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Water Pollution Control (Nitrate Vulnerable Zones and Water Categories which may be Affected by Nitrate Pollution) Order, 2011 (P.I. 18/2011).

Country/Territory
Cyprus
Document type
Regulation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Efimerida tis Dimokratias No. 4472, Part III, Supplement I, 21 January 2011.
Subject
Land & soil, Water
Keyword
Farming Soil pollution/quality Fertilizers/nutrients Agricultural development Pollution control Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Asia, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia
Abstract

With the purpose of aligning the Cypriot legislative framework with Council Directive 91/676/EEC, the Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by article 7(2)(a) and (b) of the Water Pollution Control Laws of 2002-2009, is hereby issuing this Order, with which, the area of Orounda (Ορούντα), as shown on the map attached herewith, shall be established as a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone affected by nitrate pollution deriving from agricultural sources.

Full text
Greek
Website
www.mof.gov.cy

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