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.

Anastasia L 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
Agricultural Operations Regulation (R.Q. c. Q-2, r.26).
LEX-FAOC088227
Regional Agriculture
Arrêté du 23 février 2001 fixant les prescriptions générales applicables aux rejets soumis à déclaration en application de l'article 10 de la loi nº 92-3 du 3 janvier 1992 sur l'eau et relevant de la rubrique 2.3.0 (1o, b, et 2o, b) de la nomenclature annexée au décret nº 93-743 du 29 mars 1993 modifié.(1o,b) et 2.6.2 (2o,b) de la nomenclature annexée au décret nº 93-743 du 29 mars 1993 modifié.
LEX-FAOC112349
National Waste 23/02/2001
Fertilizers Act, 2009 (No. 9 of 2009).
LEX-FAOC063487
National Agriculture 12/05/2009
Countryside Premium Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 330 [S.23] of 1997).
LEX-FAOC125898
Regional Agriculture 11/02/1997
Plant Protection Act (No. 13 of 1997).
LEX-FAOC120516
National Agriculture 04/07/1997
Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage I) Designation Order 2000 (S.I. No. 3049 of 2000).
LEX-FAOC158213
Regional Agriculture 13/11/2000
Decree No. 17 of the Chief Sanitary Inspector validating Hygienic safety requirements for testing, storage, transportation, trade, application, disinfection and recycling of pesticides and agrochemicals.
LEX-FAOC101404
National Agriculture 02/03/2010
Loi nº 1/010 portant Code de l'environnement.
LEX-FAOC129734
National 30/06/2000
Arrêté 2004-778/MAEP/D-CAB/SGM/DRH/SA du 03 juin 2004 portant attributions, organisation et fonctionnement du centre régional pour la promotion agricole des départements du BORGOU et de l’ALIBORI.
LEX-FAOC120040
Regional Agriculture 03/06/2004
Ley Nº 7.064 - Ley de Fomento a la Producción Agropecuaria y Ley Orgánica del Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería.
LEX-FAOC099026
National Agriculture 29/04/1987

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