Slide: 27
Presentation: Liliana Cortellini
DG ENV/B3
The Nitrates Directive
Action programmes (2)
ØExamples of measures to be included in the Action Programmes
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ØMinimum storage capacity
ØProhibition periods of fertiliser application
ØMaximum Nitrogen amount applied with livestock manure: 170 kg/hectare
ØFertilization according to a nitrogen balance
ØFertilisation procedures near water courses, on slopes, on frozen, water logged, snow covered soils
ØVegetation cover in winter periods