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Decree No. 479 of 2001 amending the Decree use of Fertilizers of Animal Origin 1998, the Decree Quality and Use of Remaining Organic Fertilising Substances, and the Decree Discharge Open Cultivation and Livestock Breeding.

Country/Territory
Netherlands
Document type
Regulation
Date
2001
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Staatsblad, No. 479 of 25 July 2001.
Subject
Land & soil, Cultivated plants, Water
Keyword
Pollution control Soil pollution/quality Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment Fertilizers/nutrients Plant production Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Benelux, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Entry into force notes
For entry into force please see article VI.
Abstract

Regulation made under the Fertilizing Substances Act and amending the Decrees cited in the title for the purpose of further reducing the pollution of water and soil by nitrate compounds caused by animal manure. Rules for good agricultural practice are prescribed in the framework of Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources.

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

Decree No. 86 of 1998 containing rules relative to spreading upon the soil or bringing into the soil of Organic Fertilizing Substances (Decree Use Fertilizers of Animal Origin).

Legislation | Netherlands | 1997 (2022)

Keyword: Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment, Fertilizers/nutrients, Plant production, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 86 of 1998 Quality and Use of Remaining Organic Fertilizing Substances.

Legislation | Netherlands | 1998

Keyword: Fertilizers/nutrients, Soil pollution/quality, Standards, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX