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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decreto Nº 46/10 - Estrategia Nacional de Cambio Climático. |
LEX-FAOC137985 |
National | Agriculture | 29/11/2010 |
| Regulation regarding the controls of sales, transport and stock notifications of chemical fertilizers containing nitrate nitrogen. |
LEX-FAOC004640 |
National | Agriculture | 10/10/2015 |
| Royal Decree No. 9/2005 - List of potentially contaminating soil activities and standards for the declaration of contaminated soils. |
LEX-FAOC113142 |
National | 14/01/2005 | |
| Order of the Flemish Executive laying down the Flemish Regulation on Ecological Authorization (Title I of VLAREM). |
LEX-FAOC155996 |
Regional | ||
| Methodical Instruction on elaboration and contents of projects of maximum allowable emissions to the atmosphere for enterprise. |
LEX-FAOC129257 |
National | 10/05/2005 | |
| Resolution No. 161 of 2005 creating the Fertilizers Committee at the Ministry of Agriculture. |
LEX-FAOC035741 |
National | Agriculture | 14/04/2005 |
| Decision of Special Designated Presidential Representative of the Market Regulations Committee, on the importations of authorized goods. |
LEX-FAOC097912 |
National | Agriculture | 13/04/1997 |
| Order No. 40 of the Federal Hydrometeorological and Environmental Monitoring Service validating the Regulation on centralized registration of the documents on emissions and greenhouse gas sinks. |
LEX-FAOC050937 |
National | 23/03/2001 | |
| Law No. 29-Z on protection of atmospheric air. |
LEX-FAOC129935 |
National | 15/04/1997 | |
| Arrêté Ministériel N° 003/11.30 du 15/2/2013 déterminant des données confidentielles à ne pas enregistrer et les données non confidentiellesdevant être enregistrées dans le registre des produits agrochimiques. |
LEX-FAOC060779 |
National | Agriculture | 15/02/2013 |