C. Jakobsson 5/2003
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• Promote the
use of suitable methods within agriculture to create a general protective
level against all pollution of
all water
• Special protection
is necessary for certain areas against nitrogen
compounds
• Members states must identify vulnerable zones
and establish
and implement action programmes for these areas
(within 2 years)
• Action
programmes should contain measures
to reduce the land-application of all
N-fertilisers and in
particular to set
specific limits for the application of livestock manure
• It is
necessary to monitor waters
EU:s Nitrate directive