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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Règlement sur les eaux résiduaires d'origine agricole. |
LEX-FAOC064124 |
Regional | Agriculture | |
| Uniform Protocol on Water Quality Monitoring Order. |
LEX-FAOC140071 |
National | 17/06/2005 | |
| Resolución Nº 21 - Por la cual se dispone que la solicitud de Autorización Previa de Importación (APIM) de productos afectados a la Resolución Nº 49/01 tenga el carácter de Declaración Jurada. |
LEX-FAOC173555 |
National | Agriculture | 03/10/2005 |
| Royal Decree No. 430/2004 - Rules on limiting emissions to the atmosphere from large combustion plants. |
LEX-FAOC049711 |
National | industry | 12/03/2004 |
| National Solid Waste Management Authority Act. |
LEX-FAOC158280 |
National | Waste | |
| Acuerdo Nº 746/93 – Reglamento sobre abonos y fertilizantes de uso agrícola. |
LEX-FAOC026164 |
National | Agriculture | 14/12/1993 |
| Royal Decree determining the sectoral conditions for dumping, in ordinary surface waters, of wastewater from establishments in the coking oven sector. |
LEX-FAOC154396 |
National | waste | 03/02/1988 |
| Emergency Decree No. 112-97 ─ Modifies Emergency Decree No. 076-97, which creates the National Revolving Fund for Fertilizers, Agrochemicals and Seeds (FRONFAS). |
LEX-FAOC023549 |
National | Agriculture | 30/12/1997 |
| Arrêté interministériel n°188/CAB/MIN/AGRI./2013 et n° 1016/CAB/MIN/FINANCES/2013 du 03 septembre 2013 portant fixation des taux des droits, taxes et redevances à percevoir à l’initiative du Ministère de l’Agriculture et Développement Rural. |
LEX-FAOC103147 |
National | Agriculture | 03/09/2013 |
| Décret nº D/97/205/PRG/SGG portant exonération de droits et taxes à l'importation d'intrants et de matériels à usage agricole, de pêche et d'élevage. |
LEX-FAOC051935 |
National | Agriculture | 18/09/1997 |