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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acuerdo Nº 283 - NTE INEN 211 sobre las tolerancias en fertilizantes (Primera revisión). |
LEX-FAOC111920 |
National | Agriculture | 16/06/1998 |
| Fertilisers (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991 (S.R. No. 540 of 1991). |
LEX-FAOC080777 |
Regional | Agriculture | 19/12/1991 |
| Water Quality Regulations 2009. |
LEX-FAOC128916 |
Local | 2009-07 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Discharge standard of water pollutants for phosphate fertilizer industry (National Standard GB 15580－2011). |
LEX-FAOC126191 |
National | Agriculture | 02/04/2011 |
| Acuerdo que publica los instructivos y formatos para la autorización de importación y exportación de plaguicidas, nutrientes vegetales y sustancias y materiales peligrosos. |
LEX-FAOC141696 |
National | Agriculture | 06/03/2006 |
| Ley Nº 2.175 - Ley provincial de uso de plaguicidas y agroquímicos. |
LEX-FAOC014249 |
Regional | Agriculture | 02/07/1987 |
| Law on Water. |
LEX-FAOC064138 |
Regional | Agriculture | |
| Arrêté du Gouvernement wallon déterminant les conditions intégrales et sectorielles relatives à la détention d'ovins et de caprins. |
LEX-FAOC090753 |
Regional | Agriculture | 05/07/2007 |