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

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B.Member States may also include in their code(s) of good agricultural practices the following items:U.K.

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land use management, including the use of crop rotation systems and the proportion of the land area devoted to permanent crops relative to annual tillage crops;

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the maintenance of a minimum quantity of vegetation cover during (rainy) periods that will take up the nitrogen from the soil that could otherwise cause nitrate pollution of water;

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the establishment of fertilizer plans on a farm-by-farm basis and the keeping of records on fertilizer use;

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the prevention of water pollution from run-off and the downward water movement beyond the reach of crop roots in irrigation systems.

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