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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regulation on conditions and manner of carrying out the sampling of consignments on importation, the method of announcing of the arrival of the shipment, the form and content of the application for inspection of the consignment and the conditions which the importer must provide for the performance of phytosanitary inspection, as well as the mode of delivery of samples, and on handling of confiscated shipment. |
LEX-FAOC146100 |
National | Agriculture | 10/11/2010 |
| Resolución N° 374/98 - Emisiones gaseosas derivadas de la incineración de residuos industriales, especiales y patogénicos. |
LEX-FAOC050587 |
Local | Industry | 29/06/1998 |
| Decree No. 219 of 2004 (VII. 21.) Korm. of the Government on the protection of underground waters. |
LEX-FAOC091540 |
National | ||
| National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (39/2004): Regulations for implementing and enforcing the Vaal Triangle Air-Shed Priority Area Air Quality Management Plan (No. R. 614 of 2009). |
LEX-FAOC131322 |
National | 29/05/2009 | |
| Ley Nº 39 - Ley para establecer la Carta de Derechos y Deberes del Agricultor. |
LEX-FAOC158863 |
Regional | Agriculture | 27/01/2006 |
| Publica la Resolución Nº 374-2015 (COMIECO-LXXIV), Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano RTCA 65.05.54:15 sobre Fertilizantes y Enmiendas de Uso Agrícola. |
LEX-FAOC077188 |
National | Agriculture | 04/12/2015 |
| National Strategy for Climate Change and Low Carbon Development |
LEX-FAOC076571 |
National | 2011 | |
| Programme d’Action National d’Adaptation au Changement Climatique. |
LEX-FAOC148399 |
National | Agriculture | 2006 |
| Decreto Nº 3.609 - Reglamento de importación y producción de fertilizantes (Libro II, Título XII del Texto Unificado de la Legislación Secundaria del Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería). |
LEX-FAOC159737 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Saxony Protection Payment Ordinance. |
LEX-FAOC027880 |
Regional | Agriculture |