This Code of Good Agricultural Practice addresses issues related to the protection of waters affected by nitrate pollution deriving from agricultural sources. It is divided into four Parts as follows: the first Part (A) concerns fertilizers and aims at assisting farmers in implementing friendly practices towards the environment in a way that income by their crops may be secured and also that the environment can be protected. In particular it aims at avoiding pollution of underground and surface waters from the accumulation of nitrates through water infiltration or surface runoff.

These Regulations amend the Nitrates Action Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 in regard to the manner of storage of poultry litter and location of storage facilities.

Amends: Nitrates Action Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. No. 411 of 2010). (2010-12-08)

This Decree concerns the protection of the soil from polluting substances and works that deteriorate the quality of soil. The Decree prescribes rules for the use of construction materials and defines methods to measure effects on the environment and in particular the subsoil groundwater. Other rules concern use of dredging materials, also in agriculture. The Decree defines specific standards for use and storage and makes provision for control and enforcement. It also applies to sludge used by agricultural enterprises as defined by article 1 of the Fertilizers Act.

This Decree contains rules for the discharge of water related to agricultural activities in surface waters and provides directions for the use of pesticides. The Decree is based on, among other things, articles 6.2, 6.6 en 6.7 van de Water Act. Chapter 6 of the Water Act applies also to agricultural activities involving the use of pesticides and biocides. This Decree places restrictions on the discharge of wastewater and provides general principles and rules for such discharge.

This Regulation is made for purposes of article 15, comma 8 of the Decree Discharge Open Cultivation and Livestock Breeding. It prescribes the methods for determination of spray caps used in specified systems for the spraying of pesticides as spray caps with a low-pressure output.

Implements: Decree Discharge Open Cultivation and Livestock Breeding. (2012-03-19)

With the purpose of aligning the Cypriot legislative framework with Council Directive 91/676/EEC, the Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by article 7(2)(a) and (b) of the Water Pollution Control Laws of 2002-2009, is hereby issuing this Order, with which, the area of Orounda (Ορούντα), as shown on the map attached herewith, shall be established as a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone affected by nitrate pollution deriving from agricultural sources.

Le présent arrêté ministériel porte certaines dispositions d'exécution relatives aux techniques de mesure de l'azote potentiellement lessivable et au «survey surfaces agricoles» en application du chapitre IV de la partie réglementaire du Code de l'Eau. L’article 2 établit que les échantillons de sol sont prélevés et conditionnés par un laboratoire agréé ou par l'administration. Dans tous les cas, une personne mandatée par l'administration de l'agriculture peut assister à l'échantillonnage aux fins de vérification de la procédure.

Le présent règlement grand-ducal modifie certains articles du règlement grand-ducal modifié du 24 novembre 2000 concernant l’utilisation de fertilisants azotés dans l’agriculture.

The present Guidelines establish the granting of subsidies for the protection of waters against hazardous substances in order to restore, maintain and improve the quality of waters and reduce suspect contaminated areas. The text consists of 8 articles as follows: Purpose of subsidy and legal basis (1); Object of subsidy (2); Beneficiaries of subsidies (3); Prerequisites for subsidy (4); Nature, extent and amount of subsidy (5); Other subsidies (6); Procedures (7); Final provisions (8).

These Regulations amend the Contaminated Land (Wales) Regulations, 2006 in: regulation 3(b) (pollution of controlled waters) so as take account of protected areas under Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy; regulation 3 (c) to take account of the updated definition of “controlled waters” in section 78A(9) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990; regulation 11 (modification of a remediation notice) so as to limit the application of that regulation to appeals commenced prior to 6 April 20

El presente Decreto expide el Texto Unificado de la Legislación Secundaria del Ministerio del Ambiente, en lo referente al Libro VI: Calidad ambiental, Título IV: Reglamento para la Prevención y Control de la Contaminación Ambiental, que tiene como objetivo determinar los límites permisibles para las descargas en cuerpos de aguas o sistemas de alcantarillado, emisiones al aire incluyendo ruido, vibraciones y otras formas de energía, vertidos, aplicación o disposición de líquidos, sólidos o combinación, en el suelo; y establecer los criterios de calidad de un recurso y criterios u objetivos

El presente Decreto expide el Texto Unificado de la Legislación Secundaria del Ministerio del Ambiente. El Texto Unificado está compuesto de nueve libros, con diversos títulos y, algunos, con sus respectivos anexos.