Nitrogen Policies
This database compiles 2,726 nitrogen policies from 186 countries, sourced from FAOLEX data as made available via the ECOLEX database, originally provided by Kanter et al., 2020 and subsequently extended for South Asia by the GCRF South Asian Nitrogen Hub by Yang et al., 2022 (966 N policies). The database is searchable by country, keyword, date, policy instrument, economic sector and geographical scale.
References
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (n.d.). FAOLEX database. https://www.fao.org/faolex
United Nations Environment Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations & International Union for Conservation of Nature. (n.d.). ECOLEX: The gateway to environmental law. https://www.ecolex.org/
Kanter et al. (2020) Gaps and opportunities in nitrogen pollution policies around the world. Nat Sustain, 3, pp.956–963.
Yang et al. (2022) Policies to combat nitrogen pollution in South Asia: gaps and opportunities. Environ. Res. Lett., 17, 025007.
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| Policy Title | ECOLEX/FAOLEX Ref ID | Scale | Sector | Date of Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislative Decree No. 3/2015 approving the Water and Sanitation Code (CAS). |
LEX-FAOC027954 |
National | 19/10/2015 | |
| Order No. 45 of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources validating the List of pollutants for the determination of the chemical status of the water files of surface water and groundwater and the environmental potential of an artificial or substantially modified surface waterbody. |
LEX-FAOC041653 |
National | 06/02/2017 | |
| Resolución Nº 968 - Modifica la Resolución Nº 150, Reglamento técnico de fertilizantes y acondicionadores de suelos. |
LEX-FAOC149663 |
National | Agriculture | 10/03/2010 |
| Ordonnance nº 93-014 portant régime de l'eau. |
LEX-FAOC116237 |
National | 02/03/1993 | |
| Resuelto Nº 23/ALP - Normas para el registro y manejo seguro de aditivos, fertilizantes y plaguicidas. |
LEX-FAOC091678 |
National | Agriculture | 22/04/1998 |
| Regulation amending the Regulation on the conditions, manner and form required for exercising the right of recourse for fertilizer. |
LEX-FAOC092366 |
National | Agriculture | 01/02/2016 |
| Regulation establishing reference values for certain substances in the air. |
LEX-FAOC033939 |
National | 26/01/2010 | |
| Ley Nº 1.163 - Ley de protección de la salud humana, animal y vegetal, y del ambiente, a través de la correcta utilización de los productos fitosanitarios. |
LEX-FAOC015380 |
National | Agriculture | 16/11/1995 |
| Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 928 of 2014). |
LEX-FAOC104949 |
Regional | Domestic, Energy | 08/04/2014 |
| Crops Act, 2013 (No. 16 of 2013). |
LEX-FAOC051202 |
National | Agriculture | 14/01/2013 |