Ministerial Decision No. 1230/2018 approving the Code of Agricultural Good Practices. Pays/Territoire Portugal Type du document Règlement Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Environnement gén., Plantes cultivées, Eau Mot clé Conservation du sol/amélioration du sol Pollution du sol/qualité Remise en état des sols Engrais/nutriments Santé publique Production végétale Pollution des eaux douces Substances dangereuses Lutte contre la pollution Aire géographique Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Atlantique Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Sud Résumé This Ministerial Decision establishes the Code of Agricultural Good Practices – Protection of Water against Pollution Caused by Nitrates and phosphates of Agricultural Origin. The evolution of scientific knowledge, related to cultural techniques to be applied in an agriculture that allows to reconcile the increase of the production of food and other goods with the reduction of the environmental impact to which they originate. It imposes that the Code of Good Agricultural Practices (CBPA) for the protection of the water against the pollution with nitrates of agricultural origin should be periodically reviewed, providing the productive sector with basic information that allows the preservation of environmental quality, today constituting a major concern for Humanity, given the different threats that are continually arising, putting at risk its own survival. Crops will only be able to produce fully in quantity and quality if, in addition to other favorable environmental conditions, they have at their disposal, throughout the growing period, the various mineral nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, iron , manganese, copper, zinc, nickel, boron, molybdenum and chlorine), in the most appropriate quantities and proportions. Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.dre.pt Références - Législation Implemente Decree-Law No. 235/97 on protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources. Législation | Portugal | 1997 Mot clé: Lutte contre la pollution, Pollution des eaux douces, Substances dangereuses, Déchets non-ménagers Source: FAO, FAOLEX