Decree Discharge Open Cultivation and Livestock Breeding. Country/Territory Netherlands Document type Regulation Date 2000 (2012) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, Cultivated plants, Water Keyword Pollution control Soil pollution/quality Fertilizers/nutrients Standards Plant production Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Data collection/reporting Environmental standards Protection of environment Geographical area Benelux, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract This Decree contains rules for the discharge of water related to agricultural activities in surface waters and provides directions for the use of pesticides. The Decree is based on, among other things, articles 6.2, 6.6 en 6.7 van de Water Act. Chapter 6 of the Water Act applies also to agricultural activities involving the use of pesticides and biocides. This Decree places restrictions on the discharge of wastewater and provides general principles and rules for such discharge. It also prescribes various standards for discharge and requires persons who wish to carry out agricultural activities that may involve discharge of wastewater to notify the competent authority. 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 Implemented by Regulation on methods for the testing of low-pressure spray caps for purposes of the Decree Discharge Open Cultivation and Livestock Breeding. Legislation | Netherlands | 2001 (2012) Keyword: Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Pesticides, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX