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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-209/article-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-209/article-4.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2018/209",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/209 of 8 February 2018 granting a derogation requested by Ireland pursuant to Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (notified under document C(2018) 624) (Only the English text is authentic)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-209",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Annual application and commitment",
  "text": "1. Grassland farmers may submit an application for an annual authorisation to apply livestock manure containing up to 250 kg nitrogen per hectare per year to the competent authorities. The application shall contain a declaration stating that the grassland farmer submits to all the controls provided for in Article 9.\n2. In the annual application referred to in paragraph 1, the applicant shall undertake in writing to fulfil the conditions laid down in Articles 6 and 7.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/209/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:13:12.024123+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}