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
Décret portant les dispositions générales en matière de la politique de l’énergie (1).
LEX-FAOC162886
Local, Regional Energy 08/05/2009
Decree on protection of nature and landscape.
LEX-FAOC137391
Regional
Waste Water Emission Ordinance - Iron Industry.
LEX-FAOC131759
National waste 28/11/1997
National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan of Georgia 2014 – 2020.
LEX-FAOC016866
National 2014
Resolution No. 436/02 / AG - Procedure for the sale of seeds, fertilizers and agrochemicals.
LEX-FAOC084233
National Agriculture 24/04/2002
Circular No. 36/2010/TT-BNNPTNT promulgating the Regulation on fertilizer production, trading and use.
LEX-FAOC168513
National Agriculture 24/06/2010
Arrêté Ministériel N° 004/11.30 du 15/02/2013 déterminant les conditions requises pour l’octroi de licence pour la commercialisation des produits agrochimiques.
LEX-FAOC020122
National Agriculture 15/02/2013
Regulation on detailed conditions for storage of fertilizers.
LEX-FAOC089822
National Agriculture 20/06/2014
Arrêté du 26 novembre 1998 portant modification de l'arrêté du 28 octobre 1975 pris en exécution des articles 3, 5, 6, 10, 11 et 15 du décret nº 75-996 du 28 octobre 1975 portant application des dispositions de l'article 14-1 de la loi nº 64-1245 du 16 décembre 1964 modifiée relative au régime et à la répartition des eaux et à la lutte contre leur pollution.
LEX-FAOC094591
National Agriculture 26/11/1998
Resolution No. 99/T issuing the Implementing Regulation of Law No. 18 concerning the trade, production and handling of plant growth regulators, and organic and mineral fertilizers.
LEX-FAOC078308
National Agriculture 01/12/2004

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