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Fertiliser

  • Glossary item | 19 Mar 2025
Bioeconomy Knowledge Centre

means any substance containing a nitrogen compound or nitrogen compounds utilized on land to enhance growth of vegetation; it may include livestock manure, the residues from fish farms and sewage sludge

Council Directive of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (91/676/EEC)

Source category: EU Legislation

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EC, 2019

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19 Mar 2025

Related organisation(s)EC - European Commission
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