News Nitrates Directive
Deadline approaching for nitrate directive
An attempt will be made to send the final version of the 7th Nitrates Directive Action Program to the House of Representatives in mid-November. Carola Schouten, Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV), announced this in a letter to Parliament.
The current 6e AP runs through December 31, 2021. Every 7e In order for the AP to take effect on January 1, the plans must be submitted to the European Commission before the end of the year. The time pressure is therefore high. The consultation with the Nitrate Committee is scheduled for 15 December. "In view of the agenda in the Nitrate Committee, this agreement must be reached by December 1, at the latest," the minister writes. Although the deadline is approaching, the minister indicates in the letter that she wants to include the opinion submitted in the context of the internet consultation that was open until October 18, the discussions with sector parties and the advice of the Commission for the Environmental Impact Assessment in the final report. 7e AP.
Delay causes problems with derogation
Returning the 7 . too latee According to the minister, AP poses major problems for the derogation. In the event of a delay, the decision-making process will immediately shift by three months, so that a definitive answer about the derogation cannot be given in June 2022, but only in September. That is after the spreading season for manure and would create a lot of uncertainty for the farmers.
Jurphaas Lugtenburg
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