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Bullet through the church: derogation is being phased out
The derogation for Dutch farmers will disappear, but this will be done in steps until 2026. There will also be an additional support package. This is stated in a letter that agriculture minister Henk Staghouwer will send to the House of Representatives this afternoon.
The Telegraph reported this morning that the Brussels Nitrate Committee has taken a draft decision on this. The Ministry of LNV does not want to make any further announcements, except that intensive consultations have been held at European level in recent times. The exact content of the letter is still unknown, but it is clear that the derogation will disappear in due course. The European standard is that 170 kilos of nitrogen may be spread per hectare. For Dutch livestock farmers that was 250 kilos of nitrogen per hectare. The European Commission's nitrate committee wanted the derogation to end as early as next year. The ministry's commitment was to extend the derogation by four years. It is not yet clear what the phase-out path and the additional support will look like.
An update will follow after publication of the letter to parliament.
Linda van Eekeres
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