal production Plant production Plant protection Fertilizers/nutrients Internal trade Authorization/permit Geographical area Benelux, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract This amendment of the principal Act is introduced so as to answer to requirements of Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources. It aims at sharpening criteria for the use of fertilizers containing nitrates and thus prevents use without a precise purpose of such fertilizers. The new section 6A concerns the making of rules regarding the minimum storage space for the storage of manure. Section 42A provides for certification by registered accountants regarding the quantitative relationship between livestock farming and cultivation of each farm. Full text Dutch Website www.overheid.nl References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources. Legislation | European Union | 1991 (2008) Keyword: Soil pollution/quality, Fertilizers/nutrients, Protection of environment, Farming, Agricultural development, Organic waste, Waste prevention, Waste management, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Act containing rules relative to the trade in and the disposal of fertilizing substances (Fertilizing Substances Act). Legislation | Netherlands | 1986 (2022) Keyword: Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Fertilizers/nutrients, Plant production, Plant protection, Internal trade, Authorization/permit, Basic legislation Source: FAO, FAOLEX