# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/820 of 31 May 2018 granting a derogation requested by the Netherlands 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) 3222) (Only the Dutch text is authentic), Article 1: Derogation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The derogation requested by the Netherlands by letter of 31 January 2018, for the purpose of allowing application to the land of a higher amount of nitrogen from grazing livestock manure than that provided for in the first sentence of the second subparagraph of paragraph 2 of Annex III to Directive 91/676/EEC, is granted, subject to the conditions laid down in this Decision.
Granting of a derogation under this Decision is without prejudice to the provisions of Directive 2000/60/EC.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/820/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-820/article-1
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