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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decree no. 266 from 29 December 2016, laying down the operating criteria and simplified authorization procedures for the composting of organic waste sites. |
LEX-FAOC139244 |
National | waste | 29/12/2016 |
| Royal Decree determining the sectoral conditions for the discharge of wastewater from the textile finishing sector into ordinary surface waters and public sewers. |
LEX-FAOC049652 |
National | waste | 12/09/1985 |
| Plan national de développement économique et social 2016-2020 (2017). |
LEX-FAOC072161 |
2017 | ||
| Decree No. 46 of the State Committee for Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision validating Hygienic requirements to wastewater and sewage sludge used for land irrigation and fertilization. |
LEX-FAOC105908 |
National | Agriculture | 31/10/1998 |
| Order No. 19 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection regarding ecological certification of waste disposal sites. |
LEX-FAOC044635 |
National | Waste | 08/02/1996 |
| Circular No. 35/2015/TT-BCT on environmental protection in the industry and trade sector. |
LEX-FAOC017203 |
National | Industry | |
| Regulation on the principles of good agricultural practice for the application of fertilizers. |
LEX-FAOC042012 |
National | Agriculture | 03/07/2014 |
| Supreme Decree No. 007/02 / AG - Agricultural inputs of national origin that must be included in certain agroindustrial activities. |
LEX-FAOC002420 |
National | Agriculture | 07/02/2002 |
| Public Health Act, 2009 (No. 1 of 2010). |
LEX-FAOC136721 |
National | 12/03/2009 | |
| Regulation on conditions and manner of carrying out the inspection over the plant nutrition products and soil enhancers, the method of sampling and submission of samples and the number and size of samples for testing in trade and applications. |
LEX-FAOC049674 |
National | Agriculture | 10/11/2010 |