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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolution No. 50 of 2001 issuing the Implementing Regulation of Law No. 20 of 1998 on seeds and fertilizers. |
LEX-FAOC061825 |
National | Agriculture | 12/02/2001 |
| Regulation on Measures Regarding a Common National Program to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions. |
LEX-FAOC140204 |
National | 07/11/2015 | |
| Circular of the State Council of the People's Republic of China on Deepening System Reform of Fertiliser Circulation. |
LEX-FAOC069571 |
National | Agriculture | 16/11/1998 |
| Directive No. Z/31 of 2003 defining requirements and conditions for the importation of fertilizers and plant growing regulators. |
LEX-FAOC061591 |
National | Agriculture | 2003 |
| Resolución Nº 73 - Modifica normas sobre libertad vigilada de precios para los medicamentos veterinarios, productos biológicos de uso pecuario, fertilizantes y plaguicidas de uso agrícola. |
LEX-FAOC076698 |
National | Agriculture | 20/02/2008 |
| NOM-050-ECOL-1993: Niveles máximos permisibles de emisión provenientes del escape de vehículos automotores que usan gases como combustible. |
LEX-FAOC169686 |
National | Transport | 18/10/1993 |
| Decree No. 273 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating Environmental Monitoring Program for the period of 2016-2020. |
LEX-FAOC100437 |
National | 23/08/2016 | |
| Waste Resource Management Regulations (P.E.I. Reg. EC691/00). |
LEX-FAOC166959 |
Regional | Waste | |
| Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act (Cap. 63:55). |
LEX-FAOC042272 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry relative to certain fertilizing products (No. 46 of 1994). |
LEX-FAOC050666 |
National | Agriculture | 21/01/1994 |