Nitrogen Policies

 

This database compiles 2,726 nitrogen policies from 186 countries, sourced from the ECOLEX database and other databases, as originally provided for the publication 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

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 Ref ID Scale Sector Date of Text
Fertilizer Act of 2003.
LEX-FAOC143593
National Agriculture 2003
Décret n° 80-241 du 6 octobre 1980 portant réglementation de la vente des produits agricoles.
LEX-FAOC050769
National Agriculture 06/10/1980
Acuerdo Nº 500 - NTE INEN 995 sobre determinación de nitratos en el agua.
LEX-FAOC069177
National 26/12/2002
National Environmental Management (Amendment) Act 2004 (No. 8 of 2004).
LEX-FAOC040557
National 14/07/2004
Regulation on unit charges, corrective coefficients and detailed criteria and standards for the determination of the environmental charges for the emission of oxides, in the form of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides expressed as nitrogen dioxide.
LEX-FAOC004309
National 27/05/2004
Ley N° 3.481/08 - Ley de Fomento y Control de la Producción Orgánica.
LEX-FAOC090965
National Agriculture 29/04/2008
Law n ° 2009-967 of programming relating to the implementation of the Grenelle of the environment.
LEX-FAOC016743
National 03/08/2009
Ministerial Decree No. 31 validating Regulation on state control over protection of atmospheric air.
LEX-FAOC086060
National 15/01/2001
Ministerial Instructions No. 0745/MONRE on Pollution Control.
LEX-FAOC050777
National 11/02/2015
Water Pollution Control (General) Regulations.
LEX-FAOC106274
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