Factsheet: Nitrates

Nitrates

Key Information

Country/Region:

European Union›SPAIN (ESPAÑA)

Description:

Royal Decree 261/1996 transposed into the Spanish legal system the Directive 91/676/EEC, concerning the general planning of the economy, legislation on water resources and basic legislation on environmental protection.

Goal/Aim:

water protection against nitrate pollution of agricultural origin

Type (and subtype) :

Regulatory (binding) instruments›Requirements

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):

Royal Decree 261/1996, dated February 16, on the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources

Full name of Instrument & Measure (native language):

Real Decreto 261/1996, de 16 de febrero, sobre protección de las aguas contra la contaminación producida por los nitratos procedentes de fuentes agrarias

Links:

https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1996/03/11/pdfs/A09734-09737.pdf

Responsible Authority:

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Contact of Responsible Authority:

http://www.magrama.gob.es/

Completed by:

IDAE

Completed on:

March, 2014

Advanced Information

Feedstock type targeted:

Product type targeted:

Value Chain:

Year Instrument & Measure Started:

1996

Comments

Environmental Sustainability Requirements:

limit fertiliser use (incl digestate, compost, sludge) in agriculture

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