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
Ministerial Decision No. 32/2015 approving the Internal Regulation of the Technical Advisory Committee on Fertilizers.
LEX-FAOC168025
National Agriculture 04/02/2015
Regulation on the quality of surface water intended for the abstraction of potable water.
LEX-FAOC014872
National
Instruction on calculation of environmental fees for the pollution of atmospheric air by stationary sources.
LEX-FAOC128469
National 15/05/1996
Law on air protection (Republic of Srpska).
LEX-FAOC161281
National 25/11/2011
Water Resources (Control of Pollution) (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) (England) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 639 of 2010).
LEX-FAOC130673
Regional Agriculture 04/03/2010
Acuerdo Nº 280 - NTE INEN 330 sobre la clasificación de fertilizantes (Primera revisión).
LEX-FAOC047776
National Agriculture 16/06/1998
Waste Disposal Site Ordinance 2008.
LEX-FAOC111128
National waste
Order No. 1043 on documentation for energy content of gas produced from biomass, subject to taxation under Nitrogen Oxides Taxation Act.
LEX-FAOC107836
National Energy 28/09/2014
Regulation of the Trade Minister No. 48/M-DAG/PER/7/2012 on provisions on the export of non-subsidized urea fertilizers.
LEX-FAOC051623
National Agriculture 18/07/2012
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

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