Government Decision on the use of Sewage Sludge in Agriculture (No. 282 of 1994). Country/Territory Finland Document type Regulation Date 1994 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Unofficial translation of the Ministry of the Environment. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Cultivated plants, Water Keyword Farming Agricultural development Pollution control Soil pollution/quality Fertilizers/nutrients Standards Plant production Freshwater pollution Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Decision of the Cabinet Council regulates the use of sewage sludge in agriculture in order to prevent harmful impacts on the environment and health while promoting the appropriate use of sludge. It shall not apply to fertilizer products prepared from sludge, the preparation, quality and delivery of which are provided for in or under the Fertilizer Act (232/1993). Sewage sludge for purposes of this Decision is sludge generated in municipal sewage treatment plants, other sludge of comparable quality and sludge mixtures prepared from these. Sludge shall be treated before agricultural use with digestion or lime stabilization or with some other method capable of significantly reducing its pathogen content and odours and harm to health or the environment arising from the use of sludge. the Decisions provides rules for the composition of sludge, its use in cultivation, sludge and soil analyses, information for users, and the duty of record-keeping of holders of a sewage treatment plant. Full text English/Swedish Website www.finlex.fi