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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regulations of Environment Protection Committee of State Council of the People's Republic of China concerning the Technique Policy of Water pollution Protection. |
LEX-FAOC154450 |
National | ||
| Regulation of the Living Environment State Minister No. 3/2010 on standard quality of industrial zone sewage. |
LEX-FAOC150709 |
National | Waste | 18/01/2010 |
| Circular No. 35/2015/TT-BCT on environmental protection in the industry and trade sector. |
LEX-FAOC017203 |
National | Industry | |
| NOM-EM-148-SEMARNAT-2006: Contaminación atmosférica por refinerías de petróleo. |
LEX-FAOC125136 |
National | Energy | 28/03/2006 |
| Decree-Law No. 6/2016 establishing the Regulation on monitoring and quality control of production and marketing of agricultural fertilizers. |
LEX-FAOC080408 |
National | Agriculture | 16/01/2016 |
| Ministerial Resolution No. 23 of 1991 regulating the production and importation of organic fertilizers. |
LEX-FAOC162894 |
National | Agriculture | 1991 |
| Agricultural Operations Regulation (R.Q. c. Q-2, r.26). |
LEX-FAOC088227 |
Regional | Agriculture | |
| Ordinance on Monitoring Air Quality. |
LEX-FAOC081996 |
National | 23/12/2005 | |
| Arrêté du 23 février 2001 fixant les prescriptions générales applicables aux rejets soumis à déclaration en application de l'article 10 de la loi nº 92-3 du 3 janvier 1992 sur l'eau et relevant de la rubrique 2.3.0 (1o, b, et 2o, b) de la nomenclature annexée au décret nº 93-743 du 29 mars 1993 modifié.(1o,b) et 2.6.2 (2o,b) de la nomenclature annexée au décret nº 93-743 du 29 mars 1993 modifié. |
LEX-FAOC112349 |
National | Waste | 23/02/2001 |
| Farm Nutrient Management Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. No. 537 of 2006). |
LEX-FAOC053038 |
Regional | Agriculture | 21/12/2006 |