European Communities (Aerial Fertilisation) (Forestry) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 125 of 2012). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Cultivated plants, Water Keyword Forestry protection measures Protected area Forest management/forest conservation Fertilizers/nutrients Authorization/permit Plant production Pollution control Freshwater pollution Water conservation zone Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations provide for the licensing by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine of the aerial application of fertilisers to forests and prohibit the aerial fertilisation of forests other than in accordance with a licence. A person engaged in aerial fertilisation shall not, in respect of the fertiliser type used, exceed the parameters regarding concentrations and the application set out in the Schedule. No aerial fertilisation shall be carried out in exclusion zones such as aquatic zones, water abstraction points and a European site as defined in regulation 2 of the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Implements Directive 2006/11/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community (Codified version). Legislation | European Union | 2006 Keyword: Marine pollution, Pollution control, Effluent waste water/discharge, Hazardous substances, Authorization/permit, Freshwater pollution, Surface water, Water quality standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals European Communities (Aerial Fertilisation) (Forestry) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 592 of 2006). Legislation | Ireland | 2006 Keyword: Forestry protection measures, Protected area, Forest management/forest conservation, Fertilizers/nutrients, Authorization/permit, Plant production, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Forestry Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 191 of 2017). Legislation | Ireland | 2017 Keyword: EIA, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Cultural heritage, Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Timber extraction/logging, Afforestation/reforestation, Authorization/permit, Sustainable development, Water conservation zone, Ecosystem preservation, Protection of habitats Source: FAO, FAOLEX