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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Law No. 6-1115 “On plenary powers regional state bodies in the sphere of protection of atmospheric air”. |
LEX-FAOC066266 |
Regional | 05/06/2003 | |
| Acuerdo Nº 631/01 - Reglamento para el registro de personas que realizan actividades vinculadas con insumos para uso agrícola. |
LEX-FAOC122808 |
National | Agriculture | 27/04/2001 |
| Junk Bay Water Control Zone Statement of Water Quality Objectives, Chapter 358l (Section 5). |
LEX-FAOC148255 |
Local | ||
| Order of 29 December 2006 fixing the scale of the assigned tax levied by the French Food Safety Agency relating to the placing on the market of plant protection products and their adjuvants and to the approval of fertilizers and growing media . |
LEX-FAOC028639 |
National | Agriculture | 29/12/2006 |
| Environmental Impact Assessment Act. |
LEX-FAOC124339 |
National | ||
| Resolución Nº 1.632 - Modifica la Resolución Nº 760, Protocolo para el control y vigilancia de la contaminación atmosférica generada por fuentes fijas. |
LEX-FAOC074101 |
National | 21/09/2012 | |
| Environmental Quality (Control of Emission from Petroil Engines) Regulations 1996, PU (A) 543/1996. |
LEX-FAOC105632 |
National | Transport | 1996-00-00 |
| Decreto Ley Nº 3.557 - Establece disposiciones sobre protección agrícola. |
LEX-FAOC122522 |
National | Agriculture | 29/12/1980 |
| National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (39/2004): Regulations for the Procedure and Criteria to be followed in the Determination of an Administrative Fine in terms of section 22A of the Act, 2016 (No. 332 of 2016). |
LEX-FAOC132418 |
National | 18/03/2016 | |
| Decree No. 142 of the Ministry of Public Health validating Sanitary rules and regulations “Requirements for sanitary protection areas of sources and centralized systems of potable water supply”. |
LEX-FAOC149794 |
National | 30/12/2016 |