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MEASURES INVENTORY FICHE

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RESPONSE

Response Title
Nitrates Directive
Location of the response
UE
Country of the response
Not available
Application to PERSEUS´s Pilot Case Studies
All

TARGET OF THE RESPONSE

Impacted Ecosystem
Marine
Users (sectors)/ driving forces
Agriculture
Active or not in the Mediterranean Sea
Active
Active or not in the Black Sea
Active
Activity
Agriculture
Pressure
Nutrient and organic matter enrichment
Impact (environmental)
Input of fertilizer/ organic matter

RESPONSE/MEASURE

Type of Programme of Measures
CAC measures:X
Type of measure
Input controls
Sub-type of measure
Regulations / Norms
Example explanation
The objective of the Nitrates Directive (91/676/EEC) is to reduce eutrophication caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (EEC 1991b). Coastal marine eutrophication is also referred explicitly; Article 6 of the Directive requires from the Member State
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Keywords
Legislation; Management; Control measures; Regulation; Policy
Type of Programme of Measures
Economic measures:No
Type of Programme of Measures
Technical , technological and research-oriented measures:No
Type of Programme of Measures
Social measures:No