Factsheet: Nitrates

Nitrates

Key Information

Country/Region:

European Union›PORTUGAL

Description:

This Decree-Law establishes the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources. It consists of 13 articles and 5 annexes specifying that the objectives of this Decree-Law are to reduce and avoid the freshwater pollution caused by the said fertilizers. Annexes specify the criteria of identification of polluted waters, methods to use such fertilizers, etc.

Goal/Aim:

Water protection against nitrate pollution of agricultural origin.

Type (and subtype) :

Sector/Topic targeted:

Status:

In force

Impact on regional bioeconomy objectives

Fostering effective governance and involvement of the society:

Not Relevant

Building a strong research, development and innovation base:

Not Relevant

Enhancing the creation of jobs and ensuring availability of required skills:

Not Relevant

Building competitive biobased industries:

Not Relevant

Creating a reliable and enabling policy setting:

Not Relevant

Address the (multilevel) cooperations needed to start biobased businesses:

Not Relevant

Creating an attractive environment including infrastructure:

Not Relevant

Availability of financial resources:

Not Relevant

Learning from the strategies/actions of other regions, clusters,...:

Not Relevant

Fostering the development of strong biobased markets:

Not Relevant

Contact References

Full name of Instrument & Measure (English):

Decree-Law No. 235/97 on protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources.

Full name of Instrument & Measure (native language):

Decreto-Lei n.º 235/97

Links:

http://www.dre.pt/

http://faolex.fao.org/docs/texts/por26115.doc

http://faolex.fao.org/docs/texts/por114994.doc

Responsible Authority:

Ministério da Agricultura, do Desenvolvimento Rural e das Pescas (MADRP) - Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries (MADRP)

Contact of Responsible Authority:

http://www.portugal.gov.pt/pt/os-ministerios/ministerio-da-agricultura-e-do-mar.aspx

Completed by:

VITO

Completed on:

July, 2014

Advanced Information

Feedstock type targeted:

Product type targeted:

Value Chain:

Year Instrument & Measure Started:

1997

Year Last Instrument & Measure was last Amended:

2012

Comments

Environmental Sustainability Requirements: