# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1073 of 17 July 2020 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 (Only the Dutch version is authentic), Article 9: Conditions as regards reduction of ammonia emissions to reduce nutrient depositions also in water

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

1. On grassland farms benefitting from an authorisation pursuant to Article 6 the following conditions shall apply:
(a) Slurry shall be applied on grassland on sandy and loess soils with shallow injection.
(b) Slurry shall be applied on grassland on clay and peat soils with shallow injection, with a trailing shoe slurry applicator with a 2:1 dilution of slurry with water or with pulse track injector.
(c) Slurry shall not be applied with a trailing shoe applicator where the outside temperature is 20 °C or higher.
(d) Slurry shall be applied on arable land with injection or immediately worked in after application in one pass.
(e) Solid manure shall be immediately worked in after application in at most two passes.
2. Paragraph 1 shall be applicable as of 1 January 2021 for farmers benefitting from a derogation and for which the provisions of paragraph 1 do not for the moment apply under national law.
3. All grassland farmers benefitting from an authorisation shall be coached on nitrogen emission reducing measures before 31 December 2020.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2020/1073/article/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-1073/article-9
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