# Council Directive of 12 June 1986 on the protection of the environment, and in particular of the soil, when sewage sludge is used in agriculture (86/278/EEC), Article 6

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

Without prejudice to Article 7:
(a) sludge shall be treated before being used in agriculture. Member States may nevertheless authorize, under conditions to be laid down by them, the use of untreated sludge if it is injected or worked into the soil;
(b) sewage-sludge producers shall regularly provide users with all the information referred to in Annex II A.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1986/278/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1986-278/article-6
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