Nitrogen Policies

 

This database compiles 2,726 nitrogen policies from 186 countries, sourced from the ECOLEX database and other databases, as originally provided for the publication 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

Kanter et al. (2020) Gaps and opportunities in nitrogen pollution policies around the world. Nat Sustain, 3, pp.956–963.

Anastasia L 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 Ref ID Scale Sector Date of Text
Law No. 5/2002 - Law on discharges of industrial wastewater to public sanitation systems.
LEX-FAOC079750
Regional Industry, Waste 03/06/2002
Marine Environment Management Act.
LEX-FAOC038113
National
Sub-decree on air pollution.
LEX-FAOC082593
National Industry, Transport 06/04/1999
Order No. 262 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry validating food safety standards for fish products.
LEX-FAOC061349
National Agriculture: Aquaculture 12/12/2005
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
Decree No. 219 of 2004 (VII. 21.) Korm. of the Government on the protection of underground waters.
LEX-FAOC091540
National
Order No. 154 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Nuclear Safety validating the Regulation on the modalities of examination of the documentation and issuing authorization for the emission of pollutants in the atmosphere by stationary sources.
LEX-FAOC075310
National 29/12/1995
Decision No. 529/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on accounting rules on greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting from activities relating to land use, land-use change and forestry and on information concerning actions relating to those activities.
LEX-FAOC044306
National 21/05/2013
Law Concerning Special Measures for Conservation of the Environment of the Seto Inland Sea.
LEX-FAOC147707
Regional
Guam Agricultural Expense Insurance – Chapter 56 of 12 GCA – Autonomous Agencies.
LEX-FAOC170818
National Agriculture 14/04/2006

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