Act on agricultural use of fertilizers and plant cover (No. 415 of 2011). Country/Territory Denmark Document type Legislation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Cultivated plants Keyword Agricultural development Agricultural land Agricultural commodities Fertilizers/nutrients Plant protection Toxicity/poisoning Crops/grasses Geographical area Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract The Act aims to regulate agricultural use of fertilizers and establishes requirements for the installation of plant cover and other crop-related protective measures to reduce nitrogen leakage. These provisions apply to commercial entities with crops or livestock or combination thereof, having an annual taxable turnover exceeding DKK 50 000 on a total area of 10 hectares or more. The planned period for these preventions go from 1 August to 31 July (annual), while crops treated before 30 September and harvested before 31 December may have an extended planned period to 30 September. Full text Danish Website www.retsinformation.dk References - Legislation Amends Order No. 744 on agricultural use of fertilizers and plant cover during the plan period 2005/2006. Legislation | Denmark | 2005 Keyword: Fertilizers/nutrients, Crops/grasses, Bioenergy, Standards, Policy/planning, Internal trade, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act relevant to Annual Accounts (No. 341 of 2011). Legislation | Denmark | 2011 Keyword: Agricultural development, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX