Article 5 Manure treatment

The solid fraction resulting from manure treatment shall be delivered to authorised installations for recycling with the aim of reducing odours and other emissions, improving agronomic and hygienic properties, facilitating handling and enhancing recovery of nitrogen and phosphate. The recycled product shall not be applied to agricultural land located in the region of Flanders except for parks, greeneries and private gardens.

Farmers benefiting from derogation who carry out manure treatment shall submit each year to the competent authorities the data related to the amount of manure sent to treatment, the amount and the destination of the solid fraction and of the treated manure and their contents of nitrogen and phosphorus.

The competent authorities shall establish and regularly update the acknowledged methodologies to assess the composition of treated manure, the variations in composition and treatment efficiency for each farm benefiting from individual derogation.

Ammonia and other emissions from manure treatment shall be collected and treated so as to reduce environmental impact and nuisance for those installations that cause higher emissions than the reference situation, which is storage and land application of raw livestock manure. For these purposes an inventory of installations requiring emission treatment shall be established and regularly updated.