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Order No. 83/2010 approving the Action Plan for Vulnerable Zones of continental Portugal.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Regulation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, 1.ª série — N.º 28, 10 February 2010, pp.380-392.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Policy/planning Pollution control Waste non-domestic sources Zoning Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Order enters into force the day after its publication.
Abstract

This Order is composed of three articles and one annex. The Annex provides the Action Plan for Vulnerable Zones of Continental Portugal, whose goal is to reduce water pollution caused by nitrates used in agriculture, through the regulation of the use of fertilizers and the management of irrigation systems.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.dre.pt

References - Legislation

Implements

Decree-Law No. 68/99 amending Decree No. 235/97 on water protection against the pollution caused by agricultural nitrates.

Legislation | Portugal | 1999

Keyword: Pollution control, Precautionary principle, Effluent waste water/discharge, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Order No. 259/2012 establishing the Action Programme to avoid water pollution within vulnerable areas in Continental areas of Portugal.

Legislation | Portugal | 2012

Keyword: Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Hazardous substances, Waste non-domestic sources, Fertilizers/nutrients

Source: FAO, FAOLEX